I love all of you!! I have been absolutely overwhelmed by the support and well wishes and prayers! I'm so glad I decided to share this with all of you rather than keep it all bottled up.
Tuesday morning started out like any other. Got up, did hair and makeup and got the boys up and ready for the day. Then my parents took me to the Outpatient Center in Beaumont. I wasn't nervous, until I walked in and checked in. That was when I started the second guessing. But thanks to all my friends and the text messages and facebook messages, I knew I could do this.
First and foremost, I have to say that my nurses were AMAZING! Friendly, upbeat, caring, I could go on and on. Everything was going great when I got to my little cubby hole, until the nurse tried to start the IV. The vein she was trying wasn't working and of course I got nauseous and had a slight fainting spell. It was no biggie to me once I came out of it, but the news made the rounds and every nurse and doc that came in after that had a comment to make. LOL!
Dr. Dean came in and met my family and lectured them about how they are not to impede my process. He explained to them that I would be eating slowly and not eating much, and that in no way means I'm depressed and they should offer me M&Ms and ice cream. I knew right then I had made the right choice in doctors. He cared about my success. I wasn't just another paycheck to him, I was going to be one of his success stories.
The anesthesiologist came in and told me once he gave me the Versed, I wouldn't remember ever leaving the cubby hole. He was right! I don't remember anything after that except for a recovery nurse making me open my eyes and look at her. Once I did that, I closed my eyes and passed back out. I didn't really wake up until about 4 or 4:30. My surgery was at 10 AM so that was a long time to be out, especially when I had been told I would probably be out of there by 3. My parents were told that when I got back to the operating room, I became nervous and fidgety so they gave me more Versed, that's why I was out for so long. I have absolutely NO recollection of this whatsoever and am so curious as to what I said or did. YIKES!
Finally at about 5:30, I was packed up and heading down to the car. My nurse gave me a big hug when she got me in the car and told me I had to come back in a few months so they could see the new me. I won't, but she was just so sweet to be excited for me and this process. I was just so ready to be home. I had some dry heaving spells on the way home, which is NOT good with this operation, but I think they forgot to give me the anti-nausea meds. I got those as soon as I got home and haven't had any issues since then.
My parents have been amazing! My mom is a nervous wreck with giving me the narcotics, but I'm already weaning myself off those. Coby Bear has not been pleased with this whole situation. Last night he was okay b/c I was passed out in the recliner and he was confused. Today when he got home from daycare, I was sitting on the couch and came running in and tried to scramble up on my lap. My parents both pulled him off and the screaming began. My mom held him and he screamed, "LAP! LAP!" while pointing at me. I felt horrible! But I know this is just a short while, and then we'll be back to normal. I asked Chaston if I looked skinnier and he laughed and said "Oh yeah, you do! Wow!" LOL!
I'm still in recovery and in some pain (mainly from the gas YUCK), so I can't say right now that I'm thrilled that I did this. I will have to report that in a couple of months. All I kept thinking last night was, "I PAID someone to do this to me?!?!" And I told my dad that my dream tummy tuck just might not ever happen. It will be much more painful than this and I'm just not ready for that.
Okay...that's all I have the energy for right now. Can't wait for my mom to get home from church...I want a Popsicle.
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