Post-Surgery Update

It's been a couple of days since the last time I was on here, so I figured I should give an update.  :-)  I had my hysterectomy on Wednesday the 19th.  I didn't think that Dr. Moxley would operate on me so soon after my initial visit, but I suppose she wanted to remove the cancer as soon as she could.  She originally wanted to do it on the 12th, but I needed to arrange some things, so we settled on the 19th.  So off to OKC I go.  I arrived at OU Medical Center at 5 a.m.  So much stuff they had to do that morning, so many needles.  Bleh.  :-/  My surgery started at 7 a.m. and it lasted close to 5 hours.  The anesthesia didn't really agree with me, so they kept me in recovery another couple of hours.  I finally got to a room about 3 that afternoon, and they had me on a clear liquid diet, which I did not like at all.  I vomited everything but the popsicle I ate.  Nurse said it was probably bc of the anesthesia wearing off.  I was in so much pain, and hated wearing that damn catheter.  So imagine my relief when it was removed.  :-/  that first night was horrible.  I kept having to use the restroom, and I couldn't go without assistance.  :-(  sleep wasn't too much fun, either.  Probably because of the pain.  I finally started sleeping somewhat around 4 a.m. after the nurses did their blood draw.  After that, I started getting better, and I was discharged Thursday afternoon.  The 3-hour ride back to Vernon was horrible.  Every little bump sent stabbing pains through my abdomen.  It felt like I was going to die.  :-(  but I finally made it home, thank goodness.  The adventure now is getting in and out of bed and going to the restroom.  Takes me forever!  It seems like I'm always going to the potty.  I hate the struggle each time.  Doctor said I'll be like this for a while.  Totally not looking forward to this.  :-/  I sincerely hope Dr. Moxley is right and that all the cancer is gone.  I hear chemo and radiation are worse.  :-(