I've been switched!!!!

Dec 30, 2008

I did it! It's official! My surgery took place yesterday morning at about 11:30. It lasted about three hours between the switch, gallbladder removal and hernia repair. I woke up in excruciating pain (ended up in recovery durring shift change). They weren't really very good at getting my pain under control in recovery so they moved me up to my room and I finally got some relief. Slept most of yesterday fighting with the pain. My back hurt worse than anything (I think it was gas build up and from laying on that table for so long). Needless to say, yesterday was not good. I did sleep really well last night though and this morning woke up doing really well! I had a great nursing staff last night and first thing this morning. Then I got stuck with a really crappy nurse. I ran out of morphine and my machine was beeping so I pushed the call light and he ignored me for like an hour! So I was an hour without pain meds and was quickly headed downhill in the pain department! Finally we got him in here to give me some more meds than I slept for a couple of hours and am now doing good again. Been up walking, only hooked up to the iv...doing great! My incision looks really good (he completely closed it and no drains). Get to go in in the morning for my leak test and then I will finally get to sip, sip, sip! My mouth is sooo dry...can't wait!!! Will update again maybe tomorrow depending on how I am feeling

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