hi.. i'm home

i posted this on my local board yesterday, but thought i'd post it here for anyone who has been reading my profile, etc.. ***** i made it to my parents house around 7:30 tonight.. woohoo. i was supposed to come home yesterday, but didn't make it. here's a real brief rundown: thurs: got to the hospital at 9 for my 11am surgery. at 11, i was still fully clothed. waiting til about noon before they took me up to the OR waiting room. waited there til about 4! when they told me they were going to give me an epidural, which would help with the pain once i woke up. this was becuase i was going to be cut wide open, not just the normal 3-4 inches like a reg. open patient. thurs night: wake up in recovery, in crazy amounts of pain. don't really remember too much, thank god - but i know i was hurting because the epidural wasn't working. looovely. so around 2am they finally got my pain under control and i was better, much better. fri: spent most of it in step down/ICU. the nurses were fantastic! loved 'em! friday afternoon-Saturday: moved over to Coop 3. everything was great. felt good, had visitors, walked as much as possible. barely even thought about eating. food was pretty much dipping the spoon in cream of whatever soup, and licking it off. maybe twice. some sips of milk, a sip of mighty shake.. and that's it. they told me i would go home sunday afternoon. took out my iv's. sat night around 11pm: i got pretty sick. i guess there was some residual blood leftover in my stomach, and most people just pass it through, well.. i threw it up. not fun. especially with no iv's, that limited what i could take or meds. couldn't stomach the liquid pain killer or anti-aseau, so they put an IV back in at 5am. spent sunday morning trying to rest. I had a nurse that discouraged me from walking around.. said i should take it really easy after that kind of night. i think that was a mistake. i found out what gas pains were. oh man. you do not want them. i was in so much pain, so they kept giving me morphine, whihc made me ultra groggy, so i wouldn't walk, etc etc.. finally i said enough of this, i think it's gas.. so i started walking. just to the bathroom and bakc. sitting down as i needed.. low and behold, about an hour later, my tummy rumbles, i burp.. and poof. i feel 1000% better. so today was spent walking and lounging waiting for discharge papers.. and now i'm home. kind of sore. trying to figure out the most comfy spot for me and my 50+ staples. uggggh! lol not so fun. and yes, i did, just now.. get my monthly friend. i regretted doing this only once.. and that was durin my session with the gas pain. otherwise... i'm happy as a clam. no hunger to speak of. no cravings, seeing a wendy's/DD/BK doesnt'e ven illicit a feeling, good or bad. i think this actually works!!!! much love and will post more later!! i have roommmate nightmares to share!!?!? lolol kristen