All the Glory goes to God for a great pre op experience. From the moment we got there until she was wheeled down the hallway to the OR, everything went smooth.
This picture is Jessie, unbelievably calm. The unit secretary who brought us back gave Jessie the bear. A nurse gave her a warm blanket. They were awesome with her. Another nurse, later gave her a bracelet.
Jess was given 20 mg of Valium so we could get an IV in her. Twenty mg of Valium would have put anyone else out. Not Jess!
They had a nurse put her IV in that is an "expert". She certainly was! This picture is of Jessie with the IV finally in but still able to say cheese, even after more sedation through the IV.
It was now time to get her on the bed and I suggested she do it herself and lay on her tummy! She did! What another miracle! She hollered and held on for dear life, but we didn't have to lift her!
Jon and I had just enough time to go to the cafeteria and have lunch and sit in the waiting room for about 20 minutes before the doctor came to talk to us. All went well and from the looks of the gallbladder, she would have been in pain for quite some time. She also said that she'd be in recovery for about an hour before we could go back! Not! About 20 minutes later they took both of us back to recovery where she was on her stomach (ow!) and hollering for me.
From then on it went down hill fast. She was freaked out by finding herself on the bed and tried to get off. They brought in a very large recliner that laid back and was going to transport her to that chair on a back board when she "made a break for it" and ended up on the floor - naked. One of her incisions began to bleed. She was NOT going to sit in that chair. Finally, after about 20 minutes of trying to get her to get up, they exchanged the chair for a regular chair with arms. She got right up and sat in it. Why, or why, didn't I think to do that earlier?
They had a room ready for her but we decided that home would be best, so we did come home around 5:00 p.m. Jon made her some scrambled eggs and toast. When we got her in bed, she did have a good night's sleep.
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