Well, it happened yesterday. Had my little surgery. Overall, it wasn't horrible, though I would have been happier without. You know?
Basically, they knocked me out, shoved a camera in my hoo-hah, looked around, took photos, and sliced a few things out. I woke from anesthesia, cracking jokes with everyone. And that's precisely what the surgeon told hubby when she called him to say I was all done. "Your wife just woke up and is making everyone laugh in the recovery room". I should have charged a cover!
Anyway, I left fairly quickly after that. I know my body. I am good for a while, then I lose it. I don't want to lose it in the hospital, because I don't want them to keep me there! Walked home, because the numb stuff was still doing it's magic. I even encouraged hubby to look in a store that was closing, and he scored a pair of shoes - for $100, normally $400. See? My bad health is good luck!
We made it home and even grabbed some dinner along the way. It was the first thing I'd had since an apple and a ginger ale in the hospital. Famished, I had some arugula salad, half of a falafel sandwich, and half of a lamb and tabbouleh platter. And about 500 drinks (non-alcoholic, thank you!) since I was so dehydrated.
Hubs had to work that evening so he laid down for a nap. I did too, and knocked out. It was about 5:15, he left and I remember him going. I tried to read a little and fell asleep immediately. Woke up a few times at night, and at 4am got up, made a cup of tea, did some cleaning, made my special coffee sprinkles because I ran out, and finally crawled back into bed to read more.
Basically, I've caught up on a lot of sleep that I have denied myself. Still achy and groggy and dizzy and a slight nausea, but plenty of fluids, made a juice with a ton of ginger which helped the pain immensely, and had hubby guasha my shoulders. Apparently, this procedures can make your shoulders really hurt. Talk about opposite ends!
Hoping I'll be ok and mend quickly. I think I will. Because I'm stubborn as hell. Pathology in a week. Post op in 3.
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