How I remember it!!!!!!!!!

Sorry it has taken me so long to update my own blog.

My co-workers have been nice enough to do it for me since I have been out of it for the past week

This is what I remember from the hospital
Some of it may be accurate some of it not since I was on narcotics

I will start with after surgery in the recovery room ;)

I woke up in the recovery room SCREAMING for my mother
all I wanted was her to be beside me they were nice enough to allow her to come back in the recovery room to be with me.

I was told I needed one pint of blood in surgery and that everything went GREAT

After that they wheeled me up to my room 827, I only remember bits and pieces from that night I know I called a few people but cannot really tell you what was said

that night was a very very long night they came in ever hour to take my vital signs and fill my hip cooler up to keep the swelling down.

The next day was pretty intense I was itching and itching and itching from the morphine, after a few hours my eyes and my face starting swelling up and turning really red I also had red dots on my pupils come to find out I was having an allergic to my antibiotic ANCEF so they stopped the antibiotic immediately the itching subsided a little bit but I was still itching a little bit from the morphine.

On Friday I had quite a few visitors my manager Brenda and Libby came and brought me a cute little stuffed bear that has a cast on it with a crutch.

My co-workers Jennifer, Valerie and LaTara also came to see me as well

Also Wesley came and saw me and brought me a balloon and a nice flower ;)

Shirra and her mother also came and saw me and brought me beautiful flowers an awesome plant and a GREAT little bucket of goodies

Brittany also came and saw me and brought me a nice inspirational book, balloon and a cute frog.

after Wesley left that evening my fever spiked to almost 104 my mother came back down to stay the night with me because she was worried about me they started giving me Tylenol to try and get my fever down for the next few days it seemed to go up and down and up and down staying pretty steady around 102

On Saturday it was a pretty good day they got me out of my bed for the first time which was AWESOME it was extremely painful I screamed pretty loud and probably frightened just about everyone on the hall but man it felt good to get out of the bed.

Sallie came and saw me on Saturday as well as Susie who brought me Gatorade and Hilary, Valerie and Jennifer who brought me Gatorade and some beautiful flowers.

My sister in law Stephanie stopped by to see me as well

My mother stayed with me all day Saturday which was nice, she allowed me to take a nice little nap while she pressed my morphine drip every eight minutes that was an AWESOME nap that's for sure.

Saturday night Hilary and Jennifer came and saw me late night to keep me company that helped lift my spirits as I was feeling quite down ...... ;)

On Sunday all my tubes were removed YAY!!!!!!!!!!
and I got to see my incision for the first time WOW it is much bigger than expected but if that is what they had to do to get the job done im ok with that.

Shirra came and gave me an awesome bath and shampooed my hair for me

Nicole and her mother came and saw me and brought me an awesome bucket of stuff to keep me busy!!! They also went and got me WENDYS for lunch which was the best meal in a few days ;)

I had some BEAUTIFUL flowers delivered to my room from Claudia and her mother

Sunday evening my dad and my mom and my niece Summer came to spend time with me I got up and walked from the chair to the bathroom with the walker which was an AWESOME feeling

On Monday morning Dr. Piehl came to see me to make sure everything was going ok.

I let him know things were going as well as can be expected he said surgery went GREAT and I should have a very uneventful recovery he also said he would see me at my first post-op appt October 9th.

Physical therapy came in and worked with me I was able to walk to the door and back with the walker with no pain so that was HUGE ;)

On Monday Valerie snagged a wheelchair for me and I was able to go around the hospital and visit some of my co-workers which was nice to be able to get out of my room and see different scenery.

On Monday Wesley came and stayed quite awhile with me ;)
he always knows just what to say to lift my spirits and makes me laugh
he always puts a big smile on my face ;)

My sister in law Stephanie also stopped by with my niece Ashlynn and we watched cartoons for a little while which was nice ;)

My brothers girlfriend Heather brought my nieces and nephew Blaze, Kirsten and Summer to see me.

On Tuesday I found out I GET TO GO HOME!!!!!!!

Susie came and spent her lunch with me which was nice ;)

I was told I was going to be taking a wheelchair home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that was a HUGE relief as it would allow me to get out of my room and roam around the house by myself

My manager Brenda came and helped pack up my room for me which was a god send.

I was extremely nauseated Tuesday so that helped a lot.

So on Tuesday around 2pm I was out of the hospital THANK GOD!!!!!

If I left out any details or anyone who visited me I am so sorry

I appreciate all my friends and family who have visited, called, text and sent me cards.

I will post another entry about after I returned home

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!!!!!!!