13 Days Post Op. Going Home.

Today my hubby will pick me up and home we go.

Now that I am a little more coherent, I want to explain, in detail, what went wrong.

Normally this surgery would be a one to two night stay.  My stay turned into nearly 2 weeks.

I had surgery Monday.  Tuesday night I fainted which led to tests to discover internal bleeding.  It does look like medical error, but I will not lay blame nor make that my focus.

After 8 blood transfusions I had corrective surgery Wednesday night followed by 2 more transfusions.   (This is where we can insert the words of the Dr "Connie, we almost lost you").  My lungs collapsed in the process and by bowels filled with blood.

I recovered in ICU for a few hours and then they moved me to a ward called "Step Up" where I had 24/7 nurse care for 3 days.   On Saturday night they moved me to the surgery ward where I have now been for 7 days.  My body has slowly been cleaning itself out and my lungs have been slowly regaining strength.  I have been steadily working with physio to learn how to walk again.  Thursday was the first time I walked unassisted.

Beginning tomorrow I will be getting Home Care to watch my stats and take care of my wounds.

Right now I lie here in a significant amount of pain.

On top of all these shenanigans I am learning how to listen to my new tiny stomach.  That is hard all in itself.  Post on that coming up.

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Every day gets better.  I am so thankful to go home tomorrow!  Looking forward to the beautiful fall leaves on the drive!