endee
3 Days Post op
Oct 31, 2008
I had my surgery at noon on Wednesday October 29th. The whole experience was a little strange to me though. I have had several surgeries but never in the big city. Things are done so much differently. At times, it felt like the pre op was like a cattle corral. Although no one was rude or anything like that, the volume of people made it very impersonal. When I have had surgery before, I had always been given a bed first and then wheeled to the OR. This time, I had to walk into the OR and right up on to the Operating table. It was just not what I was used to.At the admission, I was told that I was having Dr. Klein again. I thought they made a mistake but was assured that it was he who was doing the operation. I felt relieved at I had never met Dr. Sohi. I am sure Dr. Sohi is a great surgeon or he wouldn't be on the MIS team but I would prefer to meet the person who is doing the surgery. After all, I went from Dr. Klein to Dr. Huyhn to Dr. Sohi to Dr. Klein again. Musical Surgeons! lol
Just prior to going to the OR, I spotted Dr. Hagen. He came over to me and told me that Dr. Klein was delayed but they would go ahead and start the surgery without him. I ended up having Dr. Klein AND Dr. Hagen! Gee, I felt so special! Dr. Hagen was sooo nice and compassionate. While he spoke to me, he had his hand on my knee and asked if I was ok. He seemed so sincere about it.
When I woke up from surgery, I was in PAIN! Now, as I said, I have had surgeries before, most recently a hysterectomy in March, and I have a pretty high pain threshold normally, but this hurt...BAD! I immediately asked for something for pain and then started to heave. I didn't actually throw up but once I was being wheeled to my room, the motion made me feel even worse and started to heave on the way there. I swear the orderly hit every wall on the way to my room! lol
Once I was settled in my room, I slept off and on the rest of the day. My husband told me that things took a little longer than expected and he was so relieved when he saw me again. It was a rough day for me but once I figured out that the only way I could eat is if I had pain meds first, I did much better.
On Day 2, I was starting to feel somewhat better. I finally figured out that the pain meds weren't coming unless I asked for them. Within a few minutes of taking them, I would feel so much better and actually wanted to drink and even eat.
I had a couple of visitors today. MDWife (Sharon) and Crazyfurlabs2 (Cheryl) from the OH Ontario forum. First, Sharon arrived. She brought me a beautiful journal to keep a record of my journey and we chatted about how my surgery went etc. A few minutes later, Cheryl came and she brought me an adorable angel ornament. Jesse, the ladies and I had a wonderful visit and we talked like we were old friends. It was so encouraging as up to that point, I had not been feeling very good. I was sad to see them leave but felt so fortunate to have met them both.
Denise (the Dietitian) stopped in to see how I was doing and told me that they would up my clear fluids to full fluids for supper. I was surprised how much better I was feeling by suppertime and the full fluids went very well. I didn't eat much, but what I did eat stayed put very well.
Dr. Klein's associate (sorry, her name escapes me) came in to check up on me as well. She seemed happy with the progress and assured me that all had gone well.
I was glad to see my favourite RN back on duty this evening as well. She was so helpful and kind. It was very reassuring.
On Day 3, I was feeling pretty good so by the time Dr. Klein's associate arrived, I told her that I was ready to go back to the hotel. My breakfast arrived, they ran another IV bag of anti-inflammatory through and then came to disconnect me. Wow! Freedom! I took my time walking down to the entrance and Jesse brought the car around for me. When we got to the hotel room, I lay down right away as I felt so tired from all of the walking. It wasn't home but the next best thing!
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About Me
Renfrew,
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25.8
BMI
Surgery
10/29/2008
Surgery Date
Apr 12, 2008
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