If you don't know what I'm talking abouuut it was the day of my surgery. I'm not going to give too much information about it - but all I'm going to say is that the only male that knows the exact details about my operation is my father haha so yeah.
So the night before (last night), I was supposed to fast starting from midnight. I was not supposed to eat or drink ANYTHING - even water. So yeah I was pretty darn thirsty this morning.
But I went in super early in the morning, like 8:00, and they made me change and lie on this bed and then they gave me really comfy, warm blankets. And then one by one I met the anesthesiologist and the nurse and then then the doctor. And then they continued to give me more blankets haha because apparently the operating room was really cold.
And they pushed the mobile bed thing I was on into the mobile room, and that was when I started to feel a little nervous. I was just kind of nervous that I wouldn't be able to fall asleep from the anesthetic! That's always my greatest fear - feeling the pain while they're working on me.... but yeah I did fall asleep.
But BEFORE I did, I talked with them a bit I guess. They put these really weird cast-like things on my legs and oh yeah I had to like on like this operating bed. And I looked up and there were these really alien-looking like light fixtures. LIKE I'VE BEEN ABDUCTED O; so yeah that initmidated me a bit more. And then the anesthesiologist started pumping the IV thing into me which apparently also contained the anesthetic. So I was like "How long is it going to take me to fall sleep?" and he was like "You'll probably be asleep in the next two minutes or so" and in my mind I was like okay that's comforting to know... I remember the nurse also kept holding my hand in case I felt scared or anything which was considerate of herrr but ehh I'm not like a baby or anything. But yeah I guess I appreciated it haha cause I was like when am I going to fall asleep??
And then I started to feel SOOOPER drowsy. It was like this warm, fuzzy feeling spreading and crawling throughout my brain or something. And so I told them like "Ahhh I'm starting to feel really drowsy" and they're like haha yep you're gonna fall asleep soon. And then like a few seconds later I guess I passed out haha.
AN HOUR PASSES and I wake up in a completey different room. Except it only felt like a few minutes. And my head still feels really heavy and drowsy. And the nurses notice me and they're like oh yay she woke up and they tell me to change and then I go home O: But yeah they helped me out of the waiting room where I woke up at and I REALLY needed the help haha because I felt drunk or something. I couldn't stand up straight on my own, my head was reeeally dizzy, and for some reason I felt like barfing for a while.
And while my mom was driving home it only felt like three minutes (even though the distance between our house and the hospital is like half an hour) so I guess I fell asleep. And then I came home around 11:00 and was super duper tired and didn't even bother taking the wristband thing they gave me off so then I went to sleep and woke up around 3:00 pm ish haha.
My head still feels a little woozy so I'm going to sleep early todayy. And also I still can't walk right haha the anesthetic is still in my bloodstream.. But yeah today was definitely a very weird, new experience haha.
So what do I do noww?
I can't carry heavy stuff, so I'll be carrying a tote bag at school for a while. I can't exercise for three weeks. They put this bandage over the surgery site but I don't really get what I'm supposed to do with it .... And I can't shower today? Haha... and I realize I can't play guitar until I'm healed... :[
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