Today I went to my post op appointment. The staples came out of my incision, I was told that I DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANY CHEMO OR RADIATION TREATMENTS, and all is on the mend. So, when the exam was over, the staples were gone and the steri strips all in place where the staples had been, and I was very excited to be going home!
As I leaned forward with the nurse's help to pull up my capris, I laid my hand on my abdomen for support as I was getting ready to stand...just out of habit. Then, I felt warmth all over my hand only to raise it and see that it was covered in dark brown liquid. Then, it happened. The nurse said, lay back down, I'll get help...as she said that, massive amounts of blood gushed from my wound and covered the exam table and the floor. I've never seen so much blood. It was disgusting, but even more than that, it was terrifying. I was getting ready to LEAVE when this happened. They had to use four blankets and a bunch of towels to get the floor to the point that they could walk around me to help me. Unbelievable. It was a huge wound hemotoma. He had to open about six more inches of my incision to clean out the rest of the blood clot. That was a lot of fun. Loved it. So now, I have to have a vacu pac which is a battery operated thing that sucks the tissues together and helps to heal the wound faster. I will have home health care nurses twice a day to change the packing for the next six to eight weeks. I am sooooooooo very thankful that it happened there and NOT at home. So scary.
I was very disappointed to say the least. I thought everything was going so well. I guess shit happens. John is at a DCI show in Broken Arrow, OK tonight and won't get home til about 4 or 5 in the a.m., Chele is at home with Mom helping her recover from her surgery today...which went well! And Evanne called and said she was on her way over to take care of me! I said absolutely not!! It's not like I'm bed ridden or can't do for myself...it's just another bump in the road...a bump that has really pissed me off....but it will work out in time.
So, that's it for now. I'm over it. Ready to call it a night. Love and hugs to you all, and thanks for your support through all of this bullshit! More later. :)
As I leaned forward with the nurse's help to pull up my capris, I laid my hand on my abdomen for support as I was getting ready to stand...just out of habit. Then, I felt warmth all over my hand only to raise it and see that it was covered in dark brown liquid. Then, it happened. The nurse said, lay back down, I'll get help...as she said that, massive amounts of blood gushed from my wound and covered the exam table and the floor. I've never seen so much blood. It was disgusting, but even more than that, it was terrifying. I was getting ready to LEAVE when this happened. They had to use four blankets and a bunch of towels to get the floor to the point that they could walk around me to help me. Unbelievable. It was a huge wound hemotoma. He had to open about six more inches of my incision to clean out the rest of the blood clot. That was a lot of fun. Loved it. So now, I have to have a vacu pac which is a battery operated thing that sucks the tissues together and helps to heal the wound faster. I will have home health care nurses twice a day to change the packing for the next six to eight weeks. I am sooooooooo very thankful that it happened there and NOT at home. So scary.
I was very disappointed to say the least. I thought everything was going so well. I guess shit happens. John is at a DCI show in Broken Arrow, OK tonight and won't get home til about 4 or 5 in the a.m., Chele is at home with Mom helping her recover from her surgery today...which went well! And Evanne called and said she was on her way over to take care of me! I said absolutely not!! It's not like I'm bed ridden or can't do for myself...it's just another bump in the road...a bump that has really pissed me off....but it will work out in time.
So, that's it for now. I'm over it. Ready to call it a night. Love and hugs to you all, and thanks for your support through all of this bullshit! More later. :)
Yikes that was horrible! !! But wait! Wasn't there some really great news at the very beginning? No Chemo and no Radiation? That is really fantastic! But that awful episode certainly took the fun out of it. It's a blessing you weren't on your way home when it happened. Ugh!
ReplyDeleteI had a similar situation after my c-section. Nothing like "holy crap my guts are coming out!" to get your heart started!! So glad the rest was good news though including your mom. Love and prayers!!!
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