cynthialee4
im home!
Apr 08, 2011
i've been home since last night, and feel pretty good. I think I have more discomfort than pain. I had the surgery at roger williams medical center and have to say that the experience there was great. The nurses are wonderful, from first being admitted until I was discharged. Dr. Pohl did great, and I told him that I didnt even feel as if he had done anything. Besides the five small incisions and the bruising from god knows how many heparin shots in the stomach I only really felt thegas. That was absolutely the worst part from the beginning. I felt like a baby moaning from the gas and now know how my son felt when he was so colicky. I did a lot of walking in the halls, which helped with the gas. I tried to get rid of it often,had a little success! Besides my blood sugar being too high and blood pressure too low I had no issues. Oh, I did have one huge problem with veins that are flat and roll to get in the IV. That was horrible, I have five marks and bruises from where they tried. Thank God they found a deep one in the OR and changed the painful site from where they did it in outpatient. It did start to leak the last morning so it had to be changed. But, the nurse took her time and got me the first time. I had problems with drinking my first shake on friday. I had such pains that it doubled me over. I drank it because I had to, but hurt so bad. I got a different kind for lunch and had gas pains, but no where as bad. Thank God, because that is the only reason why I would have had to stay. I got home around dinner time last night, and had quite a bit of company. I don't mind, but I think I got too tired and almost fell asleep on them. My night went well, and I have already put coffee on and have laundry started. So, I think I am off to a great start! I'll get back to this in a few days. Oh, the bad news is is that I gained 14 lbs in the hospital from all the fluids and I have no feeling as to when to urinate. I need to keep reminding myself to go, then its not much. This too shall pass!!
