First night in the hospital.........June 29th

My first night in the hospital was interesting. As to be expected I was out of it, got to the room about 10pm  my nurse was Sabrina she was awesome. Aside from the fact that I had no idea that when you leave recovery you don't get anymore pain meds then the pump, until they put you on oral meds. Now that sucked. Yes I was in pain, they just removed a boob for crying out loud. & i WAS! Crying out loud. This was my first hospital stay besides when I had zackary 19 years ago.
Now I understand why people say you don't get to sleep or relax in the hospital. They really do wake you up every 3 hours.
So first in at about 10:30, Dr. A I can't remember his name it was a really long Italian name he was an associate of Dr.Tsangaris, but I nick named him Dr. Mchottie! Joe went down to the family lounge to get a bottled water (in the Marburg area they give you free, Fuji, Perrier, juices etc. ) So Joe was loading up. He came back in just as Dr. Mchottie was leaving. But i did tell him I was sorry but that Dr. was soooo hot & I needed to tell someone.
I finally get to sleep & they came in to take blood? really 3am You need to do this? 5am I wake up, to the next set of associates doing rounds. Now its Dr. Sacks associates. Dr Fine....oh & he was!
Everyone of course needs to check out the boob. I get to see it for the first time, & WOW its still me, I can not believe how good it looks. They kept my nipple and have filled it only with 22cc of fluid so far, but it will keep getting filled when I go back for my post op visits.
I wake up at 7:30 am now and feel pretty good still, I call Jessica because I know she has driven my mom crazy & just really wants to hear my voice that I am OK, even though mom has said I was fine, she is always the Attorney & wouldn't believe it until she hears it herself. I do great, get up out of bed to use the bathroom myself & everything.
Then theres a knock on the door, Hi its room service, yes room service, she comes in & takes my order. Now I only get clear liquids but she did give me some pretty good options.
Now the rough part begins, about 8 am my IV starts to beep, and I'm in A LOT of pain! When I fell asleep I wasn't pushing the pain mends button in time so my pain caught up to me. Now I'm crying & choking in comes my new nurse Candy (striper). First she starts by trying to sit me up by my right arm. Ah hello I had surgery on my right side. Then I get in the bathroom & she needs to take a call she'll be back for me in 5 minutes. Oh no I am not sitting on the toilet for 5 mins. So in comes an intern she goes to help me up by the right side too. I say WTF! Mind you there's a sign over my bed that says NO right side procedures.
Finally I get in a seated position and mom helps me sip my veggie broth with a straw.
Now they start to give me pain pills orally ahhhhh relief.
There was another small incident where we realized that my IV was no longer in correctly so when I was given Valium intravenously it felt like my hand was on fire! It was supposedly because I had small veins. Ah yea then I get an IV of pain meds, this too feels like my hand is on fire.
Not good, I am not happy, they decide to keep me for an extra day, because the pain is not under control.
I start to feel better & decide to take a walk & I get to sit out on the veranda. YAY.....I'm outside.
Ahh fresh air.
As it turns out in the middle of the night again I'm woken up, its a new nurse Amalia, she starts to flush out my IV to give me meds I tell her it hurts & I feel it. She looks & says its not in correct anymore. So she called to have my IV changed out. Then they give me the meds after its changed & I feel nothing. Oh Thank you no more pain!!!!
I'm sent home later that day. With parting gifts, A TY teddy bear, slipper socks the good kind, a pink JHH travel mug, Belgium chocolates, shell gas cards & a parking voucher (it was more like a hotel stay) I asked if they could hold my room for my return next year?? ...not a great ride home 3 hours in the car after surgery not a good idea.
But I am home now its been 5 days since surgery & I feel really good.
July 7th are all my Post Op appointments. I'll have the Pathology reports back & they'll let me know what the next step is.
Thanks again for all the prayers, thoughts , texts & messages they mean so much.
xoxo
 Dr,Tsangaris OR Dr. comfort voice

                                                                Dr.Fine & he is                                  

Me on the Veranda with the special robe they give you.

Room with a view

Dr. Sacks the boob man