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Greetings from the land of post-op! Surgery went swimmingly and I'm resting comfortably.
I got to the hospital a little earlier than scheduled - Me? Eager? - and got promptly begowned and signed in. Dr. Snip, however, ran a little late with her other patient of the day. So I spent a nice extra hour chatting with my mom & Brunette Sister with a mind addled by dehydration. Finally, Dr. Snip & Dr. Knockout showed up, asked me what they needed to, and wheeled me in around noon.
Five minutes later as I perceived it and five hours as everyone else did, I was awake and in recovery. The fam met me there, followed me up to my room, and talked for a bit.
No nausea, minimal itching. Orange Jell-O & saltines never tasted so good. I've discovered that morphine is the bomb, IV ibuprofen is dandy, and percocet is mighty nice. Not to mention dozens of well-wishing emails & tweets.
Dr. Bowers (i.e. Dr. Snip) stopped by this morning, assured me that all went well, and did a little expectations management.
My phone was plugged in in the bathroom with the ringer off, so it took me a while to get a hold of mom. D'oh!
Time for "inspirator" exercises to ward off pneumonia. (!) Then more chat with fam, then sleep.
ETA: But wait! Lunch! Yes, it's institutional, but I don't care.
I got to the hospital a little earlier than scheduled - Me? Eager? - and got promptly begowned and signed in. Dr. Snip, however, ran a little late with her other patient of the day. So I spent a nice extra hour chatting with my mom & Brunette Sister with a mind addled by dehydration. Finally, Dr. Snip & Dr. Knockout showed up, asked me what they needed to, and wheeled me in around noon.
Five minutes later as I perceived it and five hours as everyone else did, I was awake and in recovery. The fam met me there, followed me up to my room, and talked for a bit.
No nausea, minimal itching. Orange Jell-O & saltines never tasted so good. I've discovered that morphine is the bomb, IV ibuprofen is dandy, and percocet is mighty nice. Not to mention dozens of well-wishing emails & tweets.
Dr. Bowers (i.e. Dr. Snip) stopped by this morning, assured me that all went well, and did a little expectations management.
My phone was plugged in in the bathroom with the ringer off, so it took me a while to get a hold of mom. D'oh!
Time for "inspirator" exercises to ward off pneumonia. (!) Then more chat with fam, then sleep.
ETA: But wait! Lunch! Yes, it's institutional, but I don't care.
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Date: 2011-12-14 09:51 pm (UTC)From:three cheers for jello and drugs!
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Date: 2011-12-14 11:40 pm (UTC)From:So is it life-changing? Does it feel weird? Does it feel totally right? More please! :)
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Date: 2011-12-15 12:40 am (UTC)From:I still think, though, that going full time was more life-changing.
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Date: 2011-12-15 12:43 am (UTC)From:Btw I watched this neat short at Lunafest this year: http://www.lunafest.org/the-films/details/i-am-a-girl. I think you might like it.
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Date: 2011-12-15 01:10 am (UTC)From:(Just kidding - so glad everything went well!!)
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Date: 2011-12-15 05:40 am (UTC)From:Are you going to keep it in your medicine cabinet?
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Date: 2011-12-15 11:17 pm (UTC)From:Sleep well!
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Date: 2011-12-16 02:17 am (UTC)From:Glad everything went well. Was going to send you flowers (har!), but feared the "stranger sending me flowers" oddness.
So, mental flowers for thee!
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Date: 2011-12-27 12:31 pm (UTC)From:More importantly, though, it's good to know you'll be able to be yourself all over and seek out the fulfilling relationships you've wanted for so long.