it has been three days since i was discharged from the hospital and i'm already feeling tired of just laying in bed most of the time. of course, i try to follow what my doctor said, that, i should walk around the house. i've been doing that and yesterday evening i was even out in the garden to breath some fresh air, admire the flowers and i thought that the blackberries are ready to be picked up na...but that needs to wait until i'm okay.
i'm not a big fan of hospitals. i've never been so sick in my entire life that i needed to be confined in one, but due to personal reasons, i've agreed to go through this one.
my hospital journey started last autumn and it wasn't until spring this year that my ob found out that i have a 4.5 cm myoma that needs to be taken out. when i heard that from my doctor, i had a flash of scenes of what's going to happen that it mometarily paralyzed me. it didn't even comfort me when the doctor said that it's usual for women of my age and it's not going to be a major operation. i have been very worried since then.
in late spring, my doctor called that they have a schedule for my operation by the end of may. i declined because i was just starting with my work practice then and honestly, i was so scared.
when the doctor called again in the middle of summer, she talked to my husband, then we talked it over and i finally decided to go through it. i was scheduled for the operation on august 3rd. a week before that, i went to a couple of laboratory tests and a day before the operation, i went through some more lab tests and an interview with the doctor.
Operation day
i was up at 6am, took a shower, packed my small bag and we drove to the hospital. my call time was at 7am. we waited at the receiving area of the ward until a nurse came around 8 and she led us to my room. she gave me the hospital costume that i had to wear and asked us to wait there in the room. at that time, i was already very hungry because i haven't eaten or drank anything since 12 midnight, as instructed by the doctor. i was sleepy, too. so i was dozing on and off while watching "the mummy" ( a great movie choice, by the way, before an operation 😁 ) around 10 am, the nurse came back to give me some medicine to take and a pair of stockings to wear (so stylish!)
at 12:15 the captain kissed me and the nurse wheeled me into the operating room. my first impression was like, "wow! this is like a theater or a tv studio with all the spotlights! no wonder they made me wear stockings! 😂" kidding aside, i didn't actually dare to wander my gaze anywhere else in the room because i didn't want to see things that i didn't want to see.
all i can remember before they put me to sleep was one nurse took my bp, another one inserted a needle in my arm then another person injected something in my hands that felt so painful. i still remembered saying "that hurts" then someone put the oxygen mask on my face and i went to sleep.
i woke up in a room without spotlights. it was quite noisy. i still felt sleepy. someone asked, "do you feel any pain? do you feel nauseous?" i tried to say no but my throat was so dry that i couldn't even make a sound. then i fell asleep again, when i opened my eyes they asked me the same questions. i don't know how many times i dozed on and off in that room before they wheeled me back to my room.
then the captain came and held my hand while i came in and out of sleep. oh, and i finally had my first meal after 19 hours of fasting! i had berry soup and joghurt. delicioso!!!
jukka left around 9pm and i just went to sleep and the nurse woke me up every 2 hours to pee. that part was a struggle because i felt that i needed to pee but couldn't. at 5am when the nurse woke me up again, she did what parents do to their kids when they are toilet-training them. she made that "psssss...ppssss" sound and it worked!!! the nurse was happier than me 😀
at 8am, jukka came and i had breakfast and took medicine for the pain. my doctor came and gave me an update about the operation and the things that i should do for fast recovery. while the doctor was talking to jukka outside the room, i changed clothes and by 10am i said goodbye to the nurses in my ward.
now i'm just waiting to heal completely so i can pick up berries na! 😋
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