funeebonez
5 DAYS POST OP
Sep 26, 2009
I have made it 5 days... I had surgery on Monday September 21st at around 4 pm. I was really nervous that day and this is how I remember it. We had to be at the hospital at 1 PM and we waited till they called me back. They only allowed my husband back with me. The nurse took my vital signs and my weight. 239 is what the scale read back, which is 11 pounds down from when I started the clear liquid diet. I was then taken to a room and told to put on a gown. I gave a urine sample and then the nurse came in and tried to put in an IV... well she started to put it in my Right forearm and completely missed the vein. When she went to draw blood she could get any and tried to hook up the IV which then infiltrated my arm and started to bubble up with the IV solution... WICKED bruise then began to form. She had another nurse attempt one in my Left Hand with success. I then waited until they came to pick me up for the BIG SHOW...My orderly picked me up on my gurney chariot and drove me to the OR.. I waited for about a 1/2 hour and then the nurse came to talk to me, followed by the doctor. He reassured me it was ok to be nervous but everything would be allright. The anesthesiologist came next, told me what would happen and as soon as he was ready they wheeled me in to the OR.. I remember scooting over to the OR table and the nurse squeezing my hand and that is it................. 2 hours later I awoke in the Recovery room with the nurse telling me I did great. The surgery lasted about 36 minutes and I did wonderful. As soon as I was able to talk and look around they wheeled me to my room. My family was waiting and they were happy to see me as I was them. I stayed overnight and if I was able to tolerate eating the next day I could go home.
I was able to eat about 1 and 1/2 oz of cream of wheat and I guess that is enough because, I was allowed to leave. Boy its great to be home....
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About Me
Logan, UT
Location
28.2
BMI
Surgery
09/21/2009
Surgery Date
Jul 08, 2009
Member Since
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