I know there are a lot of women out there who have had a hysterectomy, I even know some of them. They talk about it as though it were the best thing that ever happened to them. That doesn’t help my feeling of nervousness right now. I think the butterflies are about to fly right out of my throat!
It was an early morning wake up (5am) for us after a long drive home yesterday. We finally made it at around 9 pm & had a lot to do before bed. One of my chickens died while gone & one of my fish, everyone else was happy & healthy.
I now wait in preop for my nurse to come start my iv line. I forgot my socks at home so I get to wear these incredibly comfortable ( heat the sarcasm?) hospital provided ones.
I’ve already spoken with the anesthesiologists and he recommended versed ( midazolan) before surgery. It helps to relax you without knocking you out. He said that it does cause you to be more sleepy at recovery but I’m ok with that. He warned that the most common side effect after this type of surgery was nausea. Ya. One of the nurses came in a few minutes ago & asked for a urine sample. They will check me for pregnancy even though I can’t remember when the last time we had sex was. Now I’m just waiting on my IV and I’m sure surgery won’t be too long after that. At my preop appointment my nurse told me I’d be staying overnight. So far no one has confirmed that.
IV is in so now I just wait to talk to the doctor. I’ve read about the procedure and my only question is if everything comes out of my belly button or if it comes out vaginaly? Apparently this is a full hysterectomy where they take the uterus, ovaries, tubes & cervix. It’s 9:17 and I’m pretty amped up. I’m ready to get this done. You’d think as many surgeries that I’ve had since I was 16 that I’d be a pro at this, but I’m still nervous. Gods got this.
I think Garrik needs an iv of his own. He asked me if I was sleepy & I said no. He told me to let him have the hospital bed then 🙂