Mikaela’s Blog: My Surgery Memories
August 25th, 2009
I don’t even remember falling asleep; all I remember was waking up in recovery and driving home about 10 minutes later. It wasn’t really only 10 minutes later! There was almost no pain at first. Then that afternoon as I started to wake up, there was a lot of tightness and pressure on my chest, but very little pain. That feeling lasted throughout the day and into the next. The second day hurt a little more, just because the swelling was peaking, but it was still very manageable. I was taking my pain medication on a regular schedule, which helped a lot. It also felt good to get up and walk around, as Dr. Bashioum recommends to all his patients. It seemed like it hurt less then. The hardest part about the first few days was being stuck upright in a chair, not being able to change position, and keeping two big bags of ice on me. I was bored!! Otherwise, the first few days after were not bad at all and soon I would be able to move around more.
Check back to see how my recovery progresses during my first week.
Makaela’s Blog: Mother’s Perspective on Surgery
August 24th, 2009
The Day of Surgery. Mikaela is nervous, which then makes me a bit nervous. She is worried about being nauseous afterwards and goodness knows she may get herself worked up to the point that she does throw up! I am not worried about the anesthesia or the surgery itself at all. As you already know, I am an RN and in the spirit of full disclosure, I am also a past patient of Dr. Bashioum’s. So I am totally confident that she is in awesome hands, the best! Mikaela met with many of the staff on the day of her surgery. She was treated with respect and kindness. I could sense from her that she was going to be okay through all of this. David, the nurse anesthetist, took special care to let her know that he would do everything he could to prevent her from “puking†as she put it. He told me that he would make sure that he medicated her appropriately so that she would have a comfortable recovery. The actual surgery takes under and hour and we were soon ready to head home.
Please check back to read all about Mikaela’s recovery.
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