kellyinbigd
Finally home after 2 surgeries.....
Aug 09, 2009
Wow. So I'm a little groggy, so I hope this post isn't all over the place. :)Wednesday morning I had my last protein shake, and drank the bottle of Magnesium Citrate. That was GROSS. Diarrhea all afternoon and evening. By the time I arrived at the hospital the next morning, My 10lb weight loss had turned to 15 lbs!! Of course all scales are different, and I'm sure I was totally dehydrated, etc. but that was a shocker.
Waited about 2 hours in the gown for surgery, and finally it was time. Hooray! Everything went fine, and I woke up from anesthesia and it took a while to get myself together. I always hate waking up from anesthesia. So then up to my room, felt sore but okay, and ended up only with 3 incisions! Recovered that afternoon and evening. Didn't sleep well b/c of those leg compression things, but all was fine.
Woke up the next day, and at 8 am they brought me down to do the flouro xray leak check thing. It was a different doctor instead of mine interpreting the results. I drank the cup of nasty stuff and it hurt a little going down since everything's so tight, and then we watched it go down. They were a little quiet, and then I went up to my room.
That doctor came up and said that it looked like I had a leak
and that my doctor was on the way to the hospital. Scary, to say the least. So my doc came up there and said, from looking at the films, that it may or may not be a leak, but that he didn't want to take any chances.... and they wheeled me directly to the OR, bumped someone else's surgery, my Dr. cleared his schedule for Friday morning, and they opened me back up to check.My doctor said it wasn't a leak, but he felt better having checked. I did too. I did end up with 2 more incisions and a drain. 2 surgeries in 2 days is a LOT!! Ugh. It was a rough afternoon and I was worried.
Yesterday morning, my doctor wanted to come himself and watch the flouro test, so I had it at 11am yesterday. Keep in mind, I haven't eaten or drank anything since Wednesday morning!! At least I wasn't hungry or thirsty. ;)
They did 2 flouro checks in a row (gave me lots more diarrhea - nice) and gave me the big thumbs up. Hooray!! What a relief.
I felt very safe w/ my doctor the whole time - he was very concerned and treated it very seriously.
I really thing the other doctor was in error, but I was glad they opened me up to be sure, even though it was traumatic.
So here I am.... home, sore, but safe and sound. Finding it really hard to choke down fluids and protein, but doing my best.
I'll be sooooooo glad to be a week out, a month out, etc.
And I'm so thankful that I'd read all the stories on this board about how people had regrets right after surgery - thinking "what have I done to my body?? - but now that I'm feeling better, I have a much better perspective.
I'm just going to keep sipping fluids and protein, keep taking my Tylenol and Gas-X and Prilosec, and lay low.
I'm all puffy from the IV fluids, and actually weigh 5 lbs more than I did when I entered the hospital, but i know that's just water weight.
Just thought I'd share my story - because I know it's only going to be good from here!!
I wonder how long it'll be before I can drink more comfortably? I know it's b/c of sweling, aside from the real restriction, so I think it'll help once the swelling goes down.
Thanks again for all the support!! I know it'll all be worth it in the end.
