Hey folks, am back on line, apols for the weekend absence.
First up, if surgery day was day 0, then today is day 3 and I am doing well. Slept all night in my bed last night, have had a lazy morning with radio 2, shower, hair wash and just about to attempt a v slow stroll to local shop to peruse range of soups on offer :)
Backing the bus up a bit, I’ll go back to Friday and give you guys waiting for surgery a brief description of events - remember, I had a sleeve.
Checked in at 7am, forms, visit from surgeon & anaesthetist, unpacked bag, into gown and then down! No messing about, I was on the operating table by 8.30am.
Don’t remember too much then until afternoon time, was v sleepy, a bit of pain which iv paracetamol and an oxycodone (I cant take morphine or tramadol) dealt with. They kept me on 15 min obs & was wearing an oxygen mask because my blood pressure & oxygen sats weren’t behaving but I felt ok. Felt v well looked after, surgeon came to see me a couple of times, nurses in and out etc.
Early evening, I managed to get up and have a pee - I wasn’t catheterised (which having experienced before, I was pleased about). I was also managing to sip water albeit slowly. Mask removed, replaced with oxygen tube thingy up nose.
Late night, I went for a little walk around the ward corridors. Didn’t sleep much, felt a bit uncomfortable almost like an animal was sat on the area between my boobs but watched the tv, had a few walks, talked to the nurses and dosed on and off, Twas fine.
Sat morning, blood pressure had stabilised as had oxygen so was taken off the tube up nose thingy (apparently I was on 3 litres of oxygen, Boris on 4 litres when in hospital for Covid ... makes you wonder how much hype there was around his illness). Surgeon came to see me and agreed I could go home at tea time once I’d had some consommé, juice etc., and had shown them I could inject myself with the blood thinner.
So I duly had half a small bowl of chicken consommé for lunch and some watered down apple juice. Not gonna lie, wasn’t the most pleasant thing ... both tasted mega sweet and I think I had them too quickly because I felt slightly dicky afterward so I had an anti emetic and a little sleep, felt fine after that. Cup of tea, did the injection and DH came to get me. So nice to go home.
Sat night I just had tea and water, chilled out on the bed and went to sleep early but struggled in bed, still felt like animal sitting on chest albeit not as heavy, so went to living room and slept sat up in chair with feet on pouffe which was much more comfy.
Yesterday, drugs wise, had two lots of disposable paracetamols over the whole day, didn’t need anything else. Managed 2 small yoghurts and 100ml of soup throughout the day/evening plus about 600ml of milk. Wandered around the house a lot. I was a bit uncomfortable bowel wise 😳 so asked DH to pick me up some lactulose. That was a good call, would recommend. Small animal decided to get off my chest and go elsewhere so uncomfortable feeling disappeared.
Which brings me to today.
All in all, although it’s sore, it’s been far less painful than I anticipated.
Constantly have a glass of water at side and am regularly sipping.
Day 4 post op update tomorrow!