Hey guys,
Well I thought I had better take some time today to write and let you know how I am after surgery.
In case of any of you who didn’t catch the news that I was having surgery. Well hmmm. Tune out and relax I am fine.
Okay well I went in last Wednesday the 11th for a laparoscopic surgery to remove my gallbladder. I was in Esperanza hospital (means hope), it is an area of the hospital I work in.
I know the surgeon and he is a lovely guy, also know the nurses etc. It is a comforting feeling in some ways in other ways it is weird.
Well in true Dominican style they has told me we would do it on Wednesday but not given me a time. Then rang to say I was late at 7.15am. Anyway got there.
Went into surgery for an hour… came out three and a half hours later. In fact I thought even coming out of it that it was strange Madison was there. As his school finishes at 1pm.
Anyway I was obviously out most of the day this didn’t stop the visitors.
I finally got a few more details and was told about the surgery having some complications from my visitors. I was still pretty drugged but don’t worry my visitors took plenty of photos. I will include only a few. Some visitors even cahnged clothes and visited to take photos posing with me.
I got to see lots of people there are no specific visiting hours. So people come and go all day. In a ward of 7 women that can get pretty busy but I had more than most since my friends work in the hospital. I had several bedside prayers and lots of people to tuck me in.
At one stage I had three visitors while on a bedpan… gotta say not comfortable and had stage fright. Decided after that that no matter what I was going to have to get up to go.... who cares about a bit of pain.
Anyway all in all things were good.
There are no curtains between patients but the only screening was around me at times.
Patients families are responsible to bring the food to them in the hospital. I saw one women who had an ovary removed ( its quite an amazing looking thing seeing all the bits removed in jars beside peoples beds). Anyway the day after her family bought her pica pollo (fried chicken).
Luckily I was only allowed a glass of water on Friday before discharge.
I am now at home and I have hired a lady for the week to help while Madison is at school and so he won’t have more work to do than his usual stuff. In case you don't know who Madison is - he is a teenager who is now living with me for a while during school term at least and helps out around the house.
I am now moving about better most of the stitches are out and things are fine. Bit of a scar as the laparoscopic procedure changed half way through to open due to position and size of gallbladder. So I have a cool looking scar.
Have lost some weight though!! Also caught up on my napping.
Well better go lie down some more can’t sit up too long.
Hope all is well.
Donna
