It's been a week ago yesterday I went into the hospital to have hernia surgery. Something that was supposed to be fairly routine ended up being my worst nightmare.
Yeah, yeah, I know - my labor pains were worse than yours. That's not what this is all about though.
When the surgeon proceeded with the laser surgery he found he could not finish without opening me up incisionally. The first hernia surgery I had was the cause of all my problems. Wire mesh had been inserted to prevent another hernia in that particular area of my abdomen, but the mesh had wrapped and twisted itself around a large portion of my small bowel and had strangulated. Now I know why I suffered such excruciating pain when I would have an episode. To make a long story short - the surgeon ended up having to re-sect my small bowel after removing 5 inches of it.
The next day found me in bed packed in ice because I was spiking a fever of more than 102. I spend the next three days packed in ice, sweating profusely. I had nothing to eat or drink for five days and was watched over by a wonderful cadre of nurses and aids. I remained on a morphine drip for six days and when I finally woke up on Tuesday morning I realized I had not been okay. The surgeon told me he was so very, very worried about me. I was so messed-up I didn't even realize why the nurses kept packing me with ice. The worst of it for me was in the middle of the night when I would start perspiring so badly my sheets and gown would have to be replaced, and then again each morning.
I am so grateful to God for His kindesses to me and for allowing me to come back to the living all in one piece,and for the prayers of my family and friends, but most especially for my dear husband who has watched over me with unceasing love and kind attention.
1 comment:
Susan,
What can I say but YIKES! I must admit that in the back of my mind I kept thinking that if they were doing the laproscopic surgery and it was not working they just needed to open you up and get it done right. I am glad to know that they finally got things fixed so that this can be over. I know how much of a pain they can be as Mom went through them time & time again but it was all the old fashioned way. I hope that this is the last one and that you are now on the road to recovery. You are still in our thoughts and prayers. Please let us know if there is anything that we can do even though we are miles apart. We Love You....Get better and that is an order.....hehehe.
The Leyva's
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