life after surgery

Sep 19, 2010

Well it has been 5 days since my surgery. I cant say all has gone according to plan. To start the hospital had new IV pumps and all the nurses were complaining about them. Which kinda made me nervous. Than I woke from surgery with the Oxygen tube in my throat still, even though I pleaded with them to make sure it was out. They promised. Um really. Than about a couple of hours after I was weezing and itching and had welts. Morphin allergy! Really you just never know who is gonna be allergic to it. Than the dillauded pump worked great so they took me off of it. (why? I dont know) They then gave me loratab which I am allergic to also. So the put me back on dilauded. And should I mention the thirst. My mouth was so dry. All i wanted was ice chips! Than my IV went bad and they took it out and put in a new one. That blew right out of my skin when they started it. Scared the crap out of me and it hurt. So I  would not let them put a new one in and then I got deheydrated. That is when I got the picc line put in. That is an IV the run through your upper arm and around your heart. So now i am at home and a little sore. I am walking and drinking my water. I am also drinking my protein. Oh and did I mention my hair is already falling out in chunks. I just keep handing them over to my husband to throw away. I didnot realize that I could lose my hair this soon. So I am wondering why? Why did I do this. HOpefully soon I will know the answer.

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