Ive been a RN for 14 years, and am 43. My background in nursing varies - child/maternal, L & D, psych, education, corrections... no med-surg. I am day 5 post op from a bilateral reduction mammoplasty.
I guess my question is that I feel so damn lousy. Everyone seems to think I look great, it will be so much better in time, etc etc and I feel overwhelmed most of the time. I dont feel good, I dont feel in control... people joke and say "oh, you're a nurse... thats why". I dont get it.
Im on Percoset which Im down to only at HS. I get the sweats, I get dizzy, I feel nausea sometimes. I feel like a HUGE pain in the a**. My pain is consistanly at a 3 or so but I cant stand the side effects of the meds so I take Ibuprofen. Which Im not sure does anything.
I hate the way I look. I look like a victim of violent crime. I have cried a few times and feel foolish. I regret this whole thing. I was a 38 DDD with lots of back problems and I had all the right reasons but I feel like this has gone on forever already. And people tell me it will be months more before I feel differently...