17 Days Post UAE

[Guest guest]

As I mentioned previously, I was scheduled for the UAE procedure on

April 10. The procedure went well and besides the medical staff, I

have this community to thank for all of your information, advice and

well wishes.

I did not have some of the same experiences mentioned in some of the

emails I read and was prepared for the immediate effects of the after

surgery experience. There was no dibilitating nausea, no chronic or

severe pain (I barely touched the morphine pump). I was not awake

for most of the procedure-no I did not get general anesthesia-I was

just out of it. I remember being wheeled into the room (not a

traditional " operating " room), one of the techs put on jazz music for

mmy listening pleasure, i remember the insertion of the catheter (no

problem there), I did feel the dye going in (a weird feeling, but not

unpleasant) and that was it. The procedure started at 8 am and I

woke up after recovery about 5 pm. I don't know how long it lasted.

Two friends and dinner were in my room when I awoke-but I was still

sort or out of it. I did not really have any pain while in the

hospital and kept asking why. I did not experience a fever. SO, I

guess I was lucky. I was discharged from the hospital (where I was

treated like a princess) at 2:00 the following day.

When I went into the hospital for the procedure, I carried in a

healthcare power of attorney, spoke with the nurses who were

attending the procedure and the doctor who performed the procedure.

And the information I was " armed with " I got from the women who

belong to this group. I cannot express to you how grateful I am to

all of you in general and to the women to contacted me privately to

allay my fears, in particular. Before the procedure, I had a short

list of questions. First I asked if the cervical/vaginal arteries

could be avoided. I had my future " happiness " in mind when I asked

this. I did not get a guarantee, but the doctor said that a best

effort would be made. I also asked about the drugs to be

administered to minimize nausea. I asked for a scopoline patch

(forgive the spelling) and it worked. I also took home a

prescription for nausea for use at home. I asked for vicodin and

dilalud for pain while at home. As it turned out, I only used the

vicodin on one day and used advil as needed the balance of the time.

I did not need to use the dilalud at all.

The experienced writers here were not kidding about the bloating

discomfort. I needed the metamucel. I did not have any problems

with fever, in fact the post-op recovery period was uneventful. I

initially set aside 7 days for recovery, but based on my doctor's

nurse's advice, I changed my leave period to 12 days off. I could

have returned after the seventh day, but I had been working so much

overtime the month before-I took advantage and enjoyed the

opportunity to rest. I am happy to say that I lost a little weight.

I attribute that to not having had much of an appetite and it has not

fully returned yet. The size of my abdomen has decreased, but I

still have a long way to go. The greatest thing is that my constant

bleeding stopped. I don't have to wear pads or panty liners everyday

anymore and I feel much stronger and energenic. My only " regret " is

that I did not have the procedure done sooner.

Thank you again for your support!