Just had my gyne surgery yesterday with Dr. Fielding
thought i'd try and keep you all updated with my progress. I'm planning to update this thread for as long as possible, including posting updates well beyond the time it takes for the wounds to heal (ie. 1, 2 year post op).
At the hospital.....Yesterday went off without a single hitch......had my surgery scheduled for 745am, arrived at the hospital at 6am (yikes!). Didn't spend much time waiting as others have had to do in the past....maybe it was because I requested a very early surgery time? most likely, i say
Came out of surgery in a daze.....had no idea what was going on.....strange enough, I came to when I thought/dreamt I puked.....turned out I actually did, when the anesthetist pulled the air tube out of my throat, I heard. hahah should have warned the docs I have a very weak stomach! Apart from that hiccup, I was feeling fine....my throat was sore as hell...maybe due to the air tube they had to shove down my air pipe.....ugh
Fun fact...I smoke weed daily (don`t smoke cigarettes though)....so when I was asked by the anesthetist if I smoke, I confirmed (I don`t hide that sort of info from my docs). He looked a bit annoyed, but I stood firm....the instructions from Dr. Fielding said to not eat, drink or ingest anything from midnight to the time of the surgery...I followed that to the letter. Add to that, Dr. Fielding himself seeming not to care at all when I told him during our consult months earlier. Later on, I heard the anesthetist said he was almost ready to cancel the surgery. hahah....my god...some people are waaaaaay too old school.
Dr. Fielding had a resident join him......for those who don`t know, Dr. Fielding is a lecturer at UofT....he`s the one teaching new plastic surgeons about this procedure....if that doesn`t speak volumes about his skills, then I don`t know what does!!
The recovery period right after the surgery was interesting.......I felt little to no pain (discomfort, most def!) so I was given no painkillers the 3 hours I was laying in surgery daycare (where they place you after the surgery). I was given a prescription for 30 Tylenol 3s when I was discharged.
At Home...........
It was almost at the very second I stepped through my front door that I started to feel pain.....slight, piercing pains....so i took a T3 and everything was fine. I took a few minutes to examine my vest. I had quite a bit of blood & fluids seeping out from my right side - about 50% more than my left. But overall, everything looked fine.
I spent the rest of the night in and out of sleep, surfing the web, and watching T.V. Somehow found the strength to make a big platter of nachos...hahaha...I ate the whole thing!
Now, as I type this, i`m on day 2.....my chest feels fine.....a bit of pain, but nothing a T3 can`t fix
What I do notice now is a fair bit of itchyness around the vest, but that`s to be expected. I have my first post-op appt with Dr. Fielding next Tuesday....from reading other surgery accounts, I assume he`ll be taking off my vest, pads and bandages at that time....oh man, I cannot wait to see my new chest!!!!!!
Pics.....I would love to show pics, before and after, but i have quite a few tattoos, so i`d rather not...someone might recognize them
- as is the case with others, this is a very private chapter in my life.
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