mrsbeng13
My surgery day
Sep 21, 2009
I had to be at the hospital 09/17/09 at 11 am. I arrived at about 10:45 am. I checked in and had my parking validated so Hubby would not have to pay when he left. They called me to the back at 11 on the dot. I am thinking wow this is going to go like clockwork.They give me my gowns to put on. I let the nurse know that I started spotting this morning so she gives me a pad and the net undies to put on. Once I get changed me and hubby goes to the bed she tells me to meet her at when I am done. Bed #15.
There were a lot of people back there that were either waiting to have a procedure or that were recovering from an outpatient procedure to go home. The nurse takes me to the scale for my weight 215 lbs. She takes a pregnancy test and does my other vitals and starts the IV. She tells me they should be coming for me at 12.
My doctor comes by at 11:30 to tell me there will be a delay do to complications on the persons surgery that is in the operating room I am scheduled for. He asks if I have questions. I tell him no I am good. He says he will see me later and leaves.
Between 12 and 12:55 I see 3 different people from the anesthesiology team. One of them gave me the patch to put behind my ear for nausea. I swear that thing made me antsy. Because up until they put that on my I was fine. All of a sudden I felt like I was going to fall off the bed at any given time. I could not stop moving. My husband asked what was wrong. I told him that things made me feel funny. He told me to move to the center of the bed and tucked me in.
Then at 1 pm a doctor came and asked if they marked me. I said no. I raised my gown, he initialed me and then I was off. When we got to the operating room they were still cleaning up. I stayed in the hall for about 10 minutes then they wheeled me in. As I was moving over to the operating table they put the sleepy medicine in my IV and don't remember anything else after that. I have no memory of being in recovery all I remember is them taking me to my room and moving me over to my bed. I told my husband he could leave because I was going back to sleep. I wasn't really in much pain. I kind of felt like when I had my tubes tied.
I woke up around 2 am and called for the nurse to free me so I could walk. He asked if I knew what time it was. I told him I sure did. He unhooked me and I was off walking. I did a couple laps and got back in the bed. He came and plugged everything back up and I went to sleep. The next morning he showed me how to unplug everything so I could walk when I wanted.
My doc, nurse from the clinic and nutritionist came to see me. My doc came later in the day. I asked him when I would be able to drink something. He said he would order it. I also asked when they were going to remove the catheter. He said he would have them do it now. To say I was happy to see him would be an understatement. He also told me that I would be able to go home the next day.
I had them stop giving me morphine after that first night. I wish I could have made them stop giving me the heperin shot because that hurt like hell and now I have all of these big ass bruises in every spot they gave me the shot. I was released the next day at 11 am. I was happy as hell to be going home. So I had surgery Thursday and woke up Monday with no pain at all. But I do keep having these headaches. I take a half of pain pill every night to be able to sleep. I have not been able to sleep on my back due to my period. I haven't had a problem sleeping on either of my sides.
I drove this morning. I was a little dizzy so I think I will wait a few more days to do that again. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow I guess I will have my hubby or daughter take me. All in all this has been an easy experience and I thank god for that. I walked a few blocks yesterday and thought I was going to die. It felt like my stomach was swinging by a thread. I am going to take shorter walks for a couple more days.
I haven't been doing to good on the liquids but I keep at it. It seems my tummy likes hot better than cold. I am able to drink more if it is hot. I start full liquids today and I cannot wait to have some cream of chicken soup later. And then I will be on mushies starting Thursday.
I will right more after my doctors appointment tomorrow.
