Day 1 Surgery and Day 2 post-op

Jan 22, 2019

Well, obviously yesterday did not allow me to blog. I believe i texted my best friend that i was “very gloggy”.....yeah...SO I’ll do my best to recall everything. We checked in with no problems. We each weighed in and, had the X-ray missing from the day before, we had our own room next door to each other, they gave us our fancy robes to change into, got our IVs started, and then it was time to wait. Each of the DRs came and spent time with us, walking us through everything. They were very sweet and patient, eager to answer every question. 

Dr Wilhelmy chose for my husband to go first, so me and the family waited in my room and chatted. Time went by very quickly and then it was my turn!! I can honestly say, i dont remember much. I know I slid over onto the operating table and got situated.....aaaaand thats about it hahaha. I guess I’m a light weight when it comes to anesthesia.  

When i came to, everything felt fine. Just a soreness in my belly which has remained. I wont say actual pain...its just more annoying than anything. Like i had completed a million sit ups. 

I slept and slept and slept....in between my IV machine yelling for some got-dang reason every 30mins it seemed. I dont know what was wrong with it but staff was quick to respond. So basically i slept and when i woke, i walked, when i walked, I pumped my arms and tried to get the gas moving as much as possible. The first couple walks were very short, and took every ounce of energy i had. By the time i made it to my bed again, i was half asleep. But as the night dragged on, thanks to my IV machines whining sessions, I was up a lot walking and pumping my arms. 

Staff came in frequently to check my drain and my IV placement, temperature and blood pressure. 

 

Day 2 Jan 22: we got juice today!!!!! Nom nom nom. Mango,Apple and a hot tea. Breakfast lunch and dinner. I didnt actually complete anything until dinner. Learning to take small sips is key...i made the error of taking a big “normal” sip and my stomach punched me for it. Ow ow ow ow. Much more walking today and more sleeping. 

So theres this weird part...i feel hungry but i dont actually want anything. My mother in law put it this way “tummy is saying ‘I is empty!’ But brain is sayin ‘naaahh you is fine’”. ....makes sense to me. I like it.  

So pretty much the same, sleep, walk, sip as they say. 

Today I actually showered and i feel muuuuch better and no longer smell like a farm animal. 

Dr Campos just came in and said I look much better today. Tomorrow we will get our X-ray where we can see our new stomach and actually watch it work! So cool!! He also said we can go home tomorrow too if we want. Thats a full day early! I think we will go, it would be wonderful to be in the same bed with the hubby and watch English TV. 

Alrighty party people. Thanks for dropping by. Hope i’m keeping it interesting. 

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