Surgery Day

I had my ankle surgery this morning, we had to be there for 6:30am check in YUK! I had to fill out a few forms, got my id bracelets then we went into the smaller rooms so I could put my gown on etc...

Everything was going smoothly until the nurse put the IV line in. haha! I was feeling just fine while she found the vein and put it in but then all of a sudden I felt flushed and fainty! I told her I thought I was going to pass out and sure enough, BAM out I went on the chair. It was weird because I felt like I was dreaming while I was out(which Adam figures was about a minute) and when I finally came to I saw 4 people staring at me with concerned looks on their faces! I was completed soaked with sweat, felt so weak and clamy! EWWWW, not a nice feeling at all. They had put monitors back on me to watch my heart rate and breathing plus put an oxygen line in my nose.

We had to wait for a bit for my vitals to return to normal range(which didnt take long) so they could decide if I was ok for surgery(esp the anesthesia).
THumbs up and so off we went down the hall in the chair to the OR and transfered to the table there. They secured me with a seat belt(remember kids, safety first! HA HA) and then the Anesthesiologist adminsitered me some SLEEPY JUICE! HA HA! I remember breathing in some oxygen from the mask and then drifted off into LA LA LAND!

I think surgery was at approx 7:20am and I woke up in the recovery ward around 8:05. I didnt feel too bad at that point, just really sleepy/groggy but no real pain, just numbness in the foot. Adam came back and sat with me while I was having some saltine crackers and apple juice. The nurse came in to check on me and said I could start to get dressed if I felt ok --- thankfully Adam was there to help me get organized.

We sat there for a little bit then they brought a wheel chair for me and Adam went to bring the car up to the front. I think we were back home around 9:45am.

We picked up my prescriptions and I took some then crashed out on the couch for most of the day with my foot elevated with an ice pack.


My pain level throughout the day wasn't too bad because of the nerve block Dr Chi did during surgery. He figured it would last about 8-12hrs, o of course as the day went on I could feel a bit more pain(took pain killers since I left the surgery center this morning, they said to do the least amount then increase with pain level).


Anyways, thats it for today, hopefully I'll get a decent sleep tonight and tomorrow my ankle wont be really sore.

I'll try to update this blog each day




Thanks for all the wishes for a successful surgery and speedy recovery.
jessi :-)