jgibson
Well-known member
Just a quick note to let everybody know that my Gall Bladder removal was successful. Very quick, very efficient.
I got to Saint Thomas at 10:30AM on Thursday. They took me back to the staging room where they took some blood, had me get back into the goon gown. Then I basically just laid there until around 12:00PM. I was supposed to have my surgery at 12:30, and was beginning to think they had forgotten about me. But right after 12:00PM they came back and said "Let's get ready".
They gave me a shot of heparin to help me not to form blood clots. Got my stats and I was on my way.
When they got me in the pre-op room they asked me all the same questions again. They shaved the bottom half of my chest and stomach, put my IV in and started to give me the meds to make me feel good. I asked them if there were any issues with going under anesthesia 4 times in one year. The anesthesiologist said they have some people that come in for what ever procedure it is they are coming in for, and go under every two weeks. So that made me feel better.
The difference between my OHS and my Gall Bladder removal, is that I actually remember being wheeled into the Operating Room this time. They said that the meds that they gave me prior to knocking me out would probably make me forget that conversation. However, I still remember it. What I do remember was that the clocks started moving on the wall right before I was out. I think I might have even commented on it.
Waking up was another story. They said that I should wake up and be leaving the hospital around 4:00. Well, lets just say I enjoy being under the good stuff. I don't think I had actually woken up enough until 4:00PM, or maybe a little later. Didn't actually get to leave the hospital until 6:00PM. Not to mention it was raining really bad, so we didn't get home until 7:00PM. So I had no food for 18 hours.
Now here is my question. I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup for dinner with some crackers, due to the fact they want me to stay on the bland diet for the next couple of weeks. By around 10:00PM, my fingers started swelling up like hot dogs. Never had this happen after my OHS. I went and weighed myself, and the scale showed that I had put 3 to 4 pounds on since that morning. Only a bowl of soup to eat. Granted, I'm not sure how much IV they pumped into me, but with the fact that I am only a couple months post-op from my OHS, should I go back on my diuretic for a couple days? I left a message with my nurse at Vandy to see what they think. Hopefully I'll hear back from her today. Any suggestions on this would be appreciated. By the way, the swelling was down some this morning.
So I am determined that THIS IS IT!!! No more surgeries. Looking forward to fully recovering from everything and having a wonderful 2008.
Hope that everybody has a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a wonderful 2008. I really appreciate everybody's kind words and information they had for me leading up to my Mitral Valve repair. It really helped me make it through this time a lot easier then I would have if I hadn't found this site.
Take Care Everyone!!!
I got to Saint Thomas at 10:30AM on Thursday. They took me back to the staging room where they took some blood, had me get back into the goon gown. Then I basically just laid there until around 12:00PM. I was supposed to have my surgery at 12:30, and was beginning to think they had forgotten about me. But right after 12:00PM they came back and said "Let's get ready".
They gave me a shot of heparin to help me not to form blood clots. Got my stats and I was on my way.
When they got me in the pre-op room they asked me all the same questions again. They shaved the bottom half of my chest and stomach, put my IV in and started to give me the meds to make me feel good. I asked them if there were any issues with going under anesthesia 4 times in one year. The anesthesiologist said they have some people that come in for what ever procedure it is they are coming in for, and go under every two weeks. So that made me feel better.
The difference between my OHS and my Gall Bladder removal, is that I actually remember being wheeled into the Operating Room this time. They said that the meds that they gave me prior to knocking me out would probably make me forget that conversation. However, I still remember it. What I do remember was that the clocks started moving on the wall right before I was out. I think I might have even commented on it.
Waking up was another story. They said that I should wake up and be leaving the hospital around 4:00. Well, lets just say I enjoy being under the good stuff. I don't think I had actually woken up enough until 4:00PM, or maybe a little later. Didn't actually get to leave the hospital until 6:00PM. Not to mention it was raining really bad, so we didn't get home until 7:00PM. So I had no food for 18 hours.
Now here is my question. I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup for dinner with some crackers, due to the fact they want me to stay on the bland diet for the next couple of weeks. By around 10:00PM, my fingers started swelling up like hot dogs. Never had this happen after my OHS. I went and weighed myself, and the scale showed that I had put 3 to 4 pounds on since that morning. Only a bowl of soup to eat. Granted, I'm not sure how much IV they pumped into me, but with the fact that I am only a couple months post-op from my OHS, should I go back on my diuretic for a couple days? I left a message with my nurse at Vandy to see what they think. Hopefully I'll hear back from her today. Any suggestions on this would be appreciated. By the way, the swelling was down some this morning.
So I am determined that THIS IS IT!!! No more surgeries. Looking forward to fully recovering from everything and having a wonderful 2008.
Hope that everybody has a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a wonderful 2008. I really appreciate everybody's kind words and information they had for me leading up to my Mitral Valve repair. It really helped me make it through this time a lot easier then I would have if I hadn't found this site.
Take Care Everyone!!!
