I am home!

Sep 24, 2010

Hi, I am home! I got discharged from the hospital yesterday, 9/23. So far...so good. =)

Anyway, a little about my stay there. So, I got there on Sunday night at midnight. I got checked in, changed into my gown, signed a few papers & got an IV put in...after 3 tries.

Well, I had an okay nights sleep, wasn't much nervous at all. I got woken up at about 6:45 and taken into a room where I laid in a bed for a few minutes waiting to go into the surgery room. There I got something to "relax." Let me tell you, it did help me actually relax quiet well. I wasn't nervous at all. Which is suprising, because I've never had surgery, of any type, in my life. Anyway, a few minutes later, they rolled me into the surgery room where I hopped onto another bed/table & honestly...that's all I remember in that room. Haha. It was weird. I remember waking up seeing my family around me and I did talk to them a bit. I was in and out most of the day/night.

The next day, still a little fuzzy...but I remember getting up to walk for the first time and how great it felt just to be up. Most of the day though, I slept like a baby in a reclining chair and I have to say, that was my last best sleep I got while in the hospital. I had the most hardest time trying to get comfortable in the hospital bed & in the chair after that. It was just plain awful, and if I have to complain about anything during my stay, it will be about the beds. They were pure torture. Dr. Bruderer said beds are made that way to get people up & about right away. Haha. THe more I was out of the beds, the better for me. So, as you probably know, I was always walking.

All the days I was in the hospital, I got shots in my tummy for prevention of blood clots. I thought they were gonna hurt, but honesty, I didn't even really feel them. The vein that my IV was in blew, so after 7 tries...YES, 7 tries...and 3 different people, they finally found a spot to put my IV back in. I have the bruises to show it, and now today, lets just say, I look like a heroin addict. Sorry, if that's stereotypical of me to say that. But I do. I was a pin cushion for a few days. Haha.


As for eating, I had jello a few times, the best italian ice in the world, some chicken/beef broth a few times & grape juice & apple juice. It's such a strange feeling to get full so fast and it's a different type of feeling full. Sorta hard to explain. I do notice if I drank to fast, I would need to burp, but I just couldn't.  The only thing I had a hard time & am still having a hard time getting down is the jello. I was never much of a jello person, but I am following my doctors menu right on.

Anway, yesterday, I knew my dad & brother were on their way to pick me up so I was up bright & early about 6 a.m. Haha. I was anxious to get up and out of those blasted beds! I took my shower, got my IV taken out and went over some paper work. It was over a 3 hour drive home & let me tell you, the worst drive home ever. Haha. But I made it, and I'm so happy.

Now, here I am. Everything seems to be going okay so far. Except, I got this weird/strange feeling. I'm pretty sure it's from the anesthesia. It's like I'm aware that I am here, but then am I really? See, I told you, strange! Haha. I can't even explain. My sister said she felt the same way for a bit & that it eventually goes away.

Well, that was my stay in the hospital. Maybe I've missed a few things out and if I did, I'll come back and revise this post.

One last thing, just remember every day gets better. =)

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