Wow I did it! BiLateral Labiaplasty! It hurts really bad! But I'll live. OK so heres how it went:
First of all, from the minute it was scheduled I was afraid I would get a panic attack. My dr told me that if I was having trouble sleeping or functioning she'd perscribe something to help (valium). But I really wanted to try to be brave and not use drugs, just wait till surgery day to worry about it. Well the day before surg I went in for a pre appt where they did an EKG and drew blood and went over everything. Well THAT got me all panicky feeling. So I called the dr for something JUST for that one day. I felt like I was whimping out but I'M SO glad I did it. I asked for everyone to give me good vibes and help me be brave. I have always been THE BIGGEST baby about shots and drs appointments and I was SO brave and I'm just so proud that I trusted the drs to take good care of me and they did. The anesthesiologist called me the night before and went over everything. I had taken that valium by then and I was honest with her about my alcoholism just so she'd know my chemical history. My sponsor told me to do that and I didn't mind but the anesthesiologist didn't seem to care. She was very kind though. So then when I checked in in the morning, they got me all situated in a special gown: Its made of paper (very soft paper) and it has a hook up for a warm air blower to blow it up like a warm balloon and kept me so cozy! Then the nurse said the anesthesiologist had ordered me a valium if I wanted, I said yes please! then they drew more blood and got my IV started. Then we waited around for about an hour. Once it was time to go back, the dr and team (another nurse and the anesthesiologist) came in and met my husband and he left. 2pm ish. They gave me a nice (REALLY NICE) something in my IV to help me be SO relaxed I wasn't scared in the slightest. She said she was going to give me the go to sleep medicine and that was it. next thing I know I'm in the first recovery, where they woke me up and fed me ice chips and got me DOPED up on dilaudid. I didnt know what that was but it erased any pain. my pain at that point was just a stinging feeling. But I was numb too. I guess they didn't want me to feel ANY pain. Then I was able to go back to the "short stay" area where my husband could come back. It was 5pm! That dilaudid made me SUPER nauseous and they gave me something in my IV for that and it worked. Then a bit later they gave me a little dose of fentanyl which did NOT make me sick and TOTALLY erased the pain. But that wore off in about 20 min and it hurt like fuck. I'm having a hard time staying ahead of my pain. When I got home last night after 8 I passed out on the couch for a while, then my husband made me some fries and went to bed. I almost puked. SO many drugs all day, totally caught up with me. I have stitches all the way up both inner labia. I took before pictures and once it heals, I'll take afters...
I need a nap. zzzzzzzzzz
Brave lady! I didn't want to suggest anxiety meds (Valium & its cousins have potential for abuse) without knowing how you felt about it, but I'm glad you got what you needed at exactly the right time.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing sounds like an amazing experience (What great staff! Do they need nurses? ;), and hopefully the pain meds they sent you home with do the trick. If you need to take them regularly for a few days, remember to take the next dose before your pain gets out of control.
Oh yay! Congratulations! So you need a special pillow for sitting down? *winkwink nudgenudge* (Bad jokes are all I got right now!)
ReplyDeleteWow, just wow. You're so brave for facing down your fears and getting this done for you. Yay!
I hope it heals quickly and cleanly with minimal complications. Yikes, do you need an ice pack for the pain? Lol you could go sit in the snow for a bit? (If you get snow) If you have snow, I'll come be your personal things-fetcher and housework-doer until the pain has gone away ^.^
Sleep well. Sweet dreams to you <3
So glad that you made it through the surgery well. How scary!!! I'm a wimp when it comes to stuff like that too but I will ALWAYS say yes to drugs that might help in any way! Hope the pain level starts to go down soon.
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I've even got Glamour Nana now pushing me into having kids. I'm trying not to cave. I have my reasons and they are good ones. Besides, if I had to go off meds for the pregnancy I'd probably jump off a cliff before the second trimester! No amount of happy thoughts or therapy can completely counteract bad brain wiring. Fuck that shit!
With moving in with Miles I'm worried he is going to get even more broody. He even made comments about how easy it would be for our hypothetical future teenaged daughter to sneak out of the downstairs flat! Wtf?!? He seems to think he can wear me down. No, just no.
I don't think he has realised just how much resentment can breed when you're broke and one or both people have to give up dreams to invest their lives in the kids. I want to learn and travel and create and you simply can't with small spawns. He would have to stop making his movie and get a job that pays a decent wage since I would most likely have to give up most of my shifts (Like Kay and Lia have) to raise them. Their husbands help, but it's Mum who still does the majority of the work here.
OMG KAVA. I've heard about it but we don't have much here. Generally imported for the Islanders to drink at home. Lol we have enough problems with people pissing up at the pub without adding ANOTHER thing for us Kiwis to get smashed on!
Thank you for leaving a comment. Knowing that you're stilla round and care means the world.
Omg I forgot about the travel club thing. What would you want me to talk about? Lol would you need subtitles?
Take care of yourself, love. Miss you to bits <3
Mmmmmmmmm dilaudid... :O*
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your recovery is going well! I'm incredibly impressed with anyone who can go into surgery without having a total nervous breakdown because I, too, have a fear of drs and hopsitals etc etc....
xoxo!
YES definitely travel club video. Will bully miles into helping with it too :D I've got slang-explanation ideas, maybe show you a few places around town? Less-touristy ones? Coz TBH the chocolate factory, museum, brewery, university, octagon, albatross colony can all be seen on TV and cruise shippers get bored of them fast. How old are the kids? Should I talk about what our school system is like and what the different names mean? Lol I still don't know what your freshman/elementary/sophomore/whatevers mean!
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Sending you hugs and love from Down Under <3