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TAH/ BSO - Much easier than I thought

TAH/ BSO - Much easier than I thought

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Well, here I sit six days post op and ready to tell my story...

On Friday, July 27, I arrived at the hospital around 5:45 am, so we had to wait until the office opened at 6:00 am. Once the staff arrived, I was promptly whisked up to be prepped. The iv was a nightmare, the first nurse tried twice and couldn't get it. She then announced that she wasn't going to try again, and left. I started to cry because I was so frustrated. The next nurse got it on the first try, or so I thought. After that, I met with the anesthesiologist and my

came in to talk for a few minutes and then I was on my way to OR. I remember a lot of activity around me and the anesthesiologist talking about his son going to college in Australia. Then he put an oxygen mask on my face and told me to take some deep breaths. That was it, I was out.

Upon awakening in recovery, I remember one of my first thoughts was, "Wow, I feel better than I did before surgery." I had very little pain, but was still given a morphine pump and told to keep doing deep breathing. Awhile later when my room was ready, I was wheeled to my room. I was told that my room would be in the maternity ward because of a shortage of rooms. At first I thought it might be a problem, but I was very comfortable there and the nurses spoiled me rotten. I was comfortable and pretty alert by 12:00 noon. I slept on and off that day, after eating some jello and some broth. I did continue to do the deep breathing. Later that afternoon, one of the nurses noticed that the hand with the iv was very swollen, so again, I had to have the iv put in. Again, she got it on the first try. At 7:00 pm, I was sitting up in a chair watching tv, and by 8:00 pm my catheter was out. I didn't sleep well that night and was up many times to use the bathroom. My pain was still at a minimum though. I was really only using my pump to get in and out of bed.

On Saturday morning, I ate a huge breakfast and then was visited by my doctor's associate who told me that if things kept going well, I could go home on Sunday. That was a surprise because my doctor told me that it was rare for her to release patients on Sunday and it would most likely be Monday. I took a couple walks in the hall, my iv came out that afternoon, and I ate two more good meals.

On Sunday, I was visited by my doctor who told me how "remarkable" I was doing and said I could go home if I wanted. She continues to marvel at how well I'm doing handling the pain, but I keep telling her that I have less pain now than I did before the surgery. And six days post op, I'm happy to report things are still going well.

I believe the key to my recovery has been the deep breathing, getting up right away, walking a lot, being mentally prepared by this forum of wonderful ladies, and having a fantastic doctor. I hate to say it again, but as I read many times before my surgery, "The waiting truly is the worst part."

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