Surgery getting real close

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  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #22
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Anticipation

    The anticipation of the surgery is the worst part of all.  You can get through this.  You have a couple days left, go to the hospital and it's all done and over with.  You will be so glad that it is behind you.  You can do it.  Please let us know when you can how you are doing.  We will be waiting for you to let us know that all is well.  You are going to be sore, but walk, walk, walk.  You will do so much better if you do.  Wishing you the best.

    Kim

    Ya, the anticipation makes my

    Ya, the anticipation makes my emotions crazy for sure.  I will check in after surgery.  Thank you so much for everything!

  • SandiaBuddy
    SandiaBuddy Member Posts: 1,381 Member
    #23
    Surgery

    I hope the surgery went well for you today.  When you are feeling up to it, let us know how you are doing.

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    edited January 2020 #24
    Thinking of You

    You are out of surgery now and just want you to know I've been thinking about you.  When you are able to walk a little, sit up and get on a computer, it would be nice to hear from you.  But first, take care of yourself and we will be waiting here to hear how you are doing.

    Kim

  • AnneO1965
    AnneO1965 Member Posts: 182 Member
    #25
    Hope you are doing well Snap.

    Hope you are doing well Snap... I know it hurts, but it WILL get better. Let us know how you are doing when you can. I'm thinking of you and said a prayer for you when I woke up yesterday.

  • annie4145
    annie4145 Member Posts: 218 Member
    #26
    SnapDragon2 said:

    Ya, the anticipation makes my

    Ya, the anticipation makes my emotions crazy for sure.  I will check in after surgery.  Thank you so much for everything!

    Hope your recovery is going

    Hope your recovery is going well and you feel better as soon as possible.

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #27
    Hi Everyone!  Got home

    Hi Everyone!  Got home yesterday.  Surgery went good, they saved my life.  However, I was left in the recovery area for 18 1/2 hrs being shuffled around and out of the way to make room for other patients coming out of surgery.  Surgical team saved me but administrative errors almost killed me.  Thank God I survived.

  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,804 Member
    #28
    It is great to hear from you

    It sounds like you are feeling good, emotionally; and I hope the same goes for you physically - though it is along process, where you will have good days, and want to do more than you should - so don't. And bad days when you just want to veg on the couch - but you still need to walk as much as you can. 

    I'm sorry you got lost in the shuffle. 18 1/2 hours it TOTALLY unacceptable, and I hope you have filed a report.  I am glad that someone got you sorted, and you could be a little more comfortable in a hospital room. 

    Be good. Do what the Doctor says. And heal well. 

    So good to see you posting. 

    Tru

  • SandiaBuddy
    SandiaBuddy Member Posts: 1,381 Member
    #29
    SnapDragon2 said:

    Hi Everyone!  Got home

    Hi Everyone!  Got home yesterday.  Surgery went good, they saved my life.  However, I was left in the recovery area for 18 1/2 hrs being shuffled around and out of the way to make room for other patients coming out of surgery.  Surgical team saved me but administrative errors almost killed me.  Thank God I survived.

    Shuffle

    If it makes you feel any better, I spent almost 24 hours in a hallway waiting for a room to open. . . Luckily, when I finally got a room, it was a private room and I was able to sleep.  Sometimes health care is not what we picture it to be.

  • myAZmountain
    myAZmountain Member Posts: 417 Member
    #30
    So glad you are home!

    Great news that the surgery went well and you made it home--despite a horrible experience in Recovery. So sorry that happened to you! 

  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #31
    Awesome

    It's so good to hear that you are home already.  Now you can sleep in your own bed.  You are still going to be really sore, but it's better than being in a hospital bed.  Thank you for posting and letting us know you are doing ok.  Sorry to hear of the wait you had to go through.  Hopefully, you will get a home health care nurse to help you in the next day or two.  Wishing you a speedy recovery.

    Kim

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #32
    SandiaBuddy said:

    Shuffle

    If it makes you feel any better, I spent almost 24 hours in a hallway waiting for a room to open. . . Luckily, when I finally got a room, it was a private room and I was able to sleep.  Sometimes health care is not what we picture it to be.

    Pretty much same here, half

    Pretty much same here, half the time was spent in the hallway not even hooked up to any monitors.  18 1/2 hrs shuffled around recovery area, second spot I was in was a horror story.  They wheeled a man beside me, started waking him up and he went into the death rattle.  It was chaos at that point.  Staff was working hard and fast to save him but they couldn't.  I was in the middle of it.  I was screaming to get me out of there.  Another spot I was moved to, same thing with another man.  The man lived that time thank God!  

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #33
    Trubrit said:

    It is great to hear from you

    It sounds like you are feeling good, emotionally; and I hope the same goes for you physically - though it is along process, where you will have good days, and want to do more than you should - so don't. And bad days when you just want to veg on the couch - but you still need to walk as much as you can. 

    I'm sorry you got lost in the shuffle. 18 1/2 hours it TOTALLY unacceptable, and I hope you have filed a report.  I am glad that someone got you sorted, and you could be a little more comfortable in a hospital room. 

    Be good. Do what the Doctor says. And heal well. 

