Well...Im finally on the losers bench! Seems crazy that the surgery protion of this progress is finally over!! I feel good...very blessed...all the prayers and sweet thoughts and words were and are so appreciated!! I honestly was so calm on thursday..had a few jitters but everyone was so good and nice and My God was with me the whole time!!
My surgery lasted about two hours...Last thing I remember was them telling me...they were going to give me something to make me sleep and to take deep breaths...then..i was in recovery! I was actually in recovery for about 4 hours. Which is a sore subject for my husband and my brother, they were ready to take someone out! They had to wait to get me a room and then they were just waiting for someone to put a bed in my room...needless to say..i was sooo HAPPY to be out of Recovery and with my Family again!!
That first night was rough..I got sick and nausous every single time they gave me pain meds.. which is never fun for anyone..but after having surgery on your tummy is really, really, really not fun! We even changed pain meds...which made it better but I still got nausous! Friday I still had a lot of pain...but I did lots of walking...and finally was discharged to come home around 4ish! That ride home was very long!! We stopped twice so that I could walk around and potty! I was so ready to get home!!
Even though I feel better today....Overall the pain has been worse than I anticipated!! I was expecting to feel crappy and hurt because of gas..and I've had more gas pain..today ...but the pain on my right side has been crazy killer!! The right side is where they took out my stomach so I feel pretty confident that's why it's more painful! Its very tender,sore and painful! I still have to get help to get up and down out of the recliner but I can use the finally use potty by myself since Adam got me a potty chair that stands pretty tall..so I don't have to lower myself down so much!! Funny..i know..but I'm very thankful for that chair!! Tam and Ed both took turns helping me to walk outside and down the driveway and it felt amazing to be outside!
I know that each day..im gonna get better and stronger! Im still on a liquid diet and I have to get 64 oz in each day...which was no problem before but when you can only take 1 to 3 oz every 15 mins or so...it makes for a long day!!
I don't mean to complain!! I know that through Christ all things are possible and this is just the first tiny step to help my body heal and help me get on my way..to be healthier!! I go back to my first post op visit thursday...I just pray that I continue to heal well and get all my liquids in! Thanks for all the prayers..i feel them daily!
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