post op

Mar 08, 2013

Well i am now 4 days post op, and i feel a lot better than the first day.  I actually got to have surgery and hour earlier than expected.  i remember waking up in little spurts and thinking they just tore my body apart.  i was in a lot of pain.  But i was too groggy to care.  i remember the elevator ride up to my room and being put in my room, but i went back to sleep.  When i woke up again, Ed was there listing to my headphones.  He went to go get the nurse to let her know i was away, and he knew i was in a lot of pain.  well they hooked up my morphine pump and told me to hit the button.  Instant nausea.  They couldn't get the nausea meds in fast enough and there i was dry heaving.  i threw up a little foamy spittle. but the rest was just heaving.  It didn't hurt as bad as i thought it would.  And Ed was just there making sure i was ok.  He did awesome and was there when i needed him.  He stayed until i told him to go home and feed the dog and let her go out, he needed to eat and there was no point in him staying any longer.  I was thru the worst part at least.  at around 6:30 in the evening i was allowed 30 ml of unjury drink.  I was not allowed any water or ice chips.  My mouth was so parched and sticky.  so the nurses gave me moistened sponge swabs.  I call them teasers.  i did my walk after that, then after an hour or so, i did some more walking.  Then i tried to pee, and couldn't pee.  so they had to catheterize me. By then next morning i was able to go on my own tho.  Maybe because i didn't want the very cute nurse guy to have to cath me again.  he was probably thinking how awful it is to have to help the poor fat girl who can't pee on her own.  so i made sure i was able to go on my own.  So that is my choppy account of my hospital visit.  I am doing good on getting in my protein and water in.  I did have to buy a heating blanket because i am starting to get a little chilled.  best 40 dollar investment.  

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