AndyChas
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Bookjp?s ?post-op tube? thread is getting slightly scary but if all you heart surgery veterans can cope with a few other queries about the hospital experience I?d appreciate some advice.
Firstly, how does the self-regulated morphine supply work in the ICU? I assume you can?t take too much, but other than that I?m completely ignorant. And yes, I?m also a coward and a wimp and I want to make sure that I?m well protected against pain when those other tubes are yanked out.
Secondly, and still harping on about potential post-operative pain, are effective back and neck massages able to given by non-qualified people? My cousin has almost finished chiropractic training and one of my sister?s friends is a masseuse, so I was thinking that one of them could show a family member what to do. Does this sound feasible, or should I just cough up some money and try and find a therapist who has worked with heart surgery patients before?
I think I?m coping rather well with pre-op anxiety, but if your reply contains an account of vomiting in ghastly circumstances I don?t want to know!
Andy
Firstly, how does the self-regulated morphine supply work in the ICU? I assume you can?t take too much, but other than that I?m completely ignorant. And yes, I?m also a coward and a wimp and I want to make sure that I?m well protected against pain when those other tubes are yanked out.
Secondly, and still harping on about potential post-operative pain, are effective back and neck massages able to given by non-qualified people? My cousin has almost finished chiropractic training and one of my sister?s friends is a masseuse, so I was thinking that one of them could show a family member what to do. Does this sound feasible, or should I just cough up some money and try and find a therapist who has worked with heart surgery patients before?
I think I?m coping rather well with pre-op anxiety, but if your reply contains an account of vomiting in ghastly circumstances I don?t want to know!
Andy