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Has Anyone Heard About Carole?
Hi
I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about Carole (nervous 15).
I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about Carole (nervous 15).
Thank you sweetie, I truly couldnt have gotten through this if it hadnt been for all of you, really. You are my new found, never met (although I feel I have), friends. I will be here for you all...I truly feel blessed to have all of you in my life
Hugs
Carole
Hugs
Carole
hey girl, way to go ,see you can do it , we was all there with you,not in body but in prayers,
you did it girl its over and your healing praise God he is GOOD. rest and get well cause we might need your energy one day when we go throught it i hate surgery and i try to back out everytime. lots love to you. heartflutters
way to go gang am proud to know each of ya , we are a team together.
you did it girl its over and your healing praise God he is GOOD. rest and get well cause we might need your energy one day when we go throught it i hate surgery and i try to back out everytime. lots love to you. heartflutters
way to go gang am proud to know each of ya , we are a team together.
Yay! Alls I can add is WE did it! All of us....although Carole may have had a SLIGHTLY more challenging role. lol I'm sooooo happy for you....just think what a new woman you are...with a svelte, trim uvula.....don't be showing that off to just ANYONE now ya hear? Let them buy you a bowl of jello with a tang chaser first!!!!!
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Big huge bug hugs...and best wishes...it sounds like you are doing WONDERFULLY!
Post when you feel up to it...we'll leave the light on for you. ;0)
Smooches.
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Big huge bug hugs...and best wishes...it sounds like you are doing WONDERFULLY!
Post when you feel up to it...we'll leave the light on for you. ;0)
Smooches.
Very good news. I am happy for you.
It is SO good to have heard from you, and especially at such length and detail. Please be aware that your success is by no means exclusive -we ALL have been made better by it. In time, I know, there will be more reflection but for now, close your eyes and drift off; you've got some more healing to do. Thank you very kuch for having allowed us to be a part of your experience -it it something I shall forever treasure.
-S
-S
I am alive and kickin honey. You all are just the best Nursegirl, JS, Heartflutter, just everyone. I could not have gotten through this without you all, sincerely. I know I have made friends for ever. The kindness, patience, and compassion I received is un measureable. You knew how frightened I was, but you stuck with me...ALL THE WAY THROUGH. Your ceremonial prayers, WHITE MOTHER, are felt everyday, as well as when I was in the presurgical room that day.
I have a story, not as good as yours, nursegirl, and JS....Well I left the house with my friend at about 6:15 am had to be at the hospital by 6:30am to check in. I was nervous but not to wear I had to show my fear through dark brown spots on my undies..lol I got to the hospital, and the nurse led me and my friend into a room and told me to put this gown on that had PAWS on it. ...I knew I was in good hands then, I thought to myself ahhh pet lovers.. I realized later that it was a gown that heated up so that I would be freezing my but off coming out of the operating room.....well ok,let me go on. I said to myself this gown will probably not cover me up in the back and expose everything I had for dinner over the last ten years, but to my surprise it actually went around me. I plopped up on the gurney, and in comes a nurse with the dreaded B/P machine clung to by a nurse.....low and behold 148/80...honestly I couldnt believe it and attributed my level of relaxation to you all. I kept thinking about what everyone has told me all these weeks...the prayers, everything. Time passes and the anesthesiologist came in to talk to me. His name was DR. KUMAR...OMG I will never watch KUMAR goes for WHITE CASTLES again without thinking of him. Super great guy. I asked him if he was going to wake me up....he said with a smile, "well thats the plan"...me as the anxiety ridden individual I am kind of wanted to know what exactly he meant by that, but I surely wouldnt say anything. He left and my Surgeon came in...He looked happy and steady....I thought if he's happy so am I. I asked him if while he was in there he could make me sing like Miriah Carey...he laughed and just said that he wasnt going down that far... OK, now he leaves and my friend and I are waiting about 50 minutes until a woman comes in and asks me are ya ready...I said heck ya lets go. My friend walked me over to the doors to the operating room, gave me a good luck smootch then left. I was given this hat thingy to put on so I did. The anesthesiologist met me outside of the OR and gave me a shot in my IV port....well homey the next thing my butt knew is I was in the recovery room and people were asking me to wake up....I wasnt cold , shivering or nothing...I guess that was due to my little PAWS outfit. The only thing I said was that I could not breathe ..they told me to take a couple of deap breathes and the rest was history.
I asked the recovery room nurse if my surgeon was there to see me...she said he talked to me, but you couldnt prove it by me, I dont remember seeing him, much more like talking with him.
The surgery was supposed to last between 1-1-1/2 hours...it only lasted like 50 minutes.
When i was sent to my room, which was like 4 hours later (cause they didnt have a room available) I was met by my friend. I asked him How they said I did, and how did the surgery go....he smiled and gave me 2 thumbs up...whew I was soooooo relieved.
They monitored me all night, and I did really well....my 02 sats sometimes without the oxygen would go down to 91, but only for a while, it stayed basically at around 94. When I had my little tent type O2 device of course it went up higher.
