Yup. Again complications.
Remember the original surgery was supposed to be day surgery that turned into 5 days!
This time I came out of surgery into the recovery room. The nurse decided to give me a dose (I don't know how much) of morphine and two percs! I was snowed. I was beyond snowed! She kept calling for me to wake up and I was mad because I couldn't wake up, I just wanted to sleep. Trouble was, everytime I dozed off I stopped breathing. My oxygen levels plummeted. I went into surgery just past noon. I was wheeled into recovery at 1:45. After dinner time they decided that my oxygen levels were too low to send me home. I had to stay overnight! I was pissed but I guess it was the right decision. Nick went and got me some chicken noodle soup for dinner. He left the hospital around 7:00. I still felt dozy till about 8:00. Once all that wore off my oxygen levels came way up to near 100. They let me go right away in the morning. My foot is wrapped up in a ball of gauze and tape. He re-cut the incision at the top of my foot to remove scar tissue and loosen up tendons. There is another cut at the side where, in his words, "I'm sorry I had to dig for the screws" I guess calcium, bone had grown over them. I really am not in much pain but it does hurt to walk on it. I am allowed to walk on it as I see fit. I have orders to see him again in 2 weeks. I am heading to work tomorrow. Nick is going to drive me. After that, I might have to take taxi for a few days. Yuk!
Remember the original surgery was supposed to be day surgery that turned into 5 days!
This time I came out of surgery into the recovery room. The nurse decided to give me a dose (I don't know how much) of morphine and two percs! I was snowed. I was beyond snowed! She kept calling for me to wake up and I was mad because I couldn't wake up, I just wanted to sleep. Trouble was, everytime I dozed off I stopped breathing. My oxygen levels plummeted. I went into surgery just past noon. I was wheeled into recovery at 1:45. After dinner time they decided that my oxygen levels were too low to send me home. I had to stay overnight! I was pissed but I guess it was the right decision. Nick went and got me some chicken noodle soup for dinner. He left the hospital around 7:00. I still felt dozy till about 8:00. Once all that wore off my oxygen levels came way up to near 100. They let me go right away in the morning. My foot is wrapped up in a ball of gauze and tape. He re-cut the incision at the top of my foot to remove scar tissue and loosen up tendons. There is another cut at the side where, in his words, "I'm sorry I had to dig for the screws" I guess calcium, bone had grown over them. I really am not in much pain but it does hurt to walk on it. I am allowed to walk on it as I see fit. I have orders to see him again in 2 weeks. I am heading to work tomorrow. Nick is going to drive me. After that, I might have to take taxi for a few days. Yuk!