    So good to see you posting. 

    Tru

    Thank you, Tru!  Its so good

    Thank you, Tru!  Its so good to be home.

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #34
    myAZmountain said:

    So glad you are home!

    Great news that the surgery went well and you made it home--despite a horrible experience in Recovery. So sorry that happened to you! 

    Thank you AZ!  It feels good

    Thank you AZ!  It feels good to be home.

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #35
    Annabelle41415 said:

    Awesome

    It's so good to hear that you are home already.  Now you can sleep in your own bed.  You are still going to be really sore, but it's better than being in a hospital bed.  Thank you for posting and letting us know you are doing ok.  Sorry to hear of the wait you had to go through.  Hopefully, you will get a home health care nurse to help you in the next day or two.  Wishing you a speedy recovery.

    Kim

    Thank you, Kim!  It feels

    Thank you, Kim!  It feels good to be home.  Haven't made it past the recliner to the bed yet but maybe in another day or two.  My son and dogs really missed me and have been sleeping in living room too.  I had the choice of a home health nurse but the dr's thought that I'd stress more about the nurse coming than she could actually help so I declined it.  I can change my mind at any time tho.  What I really need is someone to keep my house clean and clothes washed, haha.

  • AnneO1965
    AnneO1965 Member Posts: 182 Member
    edited January 2020 #36
    Awesome!

    Glad you are home and the surgery is done done done! Take it easy and listen to your body. Don't push yourself to clean that house and do that laundry... You are recovering, darnit...  LOL

    Really, I'm glad that you are doing well, take care of yourself.

    Anne

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #37
    AnneO1965 said:

    Awesome!

    Glad you are home and the surgery is done done done! Take it easy and listen to your body. Don't push yourself to clean that house and do that laundry... You are recovering, darnit...  LOL

    Really, I'm glad that you are doing well, take care of yourself.

    Anne

    Good morning, Anne!  Yes, so

    Good morning, Anne!  Yes, so happy its done.  I'm babying myself and learning how to move as not to create any complications...whew!

  • SandiaBuddy
    SandiaBuddy Member Posts: 1,381 Member
    #38
    SnapDragon2 said:

    Pretty much same here, half

    Pretty much same here, half the time was spent in the hallway not even hooked up to any monitors.  18 1/2 hrs shuffled around recovery area, second spot I was in was a horror story.  They wheeled a man beside me, started waking him up and he went into the death rattle.  It was chaos at that point.  Staff was working hard and fast to save him but they couldn't.  I was in the middle of it.  I was screaming to get me out of there.  Another spot I was moved to, same thing with another man.  The man lived that time thank God!  

    Nightmare

    I guess I was lucky, I was just with guys shouting for their pain pills all night long.  But, hopefully in a few months, yours will make a good story.  It is great that you are back home and can focus on healing.

  • SandiaBuddy
    SandiaBuddy Member Posts: 1,381 Member
    #39
    SnapDragon2 said:

    Thank you, Kim!  It feels

    Thank you, Kim!  It feels good to be home.  Haven't made it past the recliner to the bed yet but maybe in another day or two.  My son and dogs really missed me and have been sleeping in living room too.  I had the choice of a home health nurse but the dr's thought that I'd stress more about the nurse coming than she could actually help so I declined it.  I can change my mind at any time tho.  What I really need is someone to keep my house clean and clothes washed, haha.

    Also. . .

    After my surgery and during chemo, I had a saying, "there are certain things that aren't going to get done this year."  For me, it was stuff like trimming bushes and trees, but the same theory applies.  I don't know if anyone has mentioned to you the "hug the pillow" technique, but it sure benefited me to have an extra pillow around to take the stress off the abs when sneezing, coughing or laughing.  Cheers!

  • SnapDragon2
    SnapDragon2 Member Posts: 720 Member
    #40
    SandiaBuddy said:

    Also. . .

    After my surgery and during chemo, I had a saying, "there are certain things that aren't going to get done this year."  For me, it was stuff like trimming bushes and trees, but the same theory applies.  I don't know if anyone has mentioned to you the "hug the pillow" technique, but it sure benefited me to have an extra pillow around to take the stress off the abs when sneezing, coughing or laughing.  Cheers!

    Gosh yes, a pillow would have

    Gosh yes, a pillow would have been nice earlier today.  My son is packing for a cruise next week so I was telling him to eat over his plate, don't have gravy or spaghetti (ya know just kidding with him about dribbling on his shirt) and my husband said in his Seinfeld voice "and no marinara for you"...I cracked up over that and it hurt!!!!

  • abita
    abita Member Posts: 1,152 Member
    #41
    SnapDragon2 said:

    Gosh yes, a pillow would have

    Gosh yes, a pillow would have been nice earlier today.  My son is packing for a cruise next week so I was telling him to eat over his plate, don't have gravy or spaghetti (ya know just kidding with him about dribbling on his shirt) and my husband said in his Seinfeld voice "and no marinara for you"...I cracked up over that and it hurt!!!!

    they didn't give you a binder

    they didn't give you a binder? Did they teach you how to roll up on your arm so as not to use your abdomen when you get out of bed

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