No problem...
I stayed over in Birmingham the night before at the Holiday Inn near New Street Station
The hotel itself was nice enough but quite noisy on the night... I found it very difficult to get to sleep anyway due to nerves etc. but managed to get a couple of hours in the end.
The next morning I checked out and got a taxi to the Priory for half 11
When I arrived the staff showed me to my room and explained how to use the TV controls and heating. After this a nurse came in to take my order for dinner and breakfast
Nurses kept coming in every now and again to check certain things and get a urine sample.
They also dropped off the surgery clothing, gown, paper pants and circulation socks which I put on prior to Mr. Levick arriving
After sitting back and watching some TV the anaesthetist came by to answer any questions (i was quite nervous about the GA, but he quickly put me at ease)
Mr. Levick then came in checked some things over and lead me to the pre-op room at 1 o'clock.
Here they lay me down on the bed, and injected something into me hand which made me feel drowsy within seconds... after talking to them for about a minute after this they injected something else and the next thing i remember is waking up in the recovery room haha
I was taken back to my room, i looked at my phone it was just after 3pm. I sent a text to my family to let them know everything was ok, i shut my eyes again and woke up an hour later
They had connected me up the cooling pads, with the macom vest holding them in place and the leg pumps attached and working away
Food them came which was very nice.
The football was on soon after this so i just chilled out and watched the match, then went to sleep after.
The worst part for me in all of this was getting disconnected every time I need to go to the toilet, the first time was a bit strange as I felt fine in the bed but when I stood up I felt quite dizzy, however the nurse wasn't keen to let me stand for very long and quickly got me back into bed.
Also, half way through the night I had one dizzy spell where I thought I was going to be sick, I called for the nurse they came in and opened up the window which helped a lot, i just think the room was very stuffy and getting too warm. All the nurses from my experience were very friendly and happy to help.
Mr. Levick came to see me the next morning and said everything went great. I very surprised how much gland he got out, he said i was in the large category (never expected that)
I had 110g taken from the left side and 77g from the right.
He gave me the photos to keep, which make me feel a little nauseous to be honest haha
After this I got up and got changed, which was easier than I thought (considering I was there on my own). I then signed out and phoned for a taxi in the reception downstairs and got a lift to New Street station to make my way back home.
I've just been relaxing since I got back, movement is a bit restricted but still managing to cope.
Pain hasn't been to bad and still getting used to the binder.
I'm quite glad I got the train home right away rather than staying in Birmingham another night as I woke up a bit more sore this morning (nothing the medication can't sort out
So far I'm extremely happy with how it has all went, but looking forward to getting a shower and changed into the 2nd stage vest.
If anyone has any questions... ask away!
Topic: Surgery with Levick: 06/05/15 (Read 4182 times)
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