Mr Stone

Dec. 19th, 2007 10:53 am
madshutterbug: (c)2001 by Myself: Photographed in the Miyazu Gardens, Nelson, New Zealand (Meditation)
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Is history. Gone. Good-bye. In fact, procedure went well, in some ways better than expected. Mr Stone broke into four pieces when directly touched with the right tool. Two pieces fairly large, and the other two small. Small pieces fished out directly, or ground down and captured directly. Some concern about a pneumothorax initially (this would be air in a part of the chest it doesn't belong), but this proved not to be the case.

Morphine did not touch the pain post-op, and dilaudid and I got along much too well; I forgot to breathe. Silly me, neh? So fairly late before I left the PACU (recovery room). Been controlling things fine with Percocet since then.

Oh, and [livejournal.com profile] ichthyus if you get this in time the answer is Yes.

Reason I say that, procedure went well enough that no external drains other than Mr Foley Catheter needed, and Mr Foley came out this morning. If I can (WARNING WARNING WILL ROBINSON GRAPHIC LANGUAGE) pee fine without it, there is a chance I can go home today.

Then again there is a chance I won't want to; breakfast this morning did not agree with me; came in, went out. This could be last vestiges of anesthetic or something to watch. Original plan had two nights in hospital, so if I stay another night, no worries. Just right now I'm fine drinking a lot of water, but not particularly interested in eating. Lunch is ... a later proposition.

At any rate, with that being a goal (going home today) I've just posed for radiographic portraits of my chest (that pesky possible pneumothorax) and kidney (to make sure all remnants of Mr Stone are indeed Off the Premises). And very happy to have a designated driver for the wheelchair. Everything's... moooving...

ETA: (and still behind the cut for graphic) PEEEE glorious Pee! It's red, but then again did rather insult Mr Kidney yesterday... red is expected.

Date: 2007-12-19 04:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fatfred.livejournal.com
I hope all continues to go well.

Date: 2007-12-19 04:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Well, there's always more pain meds... *G*

Date: 2007-12-19 04:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wedschilde.livejournal.com
oh yeah, anesthetia makes me SO sick afterwards. like god, why even bother eating. just throw it in the toilet and save the stress on the body.

Date: 2007-12-19 04:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
yah, we'll see. right now... icon works. *G*

Date: 2007-12-19 04:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rosewildeirish.livejournal.com
LOL. Glad to hear things are relatively okay. Keep up the good work. ;)

Date: 2007-12-19 04:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] janetmiles.livejournal.com
Glad the surgery went well overall, and I hope your recovery is swift and smooth.

Date: 2007-12-19 04:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Thank you. Probably not half so much as me *G* !

It's red, but it's from me without Mr Foley!

Date: 2007-12-19 04:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ihgreenman.livejournal.com
Glad to hear that things went well. I hope that things continue to improve, this morning being the exception.

I have to agree (from direct personal experience) that anesthetic can be truly nasty stuff.

Take care.

Date: 2007-12-19 04:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Yo! What you said. *G*

Date: 2007-12-19 04:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tx-cronopio.livejournal.com
Yay! Best wishes for a continued and speedy recovery, facilitated by lovely drugs :)

Date: 2007-12-19 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Not to mention that delightful video game, Incentive Spirometry!

Date: 2007-12-19 04:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] miz-hatbox.livejournal.com
Glad it all went well. Thinking of you.

Date: 2007-12-19 05:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Thinking of you, too. Yos, yos, of you too.

I so am NOT the designated driver here...

Date: 2007-12-19 08:55 pm (UTC)

Date: 2007-12-19 06:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kasheesty.livejournal.com
Best wishes for a speedy, without-further-event, recovery!!

Date: 2007-12-19 07:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Yo! See icon? I had some, can share now. *G*

Date: 2007-12-19 09:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kasheesty.livejournal.com
breathing = GOOOD : )

Date: 2007-12-19 06:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jehannamama.livejournal.com
So glad that you and Mr. Stone have parted ways. So glad you are feeling a bit better, at present. May your tummy start agreeing with you, again, soon.
Photobucket

Date: 2007-12-19 07:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Sheesh, put some of that down, gonna hurt yourself! *G*

Date: 2007-12-19 08:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quietdarkness.livejournal.com
Big deal! Red urine! And as long as you don't have a nice collapsed lung requiring a chest tube, life is good!

Buhbye, Mr Stone! Hello Mr. Dilaudid.

I'm glad the ordeal is over.
Edited Date: 2007-12-19 08:53 pm (UTC)

Date: 2007-12-19 09:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
No, no!

No more Mr. Dilaudid. OK, never mind, haven't quit my day job for my singing career. Mr. Dilaudid causes me to forget to breathe. As [livejournal.com profile] singingnettle says down there.... forgetting to breathe, bad.

Percocet, gooooooood!

No pneumo, oh yes, life is good.

Date: 2007-12-19 08:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] singingnettle.livejournal.com
Forgetting to breathe Bad.

Percocet Good.

Glad Mr. Stone went bye-bye. Recover quickly!

Date: 2007-12-20 02:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ichthyus.livejournal.com
are you still there? I'm afraid I didn't get the message until right now. if you let me know your hospital room, I can swing by some time.

Yay for pee!

Date: 2007-12-20 01:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
75. Just ask for me at the Nurses Station.

Possibly being discharged today. Possibly not. Last night was unpleasant.

Date: 2007-12-20 02:42 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ichthyus.livejournal.com
can I bring you something? Candy? Inedible food from the cafeteria?

Date: 2007-12-20 05:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madshutterbug.livejournal.com
Only if you come very soon, and I'm no longer on 75; in the Discharge Unit, right by cafeteria.

Date: 2007-12-20 05:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ichthyus.livejournal.com
I went looking for you & you weren't in 75. Where is this discharge unit? I'm coming to look!

Date: 2007-12-20 04:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zompus.livejournal.com
I also get nauseous after getting general anesthetic. What didn't help last time was the fact that the staff kept bringing me food that smelled the same as what I had just vomited up, so I just kept feeling sick every time I breathed in.

Telling them "no more food" only worked until the next shift came on and decided that I needed food because I hadn't been fed.

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