Things were going well; progressing slowly but steadily forward until this afternoon. Today, I had a bad set back. There’s no way for this entry not to have some TMI but in order to explain what set me back, I need to explain what happened. Surgery of this nature leads to your bowels shutting down…
Category: General Blather
Migraine
I woke up today with a miserable headache and was sick to my stomach. All day it hurt and I felt off and bad. Did not dawn on me until Love mentioned it when I told him my head was still hurting that maybe it was a migraine. Took an Imatrex and its feeling better…
Post Hysterectomy – Day Five
Still hanging in there. Still swollen and sore. Weak but getting more mobility. Transitions continue to be easier. (Sitting to standing and standing to sitting.) Tried to cut back on my pain meds Saturday but it was too soon. That was a bad day pain wise until the percocet finally kicked in. Yesterday, I took…
Post Hysterectomy – Day Three
This is definitely going to be a longer, slower process than I realized. So many people reassured me that you feel so much better so quickly that I had let myself forget the severity of the surgery. This is MAJOR surgery. And there isn’t a part of my body unaffected by the process. Transitions are…
Day two
Sore. Weak. Cranky. Today is the day when I feel more like myself but when I notice how much I feel different and wrong too. Nose is stuffy but I can't blow it because it hurts too much. Left hand is swollen and bruised from needle sticks I don't even remember getting. My ribs ache…
Home
Was able to pee pretty early so I was able to be discharged around 11:30am. Came home and damn 3 flights of stairs were brutal. I was in so much pain! But I made it and laid down while Love went and got my pills. I slept for a few hours and that and the…
Day After
I am in my hospital bed and doing great. Surgery was delayed several hours because the one before me went long. So I didn’t get I’m until 3:00-4:00pm ish. Everything went perfect. Saw the do. This morning and I’m already off everythin (iv, catheter, oxygen etc.) soon as I can get up and pee on…
Today’s the Day
I’m getting ready to head out to the hospital. Still seems surreal. Love has my friend Rebecca’s mobile so he can text her when I’m out and she can update here. I’m not sure when I’ll be up to posting but you’ll hear from me again as soon as I’m able, I’m sure. (I AM…
Have Xanax Will Travel
Less than 24 hours to go. Getting more nervous as the day goes on. It feels so surreal to me that tomorrow I’ll be in the hospital. Like, I can’t truly wrap my head around it. And yet, I’m feeling more and more tense. I’m afraid I won’t sleep tonight so I called the doctor’s…
Officially Official – Pre-Op Appointments Complete
Just got home from my day of pre-op appointments. Had my final ultrasound and met with the doctor and then went to the hospital where I met with registration, a surgical nurse and then anesthesia nurse. After that, I ran to a nearby AAA location to get my will and health care directive paper notarized….
Gyno preop appt – 2 days to go
Just had my final ultrasound of my uterus and we're down to 300-400 grams of tumors down from a start of 1200. Everything is good and he is pleased with where I'm at and feels everything is perfect for surgery. I'm on my cell right now and I have a 1pm with the hospital so…
Last Pre-Surgery Weekend – 3 Days to Go
This weekend was the last before surgery. And since last week was so busy with appointments and since this week is busy with more appointments and well, surgery, we decided to try and have a little bit of fun. Saturday, October 1st was the 40th anniversary of the opening of Walt Disney World. I wanted…
5 Days and Counting – Hematologist Appointment
I had my hematologist appointment this morning at 10am. They said to get there early so I arrived around 9:45am. I didn’t leave until 11:50am. Holy crap, they’re slow! The doctor’s nurse and the doctor himself were both very nice. The nurse even gave me a hug and wished me well with my surgery. But…
Kidney Ultrasound
Well, so much for hoping they’d bill me. Receipt for your debit card purchase Amount $121.00 USD Merchant SDI DIAGNOSTIC Awesome. Thankfully, I’ve had a few sales in the shop lately, so I was able to use the money in my PayPal account to pay it. The tech said she didn’t see anything but that…
One Week Until Surgery
Today is exactly 1 week until surgery. Goodness gracious, I’m getting nervous. I also had my pre-op clearance with my primary doctor today. Most things were good, but, nothing is ever straightforward so…here’s what’s going on. Blood Pressure First, my blood pressure was 98/64. Which is actually a little low, especially since I’m on medication…