Surgery date: 9/20/23 - arrived at Our Lady of the Lake at 10:00 a.m. and was very quickly taken back to the prep area by nurse Amanda, where she began getting me ready. Compression stockings and boots to prevent blood clots were applied. Medication questions asked, allergies, etc. Visit from the anesthesiologist. Then the nurse anesthetist came by and talked with me while Amanda expertly applied my IV and dispensed two Valium tablets. That’s pretty much all that I remember. I don’t even recall leaving that prep bay. That was fine by me. As I understand it, here’s what they did in the OR - www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgfeOxVdQQA
Waking up - I was in a private room. I think it was around 3:00 or 4:00pm. At this point I was on my back in some pretty excruciating pain. Pain that brought me to tears. That’s not the usual me. I’m tougher than I look, but this had me down for the count. My Sweet Hubby (SH) alerted the nurses and that’s when Crystal came in and discovered I was laying on a large part of the drain right on my incision, causing pressure and pain. A quick adjustment of the drain and a shot of Dilaudid alleviated much of it. Some Percocet took care of the rest of it temporarily.
After getting relatively comfortable, my treat for being such a good girl was being fed orange jello and beef broth. It was SO good, especially since I hadn’t had anything to eat or drink since the night before.
The nurses came and went as the hours wore on. SH went home for a rest and to take care of my good buddy Rex, knowing that I was in good hands.
Waking up - I was in a private room. I think it was around 3:00 or 4:00pm. At this point I was on my back in some pretty excruciating pain. Pain that brought me to tears. That’s not the usual me. I’m tougher than I look, but this had me down for the count. My Sweet Hubby (SH) alerted the nurses and that’s when Crystal came in and discovered I was laying on a large part of the drain right on my incision, causing pressure and pain. A quick adjustment of the drain and a shot of Dilaudid alleviated much of it. Some Percocet took care of the rest of it temporarily.
After getting relatively comfortable, my treat for being such a good girl was being fed orange jello and beef broth. It was SO good, especially since I hadn’t had anything to eat or drink since the night before.
The nurses came and went as the hours wore on. SH went home for a rest and to take care of my good buddy Rex, knowing that I was in good hands.
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