Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Surgery and Recovery

So Lindsay had her hernia repair surgery on Friday. We had to wake up super early! I set my alarm for 4 and woke her up around 4:30ish? We were out the house by 5. I think we were all a little nervous and ready to get the day over with. I did feel an overwhelming peace mostly though. We got to the hospital a little before 6. We found the surgery center easily and went and checked in. We waited for maybe 10 min in the waiting room before they called us back. We got situated in a little room. From there it was very busy for the next 30+ min. It was a constant flow of nurses and doctors. They had her change into the hospital gown, took her temp, pulse ox, and blood pressure. They also asked us a bunch of questions. During that time too they tried to distract her with balloons, iPad, stickers, etc. She did ok up until the point they wanted to give her the "happy juice" to help the transition into the operating room. They had asked us if we thought she would need it. I figured she would cry and be tense so we said YES! Well it was a HUGE struggle to get her to take it. Once she finally did she was freaking out! They finally let her have one ice cube to calm her. By the time she got that it was about time to take her back. That was the hardest moment of all...seeing her upset and scared. Once they took her back though I think she was so overwhelmed and distracted that she didn't cry. We sort of slipped out the room and they took her right into the OR. We went out into the waiting room. Austin went and got us some breakfast and coffee. We sat and chatted for a few minutes while we ate then went back to the waiting area. I read and worked on Bible study and also answered texts. It didn't feel like we were in there long before the doc came out and said all went well! What a blessing! He told us she was still asleep and they would call us back when she started to wake up. Well about 20 minutes went by before a nurse came to call us back. When we got back there she was still knocked out! She went on to sleep about 30 min. Finally the nurse adjusted her bed and she woke up. She was really groggy and hung over acting. She was not happy with the IV placement in her hand. They quickly moved her from PACU to a recovery room. There she ate 2 popsicles and was well on her way to getting out of there. The whole process was about an hour. They released us and she got dressed and we were out of there! We were home by 10:30! It was amazing! We got home and we thought she would mostly sleep but NOPE she was wanting to do art projects and play board games. She was still very loopy though so she had to be watched closely b/c she was very dizzy and could hardly walk without assistance. After Austin and I ate some lunch we made her lay down. I knew her body needed the rest. I turned on PBS kids and hoped since the house was quiet that she would sleep. Not so much! I woke up to her kicking me forcefully in the side! So that afternoon she mostly drew and watched tv and played inside. Austin went to get Colby at the normal time. We pretty much had a normal evening. She also ate really well all day! After dinner we got ready for movie night! We ended up watching Inside Out. Well by about 8:30 she was DONE! She requested finally to go to bed and she crashed! 
Saturday I knew would be a low key day for us. We had nothing on the calendar and I planned a stay home day for us. It ended up being quite nice. We worked on Colby's homework and the kids just played. Lindsay didn't complain much at all. I had given her IBprofun Friday afternoon and then again when she got up Saturday at breakfast. We picked up chickfila for lunch. That afternoon we just hung around the house. I made red beans and we had plans for the SAINTS game. Lindsay ran around the house like a crazy person so I was pretty confident she was back to herself! 
Sunday again gave her some IBP but other then that she was completely fine. We made the decision to go ahead and go to church for 2nd service when they would be celebrating the school. The kids went to Jumpstart then we went back to their classrooms then went to lunch. She was a little quiet/slower then normal but nothing major. She enjoyed hanging out with her new friend Maribelle. It was nice to get out and see people and feel somewhat back to normal!! That afternoon though we rested and worked more on Colby's homework and just relaxed. 
It honestly was a great weekend as far as slowing down and re-charging our batteries! We were ready to tackle the upcoming week! 

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