I was so nervous when I got to the hospital for the surgery yesterday morning and I was very glad my twin sister was there. She definitely helped to take my mind off of things. We had to get there at 5:30am and it seemed like everything was going so slowly at first but before I knew it I was being wheeled into the operating room. I woke up almost three hours later and it was done. I woke up in the post anesthesia care unit and was not there very long until they moved me to the ambulatory surgery unit. Once I was there they called my twin sister to come see me. I was pleasantly surprised when my oldest sister showed up too! Apparently she had come to wait with my twin sister, which was extremely sweet. My second to oldest sister was going to come to my house after she was done work but I told her not too. Already I was getting nervous about having company around while I felt so bad, so I told her I would rather see her when I'm feeling better next week.
I was in ambulatory surgery until I voided for the first time then I could go home. I actually was delayed about half an hour because right when I was going to leave I almost threw up:( My oldest sister went home and my twin sister drove me back to my house. It was so sweet because when I walked in I had flowers from my parent's in a nice Lenox vase, flowers from my oldest sister as well as second to oldest sister. I also had a big turtle balloon, a blue snoopy stuffed animal, and a card which my twin sister bought me! I got comfortable on the couch and pretty much spent the rest of the day there. I was able to eat some crackers throughout the day as well as some dinner. It was a group effort between my Mom, Dad and twin sister making dinner which was cute to listen to from the couch. They made turkey cutlet with potatoes and green beans with almonds. My boyfriend came to my house after he was done work and he brought me flowers with a card too. He kept me company on the couch while everyone else made dinner.
After dinner I took a few pain medications and went to bed around 9pm then I woke up around 6am. At that point I took another pain medication and went back to sleep until 10am. I had a bit of a difficult time falling to sleep last night but once I was asleep I was out. For breakfast I had a piece of toast with some preservatives on it. Then I got back into my couch spot:) I have been trying to get up and walk around every hour or so because it's been helping. A few hours after I take my pain medication I feel the best. I hate banana's but my Mother is insisting that they are great for my condition so I had one of those during the day today as well as some crackers. We're going to have some leftover turkey from last night for dinner.
I hate not being independent that's for sure. I feel really bad constantly having to ask everyone for help. I can't even get out of bed or off of the couch without someone supporting my back because my belly is so sore. Plus, I can't shower until tomorrow which has been really difficult. The first thing I ever want to do after leaving the hospital is shower. I'm honestly just trying to focus on healing so that I can get back to my old self. Today I got two more bouquets of flowers from a couple of my co-workers, which was so sweet. There are flowers all over the house! I'm hoping that tomorrow I can start weaning myself off of the pain medications, although so far today I've only had two. I have also been taking ibuprofen which is helping a lot as well.
Obviously my hand washing hasn't been that bad because I haven't done anything around the house which would instigate it. I did take a few minutes today to go through the mail because the pile was making me anxious. I'm already getting upset about my boyfriend leaving tomorrow. He is going to San Diego for a business trip and I'm definitely going to miss him. My Mom is going to be around for as long as I need her which is good. I think my Dad is looking to leave on Monday if I'm feeling better. Alright, well that's all I'll write for now.
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