My Hospital Stay

I have to say overall I had a great hospital stay. The hardest part of the whole stay was not being able to see my daughter for the entire time I was there. She was not allowed on the floor to visit me. I knew, though, that every bit of what I was and am going through and not seeing her would all be worth it in the end. Tuesday evening after the surgery they had me up and walking and my in laws came to visit which was very nice... I don't remember much of it at all since I was so drugged out on Morphine. My in laws said I was falling asleep mid sentence and they just thought it was so funny! I would have too hahahaha.

So Wednesday I got my catheter out and was a little more alert since I'm sure I got some rest the night before. I was up and walking around throughout the day on Wednesday and I got to go to the bathroom and even take a sink bath in there with help. I spent most of the day managing my pain, got to visit with Jon a couple times that day. By the end of the day, I was off my morphine and taking crushed Percocet for pain. I still had not eaten but didnt really feel like eating anyway. Ice chips had me covered and they were great! :)

Now if I were to give anyone advice about this surgery or any hospital stay in general. The hospital works for you and their staff. Basically there were a few times where I had been forgotten about when it was time for my meds. One time in particular, in the middle of the night Wednesday, I ended up asking for my meds about 4 times and was more than an hour past when they were due. I was in terrible terrible pain and was crying and crying and couldnt breathe and it was just a horrible experience. I finally got them and ended up sitting up all night in a chair because I felt better that way.

Anyway, Thursday I had a bit of breakfast and some lunch and then was sent home at around 4pm. It was so wonderful to see my beautiful girl waiting for me in the lobby downstairs at the hospital. She was a little confused as to why mommy was being rolled around the corner to her in a wheelchair but after a bit she really wanted me to hold her and got crabby because I couldnt. I did sit in the back seat with her on the way home and we played and talked and spent some time together. It was so wonderful to see her and be with my family... I couldnt wait to get home.