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Mar 19, 2009

02/06/09  Home From Hospital 

         I was more than excited to go home.  I decided to stay at my mom's house for the weekend so that she could help me out.  My husband and firends were moving our furniture into our new house, so being in between homes was not helpful after surgery.  While at my mom's I stayed on my liquid diet and walked around her house throughout the day.  It was pouring rain outside and had been raining for two days prior.  The only liquid I couldn't handle was SF jello.  My stomach was not happy with that at all.  I still couldn't get in 64 oz of liquid, but tried my best.  I still had no pain and even the gas pain was subsiding.  I was very tired and fatigued so I took naps a couple times throughout the day.  I just prayed that I would remain pain and complication free.  Thank you God!

02/04/09  Day of Surgery

 I was scheduled for surgery at 11:30 a.m.  During the hour drive to the hospital I was nervous but also excited to finally start my new life.  My husband had to calm my nerves at times, as of course I cried a few times.  To tell you the truth I was more nervous and anxious about the IV pain than anything else - weird huh?  When we arrived at the hospital at 9:30, I was taken in to prepare within a few minutes.  Thank God I had a great nurse that put in my I.V.  There was still pain, but it was bearable.  I found out that Dr. Suh was running early and that I would be taken in for surgery at 10:20.  I was worried because my mom and kids were not at the hospital yet, but likely they got there and the nurse let them come in to see me before surgery.  Next thing I know I was wheeled into the OR and given to mask to put me out. 

           I woke up in the recovery room to my best friend Anna calling my name.  She was saying "I thought you were having surgery at 2:00 p.m.  I wanted to see you before you went in."  I remember looking over at the clock and seeing that it was barely 11:30 a.m.  I felt so bad for telling my friend that my surgery time had changed to 11:30, thank God nothing happened to me.  She stayed for a few minutes and then was asked to leave so I could recover.  When I finally was able to pay attention to my body, I realized that I was not in any pain from my incisions.  I only felt weird pain in my stomach and lower back.  The nurse said it was gas pain and that I needed to burp as much as possible to get it out.  I tried and was able to, but felt embarrassed that all the other patients were probably wondering what the hell was wrong with me - LOL.  

         I ended up being in the recovery room until 3:30 p.m. because they couldn't find me a single room.  Dr. Suh's patients are given single rooms which was great, but the wait was killing me.  At about 2:30, after complaining that I wanted to see my family enough times, I had a nurse finally let my husband and kids come in one at a time.  I was so appreciative to that nurse as I was feeling really lonely and worried about what my children thought might be happening to me.  Seeing my family's faces made my day.  Through God's glory I made it through the surgery.

         I was in the hospital from Wed the 4th until Fri. the 6th.  During my stay I felt comfortable with no pain except for
gas.  I take that back, after the first day I started having pain in my hand from the I.V. so I used the pain medicine they gave me at night in order to sleep.  I was able to get up and walk to first night with little pain, and I walked a couple times each day after.  I felt so blessed that I didn't have any complications.  It was hard to drink the liquids they gave me the second day; I think I only got 10 ozs. in before I left the hospital on Fri.  At times I said to myself, "what did I do to myself," but knew that  I tmade the right decision.  I wanted a drastic change, and that is exactly what I got. 

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