The next day the anesthesiologist came in to see me around 7am. I asked him how I did, he stated NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, I thanked him for taking care of me. At around 10 am the surgeon came in to see his masterpiece ...He put this head thingy on looked in my mouth and said GREAT GREAT....So I asked the dreaded question DO YOU THINK THIS SURGERY WILL HELP MY CONDITION...he said with a gleam in his eye that he believed it would. Of course me loosing this weight and exercise will also play a large roll. I will be getting another sleep study in a few months just to see how we did.
It is so great to actually be able to take a full breath in with NO OBSTRUCTION...WOW
If I had to blow my nose I could do that also.....without feeling that a flap of skin was closing off my airway
I am still snoring a little but I think its because I am still swollen, hopefully once the swelling goes down I will not snore at all.
I have been in marginal pain, but I am a good little girl and doing everything the DR has instructed me to do.
It seems like I keep cholking on the sutures though and that annoying. I have only taken childrens ibuprofen elixer for pain, as well as PCN Elixir...I think thats amazing....thus far anyway.
I do have a prescription for tylenol with codine that I havent opened yet. It has actually been in the third day post surgical and thus far not bad at all. I dont want to jinx myself though...we'll see around 6 days out how I feel with those scabs and stuff. I am staying WAY hydrated and have a cool moisture machine set to keep my room at 55% humidity.
Well I am a little tired so for all of my wonderful new found friends, I love you all,
Carole
I have a story, not as good as yours, nursegirl, and JS....Well I left the house with my friend at about 6:15 am had to be at the hospital by 6:30am to check in. I was nervous but not to wear I had to show my fear through dark brown spots on my undies..lol I got to the hospital, and the nurse led me and my friend into a room and told me to put this gown on that had PAWS on it. ...I knew I was in good hands then, I thought to myself ahhh pet lovers.. I realized later that it was a gown that heated up so that I would be freezing my but off coming out of the operating room.....well ok,let me go on. I said to myself this gown will probably not cover me up in the back and expose everything I had for dinner over the last ten years, but to my surprise it actually went around me. I plopped up on the gurney, and in comes a nurse with the dreaded B/P machine clung to by a nurse.....low and behold 148/80...honestly I couldnt believe it and attributed my level of relaxation to you all. I kept thinking about what everyone has told me all these weeks...the prayers, everything. Time passes and the anesthesiologist came in to talk to me. His name was DR. KUMAR...OMG I will never watch KUMAR goes for WHITE CASTLES again without thinking of him. Super great guy. I asked him if he was going to wake me up....he said with a smile, "well thats the plan"...me as the anxiety ridden individual I am kind of wanted to know what exactly he meant by that, but I surely wouldnt say anything. He left and my Surgeon came in...He looked happy and steady....I thought if he's happy so am I. I asked him if while he was in there he could make me sing like Miriah Carey...he laughed and just said that he wasnt going down that far... OK, now he leaves and my friend and I are waiting about 50 minutes until a woman comes in and asks me are ya ready...I said heck ya lets go. My friend walked me over to the doors to the operating room, gave me a good luck smootch then left. I was given this hat thingy to put on so I did. The anesthesiologist met me outside of the OR and gave me a shot in my IV port....well homey the next thing my butt knew is I was in the recovery room and people were asking me to wake up....I wasnt cold , shivering or nothing...I guess that was due to my little PAWS outfit. The only thing I said was that I could not breathe ..they told me to take a couple of deap breathes and the rest was history.
I asked the recovery room nurse if my surgeon was there to see me...she said he talked to me, but you couldnt prove it by me, I dont remember seeing him, much more like talking with him.
The surgery was supposed to last between 1-1-1/2 hours...it only lasted like 50 minutes.
When i was sent to my room, which was like 4 hours later (cause they didnt have a room available) I was met by my friend. I asked him How they said I did, and how did the surgery go....he smiled and gave me 2 thumbs up...whew I was soooooo relieved.
They monitored me all night, and I did really well....my 02 sats sometimes without the oxygen would go down to 91, but only for a while, it stayed basically at around 94. When I had my little tent type O2 device of course it went up higher.
The next day the anesthesiologist came in to see me around 7am. I asked him how I did, he stated NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, I thanked him for taking care of me. At around 10 am the surgeon came in to see his masterpiece ...He put this head thingy on looked in my mouth and said GREAT GREAT....So I asked the dreaded question DO YOU THINK THIS SURGERY WILL HELP MY CONDITION...he said with a gleam in his eye that he believed it would. Of course me loosing this weight and exercise will also play a large roll. I will be getting another sleep study in a few months just to see how we did.
It is so great to actually be able to take a full breath in with NO OBSTRUCTION...WOW
If I had to blow my nose I could do that also.....without feeling that a flap of skin was closing off my airway
I am still snoring a little but I think its because I am still swollen, hopefully once the swelling goes down I will not snore at all.
I have been in marginal pain, but I am a good little girl and doing everything the DR has instructed me to do.
It seems like I keep cholking on the sutures though and that annoying. I have only taken childrens ibuprofen elixer for pain, as well as PCN Elixir...I think thats amazing....thus far anyway.
I do have a prescription for tylenol with codine that I havent opened yet. It has actually been in the third day post surgical and thus far not bad at all. I dont want to jinx myself though...we'll see around 6 days out how I feel with those scabs and stuff. I am staying WAY hydrated and have a cool moisture machine set to keep my room at 55% humidity.
Well I am a little tired so for all of my wonderful new found friends, I love you all,
Carole
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