tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post5984828522791517022..comments2024-02-18T13:53:30.168-08:00Comments on Surgeonsblog: Quick HealerSid Schwabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-34998521044785840712009-06-01T17:59:37.810-07:002009-06-01T17:59:37.810-07:00sounds like a fairly typical course for a wound in...sounds like a fairly typical course for a wound infection. Wound infections aren't "normal," in the sense that we like to think they don't happen much; but when they do, they delay recovery. And, depending on the size and how they're handled, they can take several weeks to heal. So what's going on sounds typical for an unfortunate but not rare complication.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-29411404314362973862009-06-01T17:18:37.101-07:002009-06-01T17:18:37.101-07:00my first surgery was a complete hystro a week late...my first surgery was a complete hystro a week later I had a fever found out I had a cyst in my stomach along with a infection under went in one week 5 more operations to clean up the infection ........23 days later I can work alittle in the house and I am dead on my feet and I cry alot normal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-25058857971374375942008-03-18T16:08:00.000-07:002008-03-18T16:08:00.000-07:00Interesting post.I noticed the difference in heali...Interesting post.<BR/><BR/>I noticed the difference in healing with mt 2 c-sections.<BR/><BR/>1st son had a l-o-n-g difficult labor that ended up a c-section with the vertical incision. By the end of day 2 I was refusing pain meds and felt like I wanted to bounce around on day 3. Had lot's of energy. Then they kept you in the hospital for a week. (1980)<BR/><BR/> 8 yrs later, no labor scheduled c-section same incision and I was so exhausted that my room mate said I was falling asleep while talking to her. Pain meds longer and more tired when I went home after 5 days.SeaSprayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07906503090688697222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-34249756909766979542008-03-14T07:11:00.000-07:002008-03-14T07:11:00.000-07:00As one of the 'slow healers', it is quite frustrat...As one of the 'slow healers', it is quite frustrating when I didn't fall within the bell curve. Now I know why, but before I was dx with CVID, it was quite maddening (temperamentally and emotionally). As the patient, you begin to wonder if it's 'all in your head', especially if your surgeon is dismissive, and treats you as the problem patient.<BR/>Whenever you figure out how to 'bottle it', put me at the top of your list!<BR/>Thanks for another great post, Sid. <BR/>An aside, my dog is Australian Shepherd/Border Collie mix. She has been one of my best therapies and 'healer'. She doesn't have the blue eyes, tho.gay CME guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817474200268605557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-22528995785110671552008-03-14T06:15:00.000-07:002008-03-14T06:15:00.000-07:00I agree. I also think that some people are a bit ...I agree. I also think that some people are a bit more motivated to get well than others. Not that the "slow" healers are at fault, but I think it helps when you have a job or a family or whatever that you really want to get back to.Midwife with a Knifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309579302399381913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-46648197050288357542008-03-12T21:06:00.000-07:002008-03-12T21:06:00.000-07:00As someone who's lived with type 1 diabetes for ma...As someone who's lived with type 1 diabetes for many years, I've often been told my disease alone is cause alone for my "slow healing". (I don't remember what it was like to recover from something as a non-diabetic, so I have to take that comment on faith.) One thing I have learned is patience and that, along with diligence, helps me recover more quickly mentally as well as physically.Araby62 (a.k.a. Kathy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02629706069673992324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-7362279903809017862008-03-12T20:33:00.000-07:002008-03-12T20:33:00.000-07:00As you probably already know, there are Red Heeler...As you probably already know, there are Red Heelers, too. Interestingly, they're feistier, more aggressive. Oh the parallels!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023875555959570250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-75850237706834385782008-03-12T16:55:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:55:00.000-07:00cathy: thanks for a very important comment from th...cathy: thanks for a very important comment from the patient perspective.Sid Schwabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182853083503404098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-84788785961306487432008-03-12T16:41:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:41:00.000-07:00I also think that family and friends perception of...I also think that family and friends perception of "our" surgeries, has a big effect on our expectations following them. <BR/><BR/>As a surgeon, you already know that many surgeries that have the same name, are not the same surgery. My experience with one was when I had cancer and had a radical hyst. This is alot more surgery than a normal everyday hysterectomy. The surgery alone was almost 5 hrs. and involved things I absolutely know are not involved with other hysts. yet, everyone had their opinion as to why I didn't just bounce right back after a couple weeks. You know, "so and so had a hyst. and she was right back working in a few weeks and here you are not even getting out of bed yet." <BR/><BR/>These comments alone, I think, effect healing time, as you end up feeling inadequate, and the more people pressure you to do things the worse you feel. <BR/><BR/>Most people, including employers, do not allow for differences, in these surgeries. In their minds, a hysterectomy is a hysterectomy, as though there is only one kind of them.<BR/><BR/>It is very frustrating being in this position of having to explain why you aren't recovering as fast as someone else did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-87308595829969187902008-03-12T13:10:00.000-07:002008-03-12T13:10:00.000-07:00Dr. Schwab,I really enjoy your posts where you con...Dr. Schwab,<BR/>I really enjoy your posts where you consider the depth of healing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-44482796672652222152008-03-12T12:24:00.000-07:002008-03-12T12:24:00.000-07:00Nice, and I agree. I had one of those in today wh...Nice, and I agree. I had one of those in today where you wish you could "bottle it" and pass it out. She is a pleasure.<BR/><BR/>[or as we call the dog here in the south, a blue tick heeler. Don't know why.]rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30499448.post-54738707085064402012008-03-12T10:27:00.000-07:002008-03-12T10:27:00.000-07:00nice.maybe you don't get fast healers but too many...nice.<BR/><BR/>maybe you don't get fast healers but too many slow healers?Bongihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918640034313468627noreply@blogger.com