Thursday, June 10, 2010

Wow what a day....

This is Dr. Jamie Cannon!! I would refer her to anyone that is thinking about having colorectal surgery!! She really does care for her patients and would do anything to help them!



This picture is of the ER entrance of the UAB hospital.


As I'm writing this post I'm yet again sadden. I'm sad this time because I'm looking back on a day that I thought that wouldn't happen for a long time. It was time to prep for my surgery for the next day. I had so many phone calls that day it was unreal. It made me feel like I was dying! I had now idea what my life would be like after the next day. I began to feel nervous, scared, excited, and shy all at the same time. I looked at Andrew several times that day and told him that I didn't want to die; I just wanted to be better. Andrew's parents were coming up later that day and my parents, sister, and grandparents were coming up the next day for my surgery. It really made me feel like I was going to die and everybody wanted to get in their good bye before it all happened.

I was excited how ever because I got to move rooms. The person across the hall had either a heart attack or stoke the night before and was taken to ICU. So as soon as he left, I asked my nurse if I could take that room because I knew that I would be in the bathroom all that next day.


That morning, I sent Andrew out on a wild goose chase to find Crystal Light packets and more Depends. The reason for the Crystal Light packets is my nurse told me I could mix it with the Go Lightly so I could tolerate to drink it! She had heard from my other nurses that it made me sick the last time I had to drink it! She even helped Andrew to find a Walgreens near by on Mapquest. They all treated us really nice! So, Andrew left me, and I sat in my bed coloring and watching tv.


Hattie, my wound care nurse came in to draw a dot on the right side of stomach to where Dr. Cannon needs to have my stoma come out at. She also gave me a walk through of everything that was going to happen after the surgery, and I could call her any time I needed her. She or another wound care nurse would come to help! She was the sweetest nurse!


He came back just in time for me to start the lovely drink mix, and we all began to read how much it took to go in the gallon jug. Just something you can put on your back burner if you ever have to have a scope done; it takes 8 packets to one gallon jug! They prefer no read in the mix so it has to be light colored powder. Who ever said that it taste like Sprite needs to be told other wise!! It does NOT taste like Sprite at all!!


Dr. Cannon wanted me to drink another type of cleaning out drink that did some what taste like lemons. It was easy to drink. I wished they would have given it to me the other time I had to drink the Go Lightly!!

I had already drank all the other stuff and was about half way through the Go Lightly, when Dr. Robertson walked in to check on me and to see if I was ready for surgery the next day!! She noticed the Go Lightly jug and looked at me and asked "Why are you drinking this?" I told her because that's what all ordered for me to have as prep for surgery. She said all the surgery team wanted me to drink was the lemon flavored drink!! I was so mad because I have drunk over half it the Go Lightly!! She just laughed!! I never had to drink the stuff and sent Andrew out on a wild goose chase for nothing!! I will never forget that as long as I live!! I asked her if she was sure that I didn't have to drink it and would it be ok if I just poured the rest of it out!! She told me I could and with her in the room I got up, went to the sink, and pour the rest of it out!! I turned around and told her that she was my new best friend!! I was torturing myself for nothing!!

Later that afternoon, Andrew's parents came by to see us before they were about to leave on vacation to Florida. They called Andrew because they had gotten lost. I know you're wondering why so many people were getting lost. The hospital is 20 city blocks and has about 4o different buildings. They are even doing construction so a lot of rodes are closed.

It was a crazy day not just for me but everyone in my family! I was ready to have the surgery in one way and in another I didn't know if I was quite ready for it! Life's to short to be in as much pain as I was in!!

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