Post- myo report- Manchester UK experience- Day 1 Part 1

February 17, 2004

DAY 1

At 7am I had a cup of tea and a couple slices of toast. Then I phoned

the hospital to check that they had a bed available- unfortuately you

have to do this on the NHS in UK - I was in luck they had a bed for

me- Thank God as I really couldn't have waited a day longer- the

waiting for this day had been agonising!! I arrived at hospital about

9am- my friend Caroline gave me a lift and stayed for a while. I was

feeling extremely nervous and unfortuately my myo was not til late

afternoon so I had to sit in the chair beside my bed reading a

magazine, but I couldn't concentrate at all. I was visited by the

aneathetist who went over the procedure with me, but he was a bit

puzzled as to why on my consent form it said Laporotomy and

Myomectomy- he said he would double check with Mr Wynn the

consultant. Next a Registrar arrived and went through in great detail

the ins and outs of the procedure and assured me that laporotomy was

the term for the incision in the abdomen- she told me to confirm this

with Mr Wynn before the op. At 3pm, a nurse came over and said " Can

you change into your gown now " I thought to myself " OH my God- this

is it " About 5 minutes later the porters arrived with a trolley and I

was wheeled miles across the hospital campus until we arrived at the

operating theatre - it felt so weird to be wheeled all that way when

I was perfectly capable of walking! We arrived in the pre-op waiting

room and I asked a nurse if I could speak to Mr Wynn- the consultant.

The man himself appeared a couple of minutes later so I asked him

about the term laporotomy and he reconfirmed that this meant the

opening up of the abdomen ie/ the incision. Soon after his lordships

visit I was taken into the anaesthetic room where 2 anaethetists took

my mind off what lay ahead by asking me about my job- then I was

priveledged by another visit by Mr Wynn who said " We'll have you

hopping and skipping in no time!! " I was given pre-med and then knew

nothing until I woke up in the pre/post-op room and remember saying

to the nurse " Why do I hurt so much? " " You've just had an operation

love " she said " OH, is it all over " I replied in disbelief.

To be continued...........

Recommended Posts