Typing one handed sucks, and while two handed is certainly possible, it adds to the aches. I have gone off all pain meds in the hope of returning to some nomality in the realms of bowel movements. Three and a half weeks of assisted action is a bit much!
There were, of course, many dramas with the hospital stay. But also many lovely things. Overall, I never dreamed I would be able to have surgery so quickly after returning home. I am grateful to those who helped me out and assisted with this. The shoulder feels like I've gone back to the first three days after the accident, but I need to remind myself we need this backward step to move foreward.
What would be lovely: to have no need to sneeze for the six weeks I am confined to the sling, the most critical phase for the shoulder stabilisation.
A man can dream. A man can dream...
Too much typing - here are the pics.
cheers
M
Ready to go for surgery. Pump off, rings off, but just try and take the Navigator off me! Funnily enough, the lack of knowledge of the hospital's own diabetes team fell in my favour as they focussed on banishing my pump for surgery (refer to rant) and forgot all about my continuous glucose monitor, which they had earlier indicated also required removal.
Of course, once we got down to surgery the theatre team loved the technology and had no problems with me wearing it, using the data and even translating the information back into the Australian scale (mMol/L).
This made history in Australia: the first time a CGM has been used in surgery.
Safe keeping for my rings! It was so great having Ewin readied and waiting in the recovery room to re-attach pump and get a correctional bolus happening. He had an audience too: the surgeon stayed behind asking questions about the OmniPod and totally loving the technology. I was out of it and had no idea. The bolus was essential after surgery as the start time was delayed - notifying us after I had removed the pump - and the procedure took longer than expected, which equated to a fair time off pump (and with only 20% of basal needs covered by a lantus shot)
Post surgery: very low blood pressure and nausea. Blood pressure finally rose after 12 hours, but vomiting and nausea remained for an additional 36 hours.
Post surgery 99! I'll stay awake for that!
Two days after surgery and I was still struggling with nausea and 3am vomit episodes. I needed to prove I could keep food down, as well as move my bowels before I could be released home. But feeling better thanks to the many anti-nausea IM injections in my arse meant time to check on news in the US.
I kept this lunch down on Saturday and was finally released that afternoon.
View of the Melbourne sunset on leaving the hospital: Malvern/Glenferrie PAC. Ahh, to be back home.
2 comments:
OMG! I am still amazed at all you went through! What a trooper! And you look fabulous in that gown! Mine was so irritating with that back open! I got to take a pair of hospital pajamas because I couldn't wear regular clothes on my bottom half. What a fashion statement!
Keep healing! Sending you good vibes! Monique
don't forget those prunes! I want to see the empty bag when I see you next...
The Nut Bloke.
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