emilymae99
junior member
Oh my goodness, what a week I've had. I went into the hospital on Tuesday (19th) and have only just returned home. I've definitely made my mind up that I do not like hospitals one bit. It's so nice to feel the fresh air outside after being on the ward for a couple of days.
Surgery went well, but I completely underestimated how much pain I was going to be in afterwards. I was so upset on the first days because I didn't think it was going to be so bad. However, I did have some lovely ladies on my ward who had just had PAO's so we were all struggling together.
I had a lot of trouble with low blood pressure as on day 1 and 2 I couldn't stand up without fainting (anyone else?) which was also very frustrating because all I wanted to do was to go home!
So happy I am finally home. I've already managed the stairs and I'm having a curry for dinner which is something to look forward to after having to live off hospital food for the past 5 days. My pain is ok, and I think I'll be able to manage it now that I'm starting to get used to it.
Very small steps in a long, but hopefully successful recovery!
Surgery went well, but I completely underestimated how much pain I was going to be in afterwards. I was so upset on the first days because I didn't think it was going to be so bad. However, I did have some lovely ladies on my ward who had just had PAO's so we were all struggling together.
I had a lot of trouble with low blood pressure as on day 1 and 2 I couldn't stand up without fainting (anyone else?) which was also very frustrating because all I wanted to do was to go home!
So happy I am finally home. I've already managed the stairs and I'm having a curry for dinner which is something to look forward to after having to live off hospital food for the past 5 days. My pain is ok, and I think I'll be able to manage it now that I'm starting to get used to it.
Very small steps in a long, but hopefully successful recovery!