surgery recap

Thanks Cat, I checked my dashboard and most of the blog was there! OK it has been almost a week since my surgery and I am finally starting to feel human again.  Thought I would post a recap of the big event.....

I told everyone that I would be fine by myself at the hospital, no need to have anyone just hang out and be bored while I sleep and get waited on by the nursing staff.  D drove me to the hospital and walked me up.  We got there a little before 6am and had to wait a few minutes for the check in guy to get there and get the paperwork done.  Once that was over with the pre-op nurse was waiting at the desk for me and walked me back and started doing all the required work on me, the IV was virtually painless but the heprin shot in the stomach felt like someone punched me in the stomach.  I had a constant parade of people in, including the surgeon, Dr. Atkins and the sandman guy....Mr. Liarpants as I like to call him.  I asked Mr. Liarpants if he was going to give me something to make sure I didn't get sick and he said he would....liarpant. 

I woke up in recovery with Dr. Atkins telling me he had called D and that everything was perfect and they took pictures for the clinic...he said it couldn't have gone better and was much faster than he expected.  Once they start to take me to my room I started to feel an overwhelming urge to puke.  I made it to my room before I threw up everything I had eaten in the last week.  I was miserable and was so glad no one was there to bug me and I could just try to lay as still as possible because every-time I moved I felt the urge to puke grow.  I was throwing up again and begging for more zofran long before I was allowed another dose.  So, Thursday was spent sleeping.  I am really surprised they let me go home on Friday, there were discussions as to if they would let me or not.  Since I was staying the night a hotel literally across the street they let me go.  More nausea on the way out of the hospital and to the hotel.  Once I got to the hotel and laid down I felt much better.  Still wasn't up to running any races but felt like I could drink some juice and eat some pudding. 
In good news I haven't felt nauseous since Friday but I know I am not eating enough because I don't want to.  Believe me, I think throwing up after this surgery is one of the most painful things I have had to live through and I am not a pansy, I ran for two weeks with a stress fracture in my knee...but I feel like a big baby.  I have been up and walking but I do get light headed pretty easy.  I haven't taken any kind of pain pill stronger then OTC Advil since Friday night.  D talked me into going to the walmart last night, I was fine but still felt pretty weak and "swimmy".
I envy everyone who has written about how easy everything went for them and I am seriously in awe of anyone who flew home from Mexico days after having this done, I couldn't have done that.  The intense nausea just makes everything 100 times worse.
The plan for today is to go out to eat for some soup, not sure where and to the mall to walk a lap or so around for some exercise out of the heat.  I know I will feel more normal once I start to eat better but I seriously am not hungry and have to remind myself to eat.  BTW according to the doctor scale I have lost 10 pounds.
Supposed to go back to work tomorrow but I am not sure if I will be up to it.  I have to go to the doctor on Wed. to do all the tests that they were supposed to do before I left on Friday but were afraid would make me sick again.  Chances are I will not go back to work until Thursday.
Thanks to everyone who checked in on me!!