Re: Two needles in the arm

[Guest guest]

I don't know if this is what you had, but I had one IV, which was

used to administer antibiotics and other fluids. That one was

installed the night before surgery.

The other one was installed after I was safely under anesthesia, and

was actually an arterial gas monitor, used by the anesthesiology

staff to see what my blood gases were. If they put it in while you're

awake, it hurts like the devil... My mom had to have frequent tests

of blood gases to see that Medicare would authorize her use of

oxygen, and I always found that particularly cruel. There she sat,

gasping for breath, and they'd have to stick that danged needle into

an artery. This one was out before I came to, thank heavens.

The IV was removed sometime the morning after surgery the day before.

Cammie

> > > Hi Sara!!!

> > > Nice to be on this side! And guess what ensure doesn't suck!

> > > LOL it is my first one today...go figure!

> > >

> > > Thank god because I had

> > > to spend the whole night in the recovering unit

> > > =oh that's not relaxing at all, I was lucky to get a private

> suite

> > > if I wasn't in pain it could have been a hotel...minus the

shots

> in

> > > the bum...

> > >

> > > My lower jaw swung right into place

> > > perfectly. My mouth is now banded shut with only two VERY tight

> > > elastic

> > > =me too, I got a triangle shape though...I am told more

elastics

> to

> > > come later.

> > >

> > > When I woke up post-surgery I still had the nasal gastric tube

in

> my

> > > nose. Let me tell all you pre-oppers this. This tube is your

> friend

> > > even if it looks grosse!

> > > =lol and feels sorta itchy, I am blood swallowing queen having

> also

> > > had my sinus polyps all scraped out its been nose bleed city.

> > >

> > > Ah yes, the catherer. Well I had two. One in my arm

> > > and one for down there, you know where.

> > > =what was the arm one for or do you mean IV?

> > >

> > > it took less than 3 seconds and didn't hurt at all. It

> > > also did not hurt after to go the the bathroom. Sorry about the

> > > details.

> > > =lol yeah people dread the catheter but its such a relief vs

> trying

> > > to get onto a bedpan in recovery!

> > >

> > > The catherer in my arm on the other hand hurt like hell.

> > >

> > > =my guy went for 4 then tried to cover up his really messy one

> with

> > > a huge bandaid - lol like what do they expect nothing to drink

> and

> > I

> > > am breastfeeding of course they are going to hunt for a vien..

> > >

> > >

> > > " there's no reason it should be hurting you, " and

> > > promptly went back to her desk to gossip with her colleague.

> > > =lol nurse ratchet!

> > >

> > > As soon as I woke up this

> > > mroning I remembered to do my breathing exercises and to cough

as

> > > much as possible.

> > > =what were you told? I was told 3 deep breaths then cough.

> > > I got a tonne of phlegm and blood still.

> > >

> > > I was out of surgery at 11am, and I have to say I have not

> bruised

> > > as much as with the bsso...I am a little chubby and retaining

> water

> > > but...all in all okay.

> > >

> > > My lips are wider and my nose is

> > > also slightly wider. I'm still not sure I like what I see but

I've

> > > decided not to make any final judgements for at least 3 weeks.

> > > =good thinking, the nose and lips is part of the swelling, your

> > lips

> > > will look so thin in 3 weeks bye bye laura croft!

> > >

> > > Well, that's enough of my rambling for now. Throughout the whole

> > > procedure I kept on saying to myself, oh I need to tell the

group

> > > about this. It was a huge comfort.

> > > =lol my mom can't understand why I needed to hop online not

> > > just 'rest'...

> > >

> > > Well i just took some 24 hour pictures myself to add to the

> bunch.

> > > When my father took my first surgery post op pictures I would

> have

> > > told him to f-off if I could have made the F noise. But now I

> > > really like seeing how far I have come...its so weird so weird

> > > having teeth that touch!

> > >

> > > SHiloh

[Guest guest]

Cammie,

your poor mother! how cruel. Yes, it's them 2 needles I had and they

took them both out when I was wide awake. Both bled pretty badly but to

be honest I was just glad to get them out. What ever they were pumping

through them was doing a real number on my arm.

Sara