Your AN Surgery/ies

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Hello Fellow Crewbies,

I'm interested in what various centers/hospitals provide for care. For example,

at HEI they made a small incision in my stomach to withdraw some fat and this

was put in the AN surgery site for packing, I believe. I awoke to find my legs

in support hose and around this was something like plastic cases that had wires,

this I was told was to prevent clots. My head was tightly wrapped and under

this, above the incision, was what was a very thick 1 " pad. This was called a

pressure bandage, I believe. Before surgery I was given a 'happy shot' first by

the anaesthetists? then he put in the IV. I was on a stretcher during this, then

taken to a room and my head shaved. Later I was wheeled into the operating room

and lifted off the stretcher on to a very narrow table. Then the group of

medical staff moved very quickly into action. Some were helping with anasthetic,

everyone was moving and suddenly it was goodnight Sheryn. When I came to there

was no tube in my mouth, no shunt, and I was lieing in a regular hopital bed in

intensive care with my very own nurse at a small table at the end of my bed. I

had decided to have my 1.5 cm N, (for a few years prior it had been .7 cm)

taken out to hopefullyprotect myself from damage. I had been deaf on that side

for 13 years. I had heard that although there was no palsy after surgery, you

were not really free of the possibility till at least nine days after surgery.

Everything was as it had been prior to surgery till the next morning. Then it

looked like someone had pulled down an inch of my face on my surgery side. I had

no moisture in my eye and it would not close. It took 6 months, then everything

began to slowly recover. I had spent 4 days in the hospital and 3 at Seton Hall.

There was no therapy offered here in Sask. when I returned home. I had had 5

surgeries before at other locations. (4 for a Brainstem Glioma and 1 for a

meningioma). This was done in Feb, '97.

What can you tell me about your AN surgeries?

Sheryn in Sask., where we are having beautiful weather!