Sclerotherapy is complete

Jul 25, 2009

I had my surgery by Dr. Duncan on Friday and I guess the hardest part was waiting.  I got there at 8am and didn't leave until 4:30.  I think I finally had the surgery at around 2 or so.
When I firts arrived they had me change into a hospital gown, stuck an I.V. in my arm and laid me under a sheet and a blanket..  Several hours later they moved me and the other patients to another hospital where the procedure was finally done. After being there for an hour, a second bag of fluides and a trip the restroom they finally took me back to prep me for surgery.
The anesthesiologist helped me onto a stretcher and gave me some oxygen. About ten minutes later I was wheeled into the surgical room.  I whistled out to my family to let them know I was going in.   There was a machine being hooked up that had a long tube with a camera at the end of it.  Also in the room were biiiig lights and a monitor so that you could see what was displayed from the camera.  As the nurse confirmed who I was and the doctor was confirmed of the procedure I was having done, another nurse turned up the oxygen.  The doctor had me lay on my side and I felt the anestesia going into my arm.  IT BURNED.  I grabbed my an said "It's burning"  the doctors say it's just going to be little burn. No!  It was a big burn, but it only lasted a few seconds.  I was up long enough for him to put a little green tube in my mouth, "to protect my teeth" is what is he told me.  He put it in my mouth and wrapped a green band around my head and I was OUT!
When I woke up I was in the recovery room and the nurse was waking me up.  I started coughing and the nurse used a tube to suck up the flem, that lasted for about 5 minutes.  I felt a little graugy, my throat was burning from the oxygen (i guess), my tummy felt heavy and sore.  The nurse asked me my pain level 1 to 10, 10 being the worst, I told her a 5, she gave me a pump of medicine.  I kept caughing and she finally just gave me to the tube to suck out the flem.  Another 10 minutes pass and she asks me my level of pain.  I told her 5 and she gave me another pump of medicine.  I immediately started feeling better.  She told me to take deeper breathes, that it would help me wake up.  Finally she took the oxygen mask off and I could keep my eyes open.  She takes me out to be with my family.  After hanging out with them for a moment, I went to the rest room and felt like I was going to throw up.  She gave me medicine for the nasea and took away the apple juice and gave me water instead.  I was able to drink it and hold it down so she brought me my clothes, I got dressed and she roled me out to my car!!!

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