I love love love Huntsville Hospital. It was a wonderful experience yesterday. My doc was awesome and so was her support staff. It could not have gone any better. Well maybe if they could have gotten an IV Cather in on the first try but it only took three. That's better than most times. If I get cold and haven't drank much water it is almost impossible to get my veins. Most nurses don't believe me until they've tried a few times get help and then they try a few times too. Not much fun for me but at least I'm not scare of needles and know no ones ever gotten it on the first try.
Funny that a spinal hurts less than the IV line. I could still move my legs and bottom during surgery but couldn't feel anything. Dr said they gave me a very low dose so I'd recover quicker. I thought I could stand right away but they wouldn't let me. Good reason too after about two hours I tried to stand and my legs were jello. I could lift and move them but they didn't support my weight well. They said as soon as my potty functions came back I could go home - yeah it's the last thing to wake up. It took nearly 7 hours. I had to have a Cather bc my bladder you could see it and it hurt- over 1300 ml - yeah it was full.
They couldn't Doppler the little bit bc it wouldn't sit still and was moving from it. So we got to see it and sure enough it was all over the place :) They laughed it's truly a busy body but after the procedure it wasn't moving so fast but it's heartbeat was going strong.
I am very thankful to have had a great experience. Now we wait and see. I have to be bedrest for just a few days then take it real easy. If all stays good no bedrest but doc thinks at some point I'll have too. I really really hope not. I am struggling today just to lay here.
Day by day - March is getting closer
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