2 weeks later
Today it's been 2 weeks since my surgery, so time to tell you guys about this experience ;)
We were told to check in at the hospital at 9am. When we got there, we were told my surgery was at 2pm, so we had a long wait ahead of us. Luckily there was this special 'lounge' room with a tv where we could wait. Jasper and I sat there all the time and his mom also joined us. I was really nervous and all the waiting didn't help either... Around 11.30am the nurse gave me a lorazepam. That helped for a bit. Around 1pm the nurse came again and said I needed to change into a hospital gown because she needed to bring me to the pre-operative room. That's when it really started to get scary. I started shaking and trembling and I couldn't stop it. Jasper was allowed to walk with us till the pre-operative room's door. He had to say goodbye there and I started to cry a bit, it was really hard.
When I got into the room they immediately gave me an IV, I was really nervous about that, but in the end it wasn't all that bad. After a little while I could even look at my IV without feeling like I was passing out ;) Unfortunately I still had to wait 45 minutes there until they would take me into the OR. It were the longest 45 minutes in my life.
Once in the OR everything went by pretty fast. I had to lie on the operating table, they checked some things and then asked me if I liked carousels and BAM, I was out :P
No one told Jasper and his mom that my surgery indeed started at 2pm and no one told them that it went well when they were done at 3pm. It also took me 2 hours after the surgery to wake up. When I woke up I immediately asked for Jasper, but of course he wasn't there. Some nurse told me that he would be waiting for me upstairs. Which he was. They took me upstairs a little over 5pm and in the meanwhile, Jasper and his mom still didn't know anything about if my surgery went well and stuff.. Because apparently they can't tell you anything about that till you're back at your room. So Jasper was really happy when he saw me, so happy that he almost cried <3
I don't remember much from the night after my surgery, since I was all doped up ;) Jasper was there, his mom and my parents. Jasper's mom had bought me a cool balloon and my parents gave me a huuuge stuffed Eeyore :D and Jasper gave me an awesome hoodie.. but he also had a huge surprise!
Apparently Jasper had been asking people to help him raise money for the sea otter tattoo I want!!! And it worked! It was the best surprise ever :D He had made a big cheque for me saying that I could cash it for the sea otter tattoo once I am totally recovered!
I really have the best husband ever and the best friends and family! So a big thank you to: Jasper, Manuela & Bart+kids, Karin, Wouter & Krista, Stefan & Marjolein, Andre & Heleen, Arie & Marianne, Dinie & Marius, Jan & Brenda, Klaas & Greetje, Stephanie & Raymon, Roxanne, Ingrid, Aranka, Daisy, Annemieke, Annika, Maikel and Elleke! Thank you for making this dream come true!! You guys rock!
After everyone left the nurses gave me a little biscuit.. but after I ate it I had to go to the toilet.. and when I got back I got really sick.. Luckily the nurse was just in time to hand me a bowl ;) I didn't even mind, because I was so high :') After that I tried to sleep for a bit, but unfortunately I was sharing my room with 2 older women.. one of them constantly went to the toilet and the other one snored very loudly. After I asked a nurse for earplugs I fell asleep pretty quickly.
The next morning I was still feeling pretty sick, but I didn't have to throw up anymore. The doctor came in somewhere around 10am I believe to tell me I could go home. Yay!
Recovering from surgery was/is worse than I had imagined. I was feeling really sick and didn't feel like eating at all for a week. My body was really sore as well and oh well, it just took longer than expected. I now finally feel better, I can eat again without getting sick and I can even eat things I like to eat again! I'm still not as strong as I am supposed to be, but hey, it's only been 2 weeks. I still have a little bit of pain sometimes, but I guess that's just my body healing, right?
I can't say for sure that my complaints are gone since my surgery, I guess that needs a little bit more time.
I have a check up appointment at the hospital this Friday, so we'll see what the doctor has to say.
So yeah.. I survived! Without having any panic attacks or whatever ;) yay for me!
But I never, never, never want to have surgery again! It was hellish, even with the great support I got.
Talking about support, I want to thank everyone for supporting me! Through txt messages, on FaceBook, on Twitter, on here.. Thanks, I really appreciated it!!!
