Day 2 Post Op - Christmas Eve

Jan 09, 2012

Woke up day 2 after spitting up a few times at night and I was going to the bathroom on my own. By the time the morning came I had gotten some pretty good sleep when a doctor walked in. He said that he will be filling in for Dr. Stefanidis while he is off that day. The new doctor was going to check on me later that day to see if I can go home. I kept my water down all morning I was waiting for my honey to come and take me home. Nurse Craig was my nurse again and he seemed genuinely happy for me and the progress I was making for moving around on my own and not needing very much morphine. That early afternoon Dr. Stefanidis stopped by in his plain clothes to see how I was. I felt honored that he would stop by on his day off, on Christmas Eve!  They got another dose of that strong nausea medicine for me and allowed me to go home. Nurse Craig wheeled me to our car and I managed to get out of the wheelchair and into my car with virtually no problems. There was pain at the large incision site but if I moved just right, the pain was minimal. I was very proud of myself.  

When I got home I was able to climb the 3 flights of stairs with no real problems. I sat on the couch. Now our couch is worn and I had difficulty getting out of the couch even before surgery, This was a concern for me since there was really no other comfortable spot to sit in the house, except maybe my computer chair. I found that if I pushed myself out of the couch using my arms and slid to the edge, I can use my legs to stand up and completely bypass my abs to get up. I took it easy that night letting my dear husband wait on me.

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