Today I had my exchange surgery .Earlier in the week I noticed my expander was shrinking. Sure enough it had a leak. After seeing Dr. Yen, he informed me he had a cancelled surgery on Friday and he could get me in. Whoa, this all seemed so sudden. I had to clean the house and prepare and get the kids shipped off somewhere. No food after midnight was torture for me. I always wake up to breakfast and snack before lunch. My surgery was scheduled for 1:00. I was checked in at 11:30 and finally after much waiting on the doctor, I was rolled back into the O.R at 3:00. I woke up around 5:30 in the recovery room so groggy I could barely keep my eyes open. I was in a small amount of pain where the incisions were, but not bad. I did get nauseous several times. Prior to surgery I was given a patch of medicine and they had given me several things for nausea. Back in my room, I slowly got dressed and waited until I felt ok to leave. Mark drove me home around 7:30. It was great to be home and in my own bed. Throughout the night relieving my bladder was a challenge. The kids made cards for me during church with their cousins. That made me smile.
Today I had my exchange surgery .Earlier in the week I noticed my expander was shrinking. Sure enough it had a leak. After seeing Dr. Yen, he informed me he had a cancelled surgery on Friday and he could get me in. Whoa, this all seemed so sudden. I had to clean the house and prepare and get the kids shipped off somewhere. No food after midnight was torture for me. I always wake up to breakfast and snack before lunch. My surgery was scheduled for 1:00. I was checked in at 11:30 and finally after much waiting on the doctor, I was rolled back into the O.R at 3:00. I woke up around 5:30 in the recovery room so groggy I could barely keep my eyes open. I was in a small amount of pain where the incisions were, but not bad. I did get nauseous several times. Prior to surgery I was given a patch of medicine and they had given me several things for nausea. Back in my room, I slowly got dressed and waited until I felt ok to leave. Mark drove me home around 7:30. It was great to be home and in my own bed. Throughout the night relieving my bladder was a challenge. The kids made cards for me during church with their cousins. That made me smile.
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