Post Op Day 2....
Today was a pretty good day surprisingly. Pain seemed to be managed pretty well. I got to get up bright and early for a Upper GI! OH SO FUN...NOT! It was the first thing I have had to drink since surgery. It was incredibly gross! Thank goodness I only had to drink a few sips, then the test was over! This test was done to show if I had a leak or not where the stomach was stapled and sewn back together. Thank goodness everything went well. With this good news I am now able to have clear liquids again! I got a tray that consisted of chicken broth, sugar fre
e Italian shaved ice, bottle of water, and decaf tea. DELISH! :) These are the dishes I am oh so used to now a days. As Deanna and I sit there with this tray in front me of I am extremely confused!! I know that my stomach can only hold 2-3 ounces at a time and I have all this food. Then the CNA comes in with about 20 medicine cups...lol we just about died laughing. She then explained that I am to have 6 little cups a hour for a total of 6 oz per hour of fluid. So I pour in my little ounce and say Cheers to sister and I start sipping away. A while later the nutritionist, Donna, comes and and explains that I need to sip all day to prevent dehydration. OMG this a lot of fluid for my new little tummy. I am so scared to get sick...I think that would be so painful and I didn't want to find out. However at the same time I do not want to get dehydrated. I just tell myself to sip slowly and regularly, and I will and can do this. So by this time it is the evening and still no visit from Dr. Schuster (surgeon). Mom and Deanna were here with me and it was nice to visit and watch them eat :) I love family time, and I am glad that Dan got to go home and rest most of the day. Finally at like 7:30pm Dr. Schuster comes in and says I look awesome and the plan is to still send me home tomorrow. He kindly answered all questions I had and I am 100% confident this was the best thing I could have ever done for myself...Tonight calls for relaxation and hopefully sleep. Hopefully tomorrow in my own bed will be great. 
Oh and of course I continue to walk, walk, walk. YAY ME!!!
e Italian shaved ice, bottle of water, and decaf tea. DELISH! :) These are the dishes I am oh so used to now a days. As Deanna and I sit there with this tray in front me of I am extremely confused!! I know that my stomach can only hold 2-3 ounces at a time and I have all this food. Then the CNA comes in with about 20 medicine cups...lol we just about died laughing. She then explained that I am to have 6 little cups a hour for a total of 6 oz per hour of fluid. So I pour in my little ounce and say Cheers to sister and I start sipping away. A while later the nutritionist, Donna, comes and and explains that I need to sip all day to prevent dehydration. OMG this a lot of fluid for my new little tummy. I am so scared to get sick...I think that would be so painful and I didn't want to find out. However at the same time I do not want to get dehydrated. I just tell myself to sip slowly and regularly, and I will and can do this. So by this time it is the evening and still no visit from Dr. Schuster (surgeon). Mom and Deanna were here with me and it was nice to visit and watch them eat :) I love family time, and I am glad that Dan got to go home and rest most of the day. Finally at like 7:30pm Dr. Schuster comes in and says I look awesome and the plan is to still send me home tomorrow. He kindly answered all questions I had and I am 100% confident this was the best thing I could have ever done for myself...Tonight calls for relaxation and hopefully sleep. Hopefully tomorrow in my own bed will be great. 
Oh and of course I continue to walk, walk, walk. YAY ME!!!
Yay Kimberly! I am so glad to hear from YOU that everything went well. Of course I have spoken to your mom. How exciting you get to go home tomorrow. I am still praying for a quick recovery!!
ReplyDeleteHang in there Bum ~ you are strong! Love you!
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! I am so happy for you and I know that you will do great! You are a strong woman!
ReplyDeleteKimberly,
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see the pictures of you. We are so proud of you and your diligence! Praying your recovery continues to go well. I can't wait to come visit you when you get home. I'll even bring Bailey if you'd like :) Love you!