We were told to check in at the hospital at 9am. When we got there, we were told my surgery was at 2pm, so we had a long wait ahead of us. Luckily there was this special 'lounge' room with a tv where we could wait. Jasper and I sat there all the time and his mom also joined us. I was really nervous and all the waiting didn't help either... Around 11.30am the nurse gave me a lorazepam. That helped for a bit. Around 1pm the nurse came again and said I needed to change into a hospital gown because she needed to bring me to the pre-operative room. That's when it really started to get scary. I started shaking and trembling and I couldn't stop it. Jasper was allowed to walk with us till the pre-operative room's door. He had to say goodbye there and I started to cry a bit, it was really hard.
When I got into the room they immediately gave me an IV, I was really nervous about that, but in the end it wasn't all that bad. After a little while I could even look at my IV without feeling like I was passing out ;) Unfortunately I still had to wait 45 minutes there until they would take me into the OR. It were the longest 45 minutes in my life.
Once in the OR everything went by pretty fast. I had to lie on the operating table, they checked some things and then asked me if I liked carousels and BAM, I was out :P
No one told Jasper and his mom that my surgery indeed started at 2pm and no one told them that it went well when they were done at 3pm. It also took me 2 hours after the surgery to wake up. When I woke up I immediately asked for Jasper, but of course he wasn't there. Some nurse told me that he would be waiting for me upstairs. Which he was. They took me upstairs a little over 5pm and in the meanwhile, Jasper and his mom still didn't know anything about if my surgery went well and stuff.. Because apparently they can't tell you anything about that till you're back at your room. So Jasper was really happy when he saw me, so happy that he almost cried <3
I don't remember much from the night after my surgery, since I was all doped up ;) Jasper was there, his mom and my parents. Jasper's mom had bought me a cool balloon and my parents gave me a huuuge stuffed Eeyore :D and Jasper gave me an awesome hoodie.. but he also had a huge surprise!
Apparently Jasper had been asking people to help him raise money for the sea otter tattoo I want!!! And it worked! It was the best surprise ever :D He had made a big cheque for me saying that I could cash it for the sea otter tattoo once I am totally recovered!
I really have the best husband ever and the best friends and family! So a big thank you to: Jasper, Manuela & Bart+kids, Karin, Wouter & Krista, Stefan & Marjolein, Andre & Heleen, Arie & Marianne, Dinie & Marius, Jan & Brenda, Klaas & Greetje, Stephanie & Raymon, Roxanne, Ingrid, Aranka, Daisy, Annemieke, Annika, Maikel and Elleke! Thank you for making this dream come true!! You guys rock!
After everyone left the nurses gave me a little biscuit.. but after I ate it I had to go to the toilet.. and when I got back I got really sick.. Luckily the nurse was just in time to hand me a bowl ;) I didn't even mind, because I was so high :') After that I tried to sleep for a bit, but unfortunately I was sharing my room with 2 older women.. one of them constantly went to the toilet and the other one snored very loudly. After I asked a nurse for earplugs I fell asleep pretty quickly.
The next morning I was still feeling pretty sick, but I didn't have to throw up anymore. The doctor came in somewhere around 10am I believe to tell me I could go home. Yay!
Recovering from surgery was/is worse than I had imagined. I was feeling really sick and didn't feel like eating at all for a week. My body was really sore as well and oh well, it just took longer than expected. I now finally feel better, I can eat again without getting sick and I can even eat things I like to eat again! I'm still not as strong as I am supposed to be, but hey, it's only been 2 weeks. I still have a little bit of pain sometimes, but I guess that's just my body healing, right?
I can't say for sure that my complaints are gone since my surgery, I guess that needs a little bit more time.
I have a check up appointment at the hospital this Friday, so we'll see what the doctor has to say.
So yeah.. I survived! Without having any panic attacks or whatever ;) yay for me!
But I never, never, never want to have surgery again! It was hellish, even with the great support I got.
Talking about support, I want to thank everyone for supporting me! Through txt messages, on FaceBook, on Twitter, on here.. Thanks, I really appreciated it!!!