My hospital stay!

Mar 25, 2009

I got to St. Vincents East on 03/23/2009 at 5am.  By 6:30am I was out like a light. I did bring white cotton socks because they told me I could wear them in surgery, which I was glad because it was cold.  About 10:30 am Dr. Schmitt came out and told my mom I was out of surgery and surgery when great .

By 12 noon I was awaking up in my room with my mom there.  I'm not going to lie the pain was bad and I was in a panic, but I have a very low pain tolerance.  The pain was from the gas they use to expanded your abdomen to the surgery lap.  By 1pm, i was up walking the hallway. Yes, it hurt but it got the gas moving so I never ended up with gas pain in my shoulder which I heard is very painful.

I was able to get in and out of bed by myself and walked the hallway often.  I got my morphine every hour because I was scared of it wearing off. Dr. Miles (Dr. Schmitt partner) came and checked on me and said I could start drinking liquids in the morning. 

I could not sleep more than 3 hours at a time.

03/24/2009
I got my liquid breakfast.  I eat half a popsicle, couple spoons of broth and black coffee.  Then   I got to take a hot shower and that felt great.  I got switched to liquid Lortab Elixir instead of Morphine which was a lot better for the pain.  Pain was a lot better.  I drink, walked and sleep.

03/25/2009
I had coffee and broth for breakfast.  Take a shower.  Then I got my IV and drain out.  The drain did not hurt getting removed, it just feel funny. Then, I got to go home from the hospital. 


Note: Take a pillow with you for the car ride home to put pressure on your stomach.  The gas really started to move around on the way home.

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