Yay! That damn gallbladder is out.
My surgery was today. I was very calm going in. That made me proud of myself since they didn't give me a sedative or anything to relax me as they were wheeling me from my waiting room to the surgery room. I got in there and got on the surgery table and they put stickers everywhere that record my life signs. (heart rate blood pressure etc) Which I found cool. Tiny little stickers that do that. Then I swear I had a person on each limb. One lady had my one leg and another had my other leg and there were people on my arms and the anesthesiologist messing around with my head and scurrying around. I was like "well guys I might as well take a massage while your down there doing all that, Haha this is very spa like." I had them laughing pretty hard. Which was nice. :) Helped relive my inner nervousness. They then they strapped me down. They put a strip over my thighs and feet. That was a tad disconcerting but they said it was so I didn't fall off the table. It ended up being ok though.
They then put an oxygen mask on me and i breathed oxygen for a while, while they did all the stuff they were doing. Then the anesthesiologist popped into my vision and said. "Time to go to sleep are you ready?" I nodded and the next thing I know I was waking up in the recovery room.
Woke up in pain and to a whole new group of people. I think I woke up with a jolt, scared. Like a mental "where the fuck am I, who are you people and get me some pain meds dammit" Lol. Of course I didnt say any of that. I was nice, and they gave me meds and I learned the nurses names and hobbies and all as I lay there waiting for the pain to go away. My throat hurt (from the tubes down that had been down it and they took out) my stomach hurt, everything hurt really. They gave me the pain meds in incriminates, which is smart as every person is different and deals differently with pain medicine. They gave me goldfish crackers to snack on and nice ice cold water to help the pain meds not make me nauseous. Then the pain went away, mostly, and they graduated me to oral meds instead of iv meds. Laid like that just talking with the people as the pain meds took effect. I wasn't loopy. I found myself very alert for all the meds that I was on. Which is good as it let me process all that I had been through while I was laying there. I then moved on to the next step of getting home.
I then had the nurses help me get dressed (wore my sexy undies hehe although all i had on was the gown they give you during the surgery) and sat in the wheel chair. Then my husband and twin came and saw me and got my release papers and directions and prescriptions and all that. After that they wheeled me out and I saw all the people that came. A lot of my family and friends. It made me really happy to see them. There were 10 people there physically and I had a lot more as well rooting for me on the internet. It is a good feeling to know that you are loved by so many people. (crying in appreciation just a tad.)
I got to the car and then got home. Hubby had to help me walk in (as I can't really do it by myself at this stage) and keep the dog from jumping on me. The dog is really cute and has been really snugly but when we first came in the house he was super excited. Heh, he keeps trying to lick the spots that i got pricked with a needle. Maybe he is trying to close a wound? Haha. Either way I didnt let him do that of course but I am sitting next to him right now rubbing his ears periodically as I type this.
So I have jello and mashed potatoes and mac and cheese. Starting with the jello of course and then moving up to the mac and cheese as I feel up to it. I do have to say, walking is a bitch. Hubby has been really great helping me. Fetching me things and plugging my laptop in and handing it to me, getting me food. It hurts to move my torso at all. So I am just sitting on the couch in the recliner with a nice heating pad and blanket watching some lord of the rings. I still dont want to move. Even to lean one way or the other hurts. So I have learned to use my arms and legs mostly instead on my stomach muscles if I have to sit up or lay down more. Speaking of stomach muscles did you know that it takes 300 muscles to stand. And the majority of those being in your torso? Crazy huh. Lol
Anyways I love you all. Thank you SOOOOOO much for your well wishes, prayers, and good juju feeling sent my way. I have some nice pain meds and in about 2-3 days I will be right as rain. :) I love you all. Again Thank you.
-Ambient
