Surgery and Day After

Hello everyone ~

Surgery went well. 

Was taken back earlier then

expected. Surgery was about

an hour long. 

I have to say that it was strange

to be awake during surgery

and to talk to my docs during!

But I am getting ahead of

myself. Here is am all

dolled up for surgery.

Check out the colors...

red hair covering,

blue mask and a 

purple gown.

But it did not stop there....

YELLOW SOCKS!

Styling in all colors!

So there are some in 

between pics my daughter

took, I will have to get her

to send those. 

But for now let me show you

this mornings pic.

And this afternoon's pic,

24 hours after surgery. 

For anyone that is considering

this surgery I want to walk 

you through it so you will understand.

Dr. Mawn is my reg eye

surgeon and she had another

doc working with her. Vanderbilt

is a training hospital so Dr Dempsy

was the doc in training. Dr. Mawn

did my left eye ( the worst one) 

and Dr. Dempsy the right.

First, I normally look things

up on the internet and read

about it first. I did NOT do

that this time. I had NO clue

what was coming. 

Shocked that for eye surgery

you have to STRIP down to

nothing other then the gown. 

IV of course, heart monitor 

also, BP and oxygen thing

on the finger.

Wheeled back to surgery...

AWAKE! Waited while they

hooked me all up which 

consisted of straps to keep

me from moving. The doc

marked my lids for the amount

of skin to remove. Then when 

all was ready they shot the knock

out juice in the IV. I went out...

and then I was a wake. You are 

only knocked out for about

10 mins. In this time they shoot

your face, forehead, eyes and whatever

with numb meds and scrubbed the

whole face with that orange cleaning

stuff. 

They began by telling me to keep

my eyes closed and let them know

if I felt any pain. I felt pressure a 

time or two, no pain. Once the cutting 

and removing was done I had to 

open my eyes so they could 

decided if they were evenly done

and if they needed to do more.

All was good so they stitched

me up. Cleaned my face and 

off to recovery I went. 

I was not nervous or scared

through any of it. I felt

no pain while the numb meds

wore off. I took Tylenol once

I got home. I rode home with

ice on my eyes, and ice when 

I got home till I decided to go

to bed. Slept well. 

Of course, once again 

this was how I looked

when I woke.

My daughter took me to the

hospital. Her hubs had to be at

a place just 20 mins from my house

to sign some papers, so him, and 

my three grands went and did that.

Then they came to my house, I left

a key for them to get in. They

were all here when I got home.

Then shortly after that he had to

be in a a driving class so Amber

took him and Caleb and the other

two boys stayed with me. 

I have this habit of never wanting

to put anyone out so I tend to not

let folks know that I have to have

someone with me after surgery but

the Dr. told Amber I did. Her and

the family stayed with me last

night and since Will had to be 

in another class today, they 

all stayed with me till about 2:30.

Thanks to them for the help and 

for being with me. Although Lily

is GLAD they are gone!

Will keep you all posted

on the recovery and include

pics as I go.

Thanks,

Pam