I got home from the hospital yesterday.. and I think I'm doing ok all things considering... quite a bit of pain in my left side.. but it helps to walk and that what I'm doing all the time.. walk sip walk sip.
My hospital stay was really good... Dr Hagen is amazing and the surgery went just as expected. I was nervous but I think I handled myself pretty well..
I tried to joke and make light right up till it was time to go down to the OR... my mom hugged me and started crying which made me start... and then when the nurse came to get me I started again saying goodbye to Mike. They walked me into the OR and I laid on the table.. there were a lot of people there.. everyone was nice and very interested in my tattoos... even after they gave me the sleepy juice Dr. Hagen was admiring them lol.
I remember them trying to wake me up after the surgery to move me onto the other bed and I tried to sit up and move myself.... When we got to recovery i was in SOOO much pain!!!! The worst in my life for sure... i couldn't stop moving because it hurt so much. They finally gave me drugs and I was out cold. Between surgery and recovery I was gone for over 6 hours.. I obviously didn't mind since I was out.. but it was had for Mike and my mom to have to wait that long.
The first night I ended up having a room to myself which was so nice and unexpected... and it was the room at the end of the hall so it was nice and quiet.. The second day I ended up with a 96 year old woman as a roommate who had broke her hip... she was in soo much pain and still hadn't had her surgery when I left yesterday. For the most part I was fine... did lots of walking and was able to get up to the bathroom on my own...
The morphine helped a lot with sleeping. The only complaint I had was with the ladies who came in to take my blood. Apparently I have no veins and they had a really hard time finding a place to take blood so I ended up pretty black and blue.
I was overwhelmed with all of the vitamins and meds i was sent home with.. so much more than i thought I would be taking... and with the blood clotting needles and everything else they tell you to get at the pharmacy.. it came to just over $500.... thank god I have savings lol. But at least it all works out to about a 6 month supply.
Injecting myself with the blood clotting needles has been hard. My husband is wonderful but has a queasy stomach, so I have to do it on my own. You would think since Im a piercer that Id be a pro.. but its different when you re putting something in you!!!! It stings a bit.. but once I learned to do it properly its not as bad...
Taking it hour by hour... in more pain than i thought it would be.... the girls on this forum are either super tough or lying lol.. (just kidding) i may have already had an incident with dumping but I'm not sure... yesterday I tried some of the liquid Tylenol that they give you from the hospital... all of my food has been staying down no problem.. but about 15 minutes after i took the Tylenol I got really hot.. my face got all flushed, and i started walking... I thought I had to pass gas but ended up passing alot more on the kitchen floor. (TMI I know) That has never happened to me before and it was out of me and on the floor before I even knew what was happening. I went to the bathroom and started to dry heave as well... and then I broke down crying... it was a low point for sure. I am following the meal plan to the tee... and I intend to do so the entire time... that way I cant fail. My mom thought the Tylenol may of had sugar in it or because I don't like it I may have drank it too fast.....
My husband is the most wonderful caring person i have ever met and has been by my side non stop through this whole thing.. he makes and measures all of my food..
does all the laundry and cleaning ... and just takes care of me. (and Im sorry but any man who will clean up your mess off the kitchen floor with out complaints and still tell you that he loves you is freaking amazing) I am the luckiest woman in the world. I was also subscribed some perks and i have to say that they are pretty amazing! Knock me right out. I'm feeling better today.. eating better and not as emotional ....
The vitamins are very large and not the best.... but at least I can get them down without wanting to vomit. The really big one is Calcium and I have to take it 3 times a day... it tastes like a giant cinnamon heart... but soo big!!!!!
This is quite the journey we have decided to embark.. and i knew that before i started.. but you really cant know until you are really in it.
My hospital stay was really good... Dr Hagen is amazing and the surgery went just as expected. I was nervous but I think I handled myself pretty well..
I remember them trying to wake me up after the surgery to move me onto the other bed and I tried to sit up and move myself.... When we got to recovery i was in SOOO much pain!!!! The worst in my life for sure... i couldn't stop moving because it hurt so much. They finally gave me drugs and I was out cold. Between surgery and recovery I was gone for over 6 hours.. I obviously didn't mind since I was out.. but it was had for Mike and my mom to have to wait that long.
The first night I ended up having a room to myself which was so nice and unexpected... and it was the room at the end of the hall so it was nice and quiet.. The second day I ended up with a 96 year old woman as a roommate who had broke her hip... she was in soo much pain and still hadn't had her surgery when I left yesterday. For the most part I was fine... did lots of walking and was able to get up to the bathroom on my own...
The morphine helped a lot with sleeping. The only complaint I had was with the ladies who came in to take my blood. Apparently I have no veins and they had a really hard time finding a place to take blood so I ended up pretty black and blue.
I was overwhelmed with all of the vitamins and meds i was sent home with.. so much more than i thought I would be taking... and with the blood clotting needles and everything else they tell you to get at the pharmacy.. it came to just over $500.... thank god I have savings lol. But at least it all works out to about a 6 month supply.
Injecting myself with the blood clotting needles has been hard. My husband is wonderful but has a queasy stomach, so I have to do it on my own. You would think since Im a piercer that Id be a pro.. but its different when you re putting something in you!!!! It stings a bit.. but once I learned to do it properly its not as bad...
Taking it hour by hour... in more pain than i thought it would be.... the girls on this forum are either super tough or lying lol.. (just kidding) i may have already had an incident with dumping but I'm not sure... yesterday I tried some of the liquid Tylenol that they give you from the hospital... all of my food has been staying down no problem.. but about 15 minutes after i took the Tylenol I got really hot.. my face got all flushed, and i started walking... I thought I had to pass gas but ended up passing alot more on the kitchen floor. (TMI I know) That has never happened to me before and it was out of me and on the floor before I even knew what was happening. I went to the bathroom and started to dry heave as well... and then I broke down crying... it was a low point for sure. I am following the meal plan to the tee... and I intend to do so the entire time... that way I cant fail. My mom thought the Tylenol may of had sugar in it or because I don't like it I may have drank it too fast.....
My husband is the most wonderful caring person i have ever met and has been by my side non stop through this whole thing.. he makes and measures all of my food..
does all the laundry and cleaning ... and just takes care of me. (and Im sorry but any man who will clean up your mess off the kitchen floor with out complaints and still tell you that he loves you is freaking amazing) I am the luckiest woman in the world. I was also subscribed some perks and i have to say that they are pretty amazing! Knock me right out. I'm feeling better today.. eating better and not as emotional ....
The vitamins are very large and not the best.... but at least I can get them down without wanting to vomit. The really big one is Calcium and I have to take it 3 times a day... it tastes like a giant cinnamon heart... but soo big!!!!!
This is quite the journey we have decided to embark.. and i knew that before i started.. but you really cant know until you are really in it.
I can't believe you can swallow those pills. They are huge. I am so proud of you. Send another update soon.
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