The Surgery - June 12, 2009

I arrived @ 8am.  They called me in and left my husband in the waiting room.  I  had to pee in a cup for testing.  They asked me the typical questions then put an IV in me.  Once that was over, my husband was allowed to wait with me for the surgery to start.  My doctor and anesthesiologist came in to answer any questions.

I asked the doctor about recovery time because I got such conflicting information.  Every prior visit with him, he acting like this was no big deal, however, when my Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) forms were filled out, the nurses said I was to be home for five days.  He said that was a miscommunication and that I should be out and about in two days or so, with a bag strapped to my leg.

At 9am, They gave me some medication to relax.  I remember being wheeled into the surgery room.  It was cold.  I moved to the operating table and they began strapping me down...then I fell asleep.

  

I woke up post surgery with the nurse asking if I was okay.  After a few minutes my husband came in.  I started sipping apple juice slowly.  My pelvis felt swollen and uncomfortable and there was a bag hanging out of me that was collecting blood.  It looked like an IV bag with a tube going straight up my vagina.  It was connected to the balloon that was allowing my uterus to heal into the right shape.

After some time, maybe an hour or so, everything started to hurt.  The pain medication were wearing off and the pain was slowing getting worse.  My husband said I was moaning a lot.  The pain was not as bad as my miscarriage, however, it was constant.  During the miscarriage, the pain was mimicking labor, it came every five minutes then went away.  This pain was just there, all the time.

They gave me some more pain medication.  It was making me feel loopy, but was not taking the pain away.  They said they didn't give me the "good cramping" pain medication because I have a history of asthma and allergies.  But the pain kept hurting worse.  I felt like I had to pee, but nothing came out after sitting on the toilet for 10 minutes.  The nurse checked my chart and said they drained my bladder in the surgery.  The feeling of wanting to pee was probably because of all the pain in my pelvic area.

After some time they asked if I had any issues with aspirin.  I have not, so they gave me the "good cramping" medication.  That starting working right away.  I feel asleep right away.  After about an hour I woke up.  Since the pain was better controlled I was ready to go home.  I think by now it was 1:30pm.

So in at 8am, surgery at 9am, out at 1:30pm.  The nurses said my post op. was longer than usual, so, for you other ladies I guess you'll be faster than me.