~Joy~ .
I Am Home
Nov 28, 2007
I will write more later. Too tired right now, but I am home. I spent 4 days in the hosp and then a few days with my parents.
I did have breathing issues after surgery, other then that surgery went great.
More to come...
I did have breathing issues after surgery, other then that surgery went great.
More to come...
Pre Op Day
Nov 07, 2007
Hi everyone! I had my pre op appt today. It went really well. First we went upstairs and had "class" while the nurse and nut. talked to us about surgery day and more about diet etc. After that I went back downstairs to the pre op area to wait to have my labs, ekg and chest xray done. It didnt take long at all. Good news is that Dr Allen tries to take all JP drains out before discharge ofcourse unless you really still need one. The nurse did say that it could be 3 to 5 days being in the hosp. I was hopin not that long. lol Ofcourse I wanna stay til I am safe to go home though.
I do have to have my urine checked before my surgery date to be totally cleared. They couldnt do a urine today because I have been ill with a UTI and they need a sample after I am off the antibiotics. So within 2 days of coming off of them she said I need to get into my pcp asap and they can have it tested and sent to Dr Allen's office. She notated on my file that it was still needed.
I had been quite sick recently. I hadnt been feeling well for over a month acctually. I figured it was just stress which is commin in my life so I figured I was just wearing down. Well it got worse to the point that the end of this past week I kept feeling like I would faint on top of being so sick to my stomach and a severe headache. Well after putting it all together I checked my sugar... It was 336. But? My diet hadnt changed!!! My sugar had never been that high before to my knowledge. Anyway, I got to thinkin about it and realized it was around the time that I started on another med for my kidney disease that I started feelin bad. So I looked up the med. Sure enough. Was common for diabetics to lose control of their surgar on this med!!
So Monday morning I was in to see my pcp. He also suspected an infection with my symptoms so he looked at urine first. UTI... So on top of the med reaction I had infection in my body which explained why my sugar went nuts.
I also went back on the med I was taking before for my kidney disease. Found there was no real reason to change it in the first place.
One very odd thing. I got weighed today ofcourse but I also got weighed Monday. Today I showed 14lbs lighter then on Monday. Which tells me my pcp's scale must really be crap. lol
Now you may be thinkin. Why in the hell hadnt u been checkin ur sugar until you finally fell over??!!! Yes, dumb, I know. I stopped checkin it months ago when it was always at a wonderful level. Yes I slacked. Just got tired of stickin myself daily for what seems like nothing at times.
I am feeling a bit better now though. Just really tired still. I am also trying to get alot done around here before the 20th.
This may be my last blog until after surgery sometime. Keep me in your prayers! I hope you all are doing great!!
I do have to have my urine checked before my surgery date to be totally cleared. They couldnt do a urine today because I have been ill with a UTI and they need a sample after I am off the antibiotics. So within 2 days of coming off of them she said I need to get into my pcp asap and they can have it tested and sent to Dr Allen's office. She notated on my file that it was still needed.
I had been quite sick recently. I hadnt been feeling well for over a month acctually. I figured it was just stress which is commin in my life so I figured I was just wearing down. Well it got worse to the point that the end of this past week I kept feeling like I would faint on top of being so sick to my stomach and a severe headache. Well after putting it all together I checked my sugar... It was 336. But? My diet hadnt changed!!! My sugar had never been that high before to my knowledge. Anyway, I got to thinkin about it and realized it was around the time that I started on another med for my kidney disease that I started feelin bad. So I looked up the med. Sure enough. Was common for diabetics to lose control of their surgar on this med!!
So Monday morning I was in to see my pcp. He also suspected an infection with my symptoms so he looked at urine first. UTI... So on top of the med reaction I had infection in my body which explained why my sugar went nuts.
I also went back on the med I was taking before for my kidney disease. Found there was no real reason to change it in the first place.
One very odd thing. I got weighed today ofcourse but I also got weighed Monday. Today I showed 14lbs lighter then on Monday. Which tells me my pcp's scale must really be crap. lol
Now you may be thinkin. Why in the hell hadnt u been checkin ur sugar until you finally fell over??!!! Yes, dumb, I know. I stopped checkin it months ago when it was always at a wonderful level. Yes I slacked. Just got tired of stickin myself daily for what seems like nothing at times.
I am feeling a bit better now though. Just really tired still. I am also trying to get alot done around here before the 20th.
This may be my last blog until after surgery sometime. Keep me in your prayers! I hope you all are doing great!!
