Day 1 post Op August 24, 2011

Aug 29, 2011

Someone had told me before the surgery that Wednesday may just be my worse day. The anesthesia is worn off , they are getting you up and around, and the pain really starts to hit you. You may find a time during that day that you may say, "Why did I do this?"
Guess what, she was right. To start with the night before was long and restless. So many noises and disturbances and tubes etc. Not a good night. I hadn't had my medicine since Monday and my nerves were raw. I was very emotional.
So they come in to "freshen" me up and remove the Foley Cath, which was such a relief BUT you know what that meant. OK now when I have to go to the bathroom, I'll have to get up and go. They were pumping this saline through me at a fast pace and anyone who knows me knows that I gotta go often.so they unhooked me from the leggings, the heart monitor, etc so all I had was the IV and the drain.
They sat me up in the chair for a while then they were going to get me to go for a walk. And oh JOY I was allowed to have 10ml of water to try. Yes folks 10 ml and it was warm TAP water. I hate tap water.But I was parched. It felt weird going down, I mean what I could feel of it.LOL.
So I sat there and about 10:30 I rang the bell and said I needed to use the bathroom. I didn't have to go desperately but I figured it would take a while. Someone came in a bit later and I told her I needed to use the bathroom. She said " I'll let someone know". At 12:00 the aide came in with more water...YAY I told her I had to go so finally after 1.5 hours I got to go.
And so the day continued. Go to the bathroom, get back in bed for 10 min had to go again, then when I got there apparently my little muscles wouldn't relax and I couldn't go. So back to bed to continue this pattern.Now at 5:00 my water allowance was tripled to 30ml. Warm crappy water. made me vomit. Now let me tell you what happens when you try to vomit and there is NOTHING there. Freaking wretching almost torn my stitches out.
I cried all afternoon, just because. I knew Elwin was coming to see me and I was looking forward to that.
I got up a few times that day and tolerated the water the rest of the day, although I choose the ice chips. I asked the Dr if I could have them. They were my saving grace. Me and my ice chips.:)
Elwin's visit was too short and I didn't want him to go but I hated the drive he had to make. He hadn't had supper, then again neither did I..LOL. But I knew there was a great chance I'd be getting out tomorrow and I just wanted tomorrow to come.
By early evening I became a pro at unplugging the IV pole and getting to the bathroom myself. My God, if I didn't those nurses and aides would have killed me.
One of the aides came in and asked if I'd like lotion put on my back.  I wanted to kiss her. It was so sore from laying there. So the latter part of the day was better than the first.
As I'm dozing off to dreamland, BOOM, BOOM. one of the most intense thunder storms I've ever witnessed decided to visit. So much for sleep tonight I thought.

To be continued.....

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