home and sleeved
Hi Everyone!
I am finally at home on my comfy couch with a heating pad and and wrapped up in a cozy blanket. So glad to be out of the hospital. Everything went fine. Had my surgery around 10 am on Tuesday at Sacre Couer in Montreal. Ended up staying in recovery area for 7.5 hours because there was no bed ready. My partner was going crazy trying to find out information, and no one would tell her. Finally got put into one of those group rooms, even though my insurance covers semi-private. Honestly this would have been fine, but the patient next to me had some challenges and talked/yelled/moaned all night. An orderly had to sit next to him all night because he kept trying to take off his monitors. Wow! Needless to say I had a hard time the first day, but the next night was better and the morphine helps! I had so much nasea and dry heaving though...it was quite painful...these waves of nasea that come over you. They gave me meds for this too which helped. On the second night, I put in my earphones and listened to a night time tranquility app, and that helped drown out my moaning roomate. Had an excellent sleep, and felt pretty good this morning. The surgeon came to visit me and told me I could go home around 4 pm, but thankfully the nurses let me go around 2 pm, so we could make the drive back here to Gatineau. I feel burpy and gurgly but no pain, or hunger. Trying to sip sip sip, and take it easy.
I have to get my staples removed in 5 days...did anyone else have staples at their suture sites? I was surprised by this, and am not looking forward to having them removed. It sounds painful.
Anyway, I'm down another couple pounds.... so 32 lbs since I started my journey 4 weeks ago.
Feeling optimistic. :)
Elena
I am finally at home on my comfy couch with a heating pad and and wrapped up in a cozy blanket. So glad to be out of the hospital. Everything went fine. Had my surgery around 10 am on Tuesday at Sacre Couer in Montreal. Ended up staying in recovery area for 7.5 hours because there was no bed ready. My partner was going crazy trying to find out information, and no one would tell her. Finally got put into one of those group rooms, even though my insurance covers semi-private. Honestly this would have been fine, but the patient next to me had some challenges and talked/yelled/moaned all night. An orderly had to sit next to him all night because he kept trying to take off his monitors. Wow! Needless to say I had a hard time the first day, but the next night was better and the morphine helps! I had so much nasea and dry heaving though...it was quite painful...these waves of nasea that come over you. They gave me meds for this too which helped. On the second night, I put in my earphones and listened to a night time tranquility app, and that helped drown out my moaning roomate. Had an excellent sleep, and felt pretty good this morning. The surgeon came to visit me and told me I could go home around 4 pm, but thankfully the nurses let me go around 2 pm, so we could make the drive back here to Gatineau. I feel burpy and gurgly but no pain, or hunger. Trying to sip sip sip, and take it easy.
I have to get my staples removed in 5 days...did anyone else have staples at their suture sites? I was surprised by this, and am not looking forward to having them removed. It sounds painful.
Anyway, I'm down another couple pounds.... so 32 lbs since I started my journey 4 weeks ago.
Feeling optimistic. :)
Elena
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