Here's me just back from hospital, it's Friday morn.Monday night I became very ill.. abdo pain extraodinaire.. Stayed home from work Tues...went to hospital Tues night, stayed for 6 hours, came home.
Went back to hospital Wednesday for more tests..and CT scan. CT scan only test that truly confirmed 'Appendicitis'. As it was hidden behind...
Surgery at 11 pm Wednesday
Stayed 12 hours in post op anaesthetic room as there were no in patient beds available, then went to my own nursing unit for the next 12 hr.... then home., Thursday at 1030pm.
I was cared for by nurses/doctors I had either worked with or trained... and I was very proud of their professionalism and caring!!
I was very quiet for most of Tuesday and crabby...and that's unusual...many folks said I must be very ill... and I guess I was. After pain control was given I began to talk again. The recovery from surgery is uncomfortable, yet tolerable... Monday night was truly hell...for me... and I've had 2 babies 'au natural', and a miscarriage at 14 weeks with hemorrhage, and lymph node removal between my lungs...to compare it too.
I took myself off all the heavy narcotics/anti-inflammatory drugs Thurs am..as they were making me very loopy and horridly dizzy/pukie... by 3pm I was feeling back to myself...only Tylenol plain and ibuprofen...on the menu now. And REST.
Sounds like I'm off work now for a few weeks and lifting will be restricted. I'm looking forward to not having the gnawing ache I had lived with for years.... We humans cope with many things without question...don't we?
2 comments:
Ugh that sounds awful! I'm so glad you're doing better now, and I hope your recovery is faster than anticipated! *hug*
Rest well.
you look like you fell down the rabbit hole my friend :>).
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