Soldierswife44
Home from surgery!
Mar 22, 2008
I was very scared once my name was called for my vital signs the day of. I shed some tears with my family in the waiting room, and my husband followed me into the pre op waiting area, where you receive your Iv and such. I was a ball of blubbering mess int hat room!!! I was given a shot in the waiting area ( blood thinner ) then when I was in pre op they were attempting to give me an IV, with each attempt they gave me a shot to numb the area...lot's of needles and attempts later, I had my Iv in place.
So I cried and whinned to all who would talk to me, my surgeons, my happy jiuce man...lol etc. Finaly time for me to go down Chris left and they wheeled me down the hall. I remember going into the room and being moved onto the table beside me , at this point I had already had some drug's given to me in my iv so I was a lil loopy.
The happy juice man was right above my head, he out the mask on me and told me to breath in a couple times. I told him to take care of me, he said he would and I went to la la land.
I woke up in recovery, the surgeons were there and they told me I did well, there were no complications and everything went great. They said my liver was very small and etc. I was visited in this room by several different nurses and doctors for what seemed like an eternity, I was in and out of sleep and I was woken up many time's because my oxygen levels were dropping. Im guessing because I was falling back asleep under anesthia.
When I finally was given a room I found out that my family that had been up there with me since 5 am, were told I was done at 10:20 and it was now after 3pm and they still hadnt been able to see me. Turns out that they didnt have a bed for me...blah blah blah. So they came in, hugged me and went home very tired.
Night one I was on so much medicine I couldnt feel anything,I also had the morphane button to play with and I was swollen beyond belief!!! I got up and did a small walk around the unit that night.
Day two I was taken down for the upper GI, that took forever. But I was finaly given the ok and sent to get ready for my next room.
The next day was a hard one. I really was in pain fro sitting in the beds we were in, they were VERY uncomfortable and were given me back problems amoung everything else. I couldnt sleep to save my life, every hour someone was in the room doing something. Kinda hard to sleep through a needle in your arm at 3 am!
Im glad to be home....the pain is subsiding now because Ive been passing some of the gas. I'll check in later.
The countdown begins!
Feb 12, 2008
Brandi~
Pre Op date revealed....
Jan 08, 2008
So they called a lil while ago after some precistance( sp? ) from mah <<<<
My pre op date isnt untill FEB 8TH!!!!!!! Holy crap that seems so far away! I mean Gee'z my oreigntation was in March...
She explained that on this date I will meet with her and discuss my surgery date,once that is established I will be setting an appointment for about a week prior to my surgery for my last pre op visit at which I will receive the instructions for surgery day and also the pre op diet instructions..and also meet with anesthesia which is what Im most looking forward too!! Got talk drug'z with that man :) !!!!!!
At least this gives me sometime to get all ym ducks in a row...what origanly was Nov, Then Dec, then Late Jan..is not prolly late Feb ...Gee'z
Weighting game :)
Jan 02, 2008
I did my intial pre op with Dr. Mann but I dont know for sure which will be operating on me. Im kinda used to it because originaly I thought it was Dr. Chasteant so...I have faith in them all. I just cant wait for the call that gives me a definate answer on when my surgery will be so I can finish pre paring for it! Im such a PROCRASTINATOR I have ALWAYS been that way and so Im waiting on the final word ( SURGERY DATE ) to get most of the things done I rpolly should have already been doing.
Im going to start trying some of the protein drinks that have been graciously donated to me and see what combination ( water/milk or soy ) I like the most. And maybe if I like it enough I can use it to lose some weight between now and then.
My BIGGEST fear, ( dont laugh ) is the IV.I know it sounds silly but I actually have a PHOBIA. It's not the pain because there barely is any if it's done correctly but I have a strange phobia of ANYTHING ( usually greasey things ) getting into my skin and so I dont like needles either and have been known to pass out when it comes to lab work.But IV's are VERY scary for me. I have had some TERRIBLE exp's with them, I always seem to get the "new guy" that wants to use me as a pin cushion and even someone who can get it in, in one try is too much for me because the IV part doesnt come back out immediatly. I have to deal with something being INSIDE of my arm and under my skin and you have to imagine if someone were phobic of spiders it would be like a spider sitting on your chest the whole time your in the hospital!!!! It's a terrible feeling, very panic-y.
So the last time I went under anisethia the anisethaologist gave me a very thin needled shot of SOMETHING ( I wish I could remember what it was ) in my arm prior to the IV and it made SUCH A DIFFERENCE. ( Liteacain???) it calmed me down ( not knocked me out) and it made me panic and my anxiety go away long enough for them to put the IV in without any anxiety and no pain at all. Im hoping that this time I can have the same thing.
Because Im already tensed up thinking about the IV and the waiting for the OR.
Other then the IV Im just affraid of complications suring the surgery. I have the not waking up fear...but Im suppressing that with the knowledge of my religion...the bible tells me when it's my day to go...Im going. No matter if Im in the OR or asleep in my own bed at home so Im not going to stress about that :)
Just antsy....
