Left home at 10 a.m arrived at the hospital at 12. Checked in and was immediately taken to my room for preop stuff, pee, IV started, weight. My husband was there the whole time, thank god!! Nurse came in got the rest of my vitals, my CRS came in and assured me I would live LOL... and he would take very good care of me. Anesthesiologist came in told me I would be twilighted with Propofol, Fentanyl, and Versed. He gave me some happy medicine at 2:15 and wisked me to the OR. I was pretty buzzed and feeling great. I got on a crazy table on my stomach and they reclined it down so my head was down looking at his shoes... I heard the nurse say wow nice tattoo,thats all I remember, I was out like a light!!
Next thing I was awake in PACU looked at the clock it was 2:40. The nurse gave me something to drink, I asked her how long my surgery was and she said 9 minutes. I was like WHAT?? I have been so freaked out for so long about 9 minutes and laughed at myself. Was only in PACU like 20 minutes, then wheeled me to post op recovery got my hubby and sat me in a chair. Told me if I had to pee i could go which i did. On the road at 4 to come home. Started feeling a little discomfort 4:30, ate some crackers and took a 800mg Motrin and was fine by the time we got home at 6. Ate some soup and high fiber english muffin, drank water and took my Miralax. Took the external bandge off and hopped in the tub. Took another Motrin at 10:30 tried to smoke but really didn't want it so put it out.. Slept like a baby all night!!!
I had an internal gel foam packing as well and CRS told me it would come out with my first poop, but since that didn't happen this morning I took it out myself, had a lot of gas and was hard to pass with that cork in..LOL...I was hoping to have a BM already but have not as of yet, so decided to take some miralax and will take another dose tonight along with some prunes and hopefully things will bust loose in the morning. I cannot believe how good I feel. I am tired and sore and bruised but I have not taken 1 percocet, I actually cut the Motrin to 400mg this morning. I have been soaking in the tub, drinking water and eating. Trying to get back in my rountine so I can hopefully have a BM tomorrow.
The nurse called to check on me and said to up the Miralax to 2x a day so I will for now. I cannot believe how easy this all was, I was so stressed and freaked for nothing. I do feel some pinches at times, but I think it is where he injected me for the ride home. My cut is a 9 oclock and kind of stingy at times, but hell I can live with that!!! Just hope I don't get constipated, but not gonna stress that, it will happen eventually. Thank all of you, especially you Dawn for all of your comforting words and getting me through my toughest days. I am hoping with each passing day, I feel better and better!!!
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