The Surgery

It finally happened! I went under the knife and had my gallbladder removed. After over a year of living with the pain and trying to manage it on my own it came down to me laying on a cold operating table while I bid adieu to my pesky gallbladder and the stone that had made my life hell.

The night before I had to take a shower and use some prep cloth on the surgery site. I did so and then in the morning I had a second cloth that I had to use right before leaving the house. We loaded all three of us into the car along with everything to entertain Tyler in the hospital with for a few hours. We got to the hospital and I went up to the surgery check-in desk, got my vitals taken then went and sat in the play area with Tyler while I waited for them to call my name. It took about an hour but they called my name and led us all into the operating waiting room. They checked all of my information again, confirmed what surgery I was having and then sent me into a dressing area where I shimmied out of my clothes and into their finest hospital gowns. I waited freezing cold while they led me and two gentlemen to our beds in the next room. We got in our own, separate beds, and each of us were visited by nurses. I got to meet the nurses who were going to be there during my surgery. Both were very nice! The one told me how we were meant to be because she had little snowflakes on her Croc looking shoes and I still had the snowflakes embellished on my ring fingers! It really did feel like God was watching over me!

It all seemed to go pretty quick once we were in there. Next the nurse came in who was going to start my IV. She patted my hand for a few minutes and then asked me if the other one was better, I told her that the hand she was currently taping was the one that they tapped into when I was in the hospital having Ty. She eventually got it all in and then the anesthesiologist came over and told me she would be taking care of me while I was out. She told Neil and I to say our goodbyes so we did and Tyler was lifted up and gave me kisses and told me 'Goodnight'. They wheeled me into the operating room and switched me from my bed to the operating table before I knew it I was waking up in the recovery room. I don't recall them letting me know that they were going to be putting me out but there I was in recovery. The nurse asked me how I was feeling and I told her that I was nauseous and she said she would give me something for it. I asked her how the surgery went and she told me it went fine.

Once I was a little more with it she brought in Neil and Tyler to see me. I guess it was a little much for Tyler though because the nurse was sending them back to the waiting room. I stayed there for awhile because my doctor had scrubbed in on another case and wasn't able to get the paperwork together to send me out. Eventually she got a hold of him, got me dressed and into the wheelchair. Once she was confident that I wasn't feeling dizzy she took my IV out and then wheeled me down to wait for Neil to bring the car around. They helped me into the car and we went home.

Here I am, sat on the couch where I have been since we got home yesterday. I've not traveled very far and get up every once in awhile to just keep myself from getting too stiff in the abdomen.

Now I feel like taking a nap again so I must go! Thanks for reading and thanks for all the well wishes!