irol770
March 22, 2010
Mar 21, 2010
I'm home now. I got home last night at around supper time.Surgery was done March 17th. I ended up having a late surgery because the one before me ended up running late by about 4 hours! So I didn't get brought into the OR until about 7:00 pm and didn't get onto my floor until about 9:30ish. I don't remember much about the rest of that night except that they kept waking me up to take my vitals.
I was up and walking early the next morning (like 4:00 am) since I got to my room so late. But it was good to get up and walk around. I never had a catheter, so I only had to worry about detaching myself from the O2 sat machine and taking my IV pole with me. I had an ON-Q pain pump as well as a dilaudid pain pump allowing me to dose myself every 10 minutes if needed. However I kept forgetting about it. The nurse continually reminded me to use it. On top of that they were also giving my oxycodone as well as twice daily toradol injections through my IV. So I think my pain was well controlled. That's not to say there was no pain! But it was tolerable. And each day got better and better.
I was released from the hospital on Saturday morning, March 20th and spent one night in the hotel and then drove home yesterday. And here I am.
I feel quite stiff still. There is some pain when getting up or down from a sitting / lying position or when bending over. My insides feel a bit mixed around and there is some definite tugging and pinching. But overall I feel okay. Parts of my stomach are still swollen and hard. I'm not really sure when that will go down, but I go back for a follow up on March 31st and they will tell me if everything looks okay then. The surgeon visited me daily and he and the nurses all thought that the area looked great, so I will take their word on that.
I pulled out my On-Q pain pump yesterday. That was a bit more difficult than I thought it would be. Not physically difficult, but mentally. but I managed and it feels good to not have that attached to me anymore. Now I just have the oxycodone and liquid tylenol for pain.
I am relieved that everything turned out as good as it did. I was happy with the hospital staff. They were very knowledgeable and made me feel very at ease. The whole process was a positive one and now that I am feeling a little less pain I am happy with my decision to have this done. Now the real journey begins!
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About Me
Thunder Bay, ON
Location
25.8
BMI
Surgery
03/17/2010
Surgery Date
Jul 13, 2009
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