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Visitors' Stories -- Chelsea's Recovery Story (p. 2)Day 1 I had to be at the hospital at 9:15am and surgery was scheduled for 10:45. I filled out paper work and they sent me to the lab for blood work. Then I was taken in to the pre-op room where I was told to undress and put on the hospital gown. The nurse there took my temperature, put in an I.V. which she said was just water, salt and sugar. She then took my blood pressure and said it was very low. She asked me if I was relaxed and I told her I was extremely relaxed. I couldn't believe how relaxed I was, I guess the self-hypnosis had worked. She took my blood pressure on the other arm and it was a bit higher, but still low. It wasn't long before my surgeon came in and did his markings. The anesthesiologist came in and asked me a lot of questions and joked around a bit. Then I was wheeled into the operating room. The atmosphere in there was very light and casual which I liked. The anesthesiologist said he was going to start the anesthesia and I would begin to feel it and that it would feel like five minutes later when they woke me up. He was right. I remember saying, I'm going now, goodbye. I'm not sure if all of the words came out or not. The next thing I knew, the nurse was asking me if I had pain and I said, some. She said she would put some pain medication in my I.V. I seemed to lie there awhile feeling quite groggy, yet fully cognizant of what was going on. My blood pressure was being taken every few moments it seemed. The nurse then helped me to get dressed, put me in a wheel chair and wheeled me out to the waiting room where my husband and kids were waiting. My husband said I looked so out-of-it, I had no expression on my face. I thought I had tried to smile at them, but I guess it didn't come out. We then drove back to the hotel. I took the Valium the doctor had given me just before bedtime and slept pretty well that first night, propped up on a lot of pillows. I had to see my PS the next day before going home so I was hoping to be able to see him in the morning, but unfortunately he was in surgery most of the day and I couldn't see him until 4:00. Day 2 I didn't want to pay for another night at the hotel so we asked for a late check-out. Check-out time was 12:00 and they said we could only stay until 12:30. I've stayed in a lot of hotels and have never had a problem getting a later check-out. I had even explained our situation and having to wait to see the Dr. Then I really didn't want to pay them for another night. ( I won't mention names, but their initials are B.W.) We left the hotel before 12:00 and drove to a park near the Dr.'s office. Luckily, our van has a reclining seat so I was able to relax. I was taking my Percocet and Keflex and just eating saltines. I really didn't feel like eating. I also drank lemon ice Gatorade. Oh, and by the way, by this time I had thrown up about four times so I had my barf bag with me. The park was next to a library and after awhile I felt up to getting out and sitting in the park. The fresh air made me feel better. My husband told me there was a nice area in the library where you could sit and read magazines so we went in and sat for awhile. Finally it was time to go see the Dr. The nurse took me right in and had me undress from the waist up. She said I looked like I was doing well since some women walk in hunched over on the second day. This was the first time I had looked at my new breasts and it was a bit shocking. They looked quite huge, quite swollen and quite bruised. I had one solid bruise running down the cleavage, a bruise under each nipple and bruises on the sides of each breast. The Dr. came in and examined me. He said I had more bruising than usual and showed me how to massage to help the implants come down into place. He said I didn't need the ace wrap and that felt good to get off. He said to come back in two weeks. Now I had the two hour drive home to get through. It wasn't that bad. I was able to sleep some. It sure felt good to get home. I slept on the recliner, taking the advice of so many from the Forum. I took Valium again before bed to be assured of a good night's sleep. Day 3 The third day I felt so much better than the first two days. No more nausea and the pain was a lot more tolerable. I still took the Percocet just to be on the safe side. I just relaxed and took it easy. My husband had to go back to work, but my kids were out of school for the week. My son and daughter helped me a lot. Day 6 This was a Saturday and my daughter's 14th birthday had been Friday. She had a birthday party Saturday night. I had continued to improve every day and by this time I felt normal except for still having to sleep on the recliner. I just couldn't find a comfortable position in bed. I was able to straighten up the house and do some shopping for her party. This night I had to sleep in bed since my daughter's girlfriends were staying the night and would be sleeping in the living room. Needless to say, it was a terrible night for me. I just couldn't sleep and my back was killing me. (more - click forward arrow)
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