9.30am... While waiting for registration to be done, I suddenly had stomachache. It was so bad that I had to run to the loo. Unfortunately, there wasn't any toilet paper and by that time the urge to release has subsided so I "tahan-ed" until we reached the room.
10.00am... we were in the room waiting di. When the nurse came in to do a quick briefing, I again had this intense abdominal pain so I told her that I needed to go to the loo and that it might take long. Shortly after I came out of the loo, I had another urgent urge to go and had to kick Hb out of the loo. After going twice, my tummy was finally more settled.
The nurse came in and asked if I had diarrhea. So when I said yes, she chuckled and said maybe it was due to hospital phobia / stress. I was told to fast and to change into the hospital robe cos she needs to shave my erm down there. Lucky thing I was smarter this time round, I shaved myself over the weekend and upon inspection, the nurse said it was good enough!
3.00pm... Was supposed to be wheeled in at 2pm but was only wheeled in at 3pm. Again the same routine. The 1st stop was a tunnel like in between the wards and the 2nd stop. It was here that I was asked to climb onto another bed. The 2nd stop was the waiting area before being wheeled into the operating theater. It was at the 2nd stop that a doctor came and attach a needle tube into the back of my hand. The pain was so sharp and intense! My doctor popped by to ask me how I was too and to tell me that his earlier op took longer than expected hence mine was delayed.
4.30pm... I was finally wheeled into the operating theater. The nurses removed my robe and covered it on me along with a blanket. This time round it was better cos they allowed me to put on a blanket so it wasn't too cold. I was kinda worried cos up till this moment, anesthetic was not administered on me yet which meant that I was still fully alert of what's happening around me as well as the casual conversations that the doctors and nurses were having.
As soon as an oxygen mask was put on, I inhaled ultra deeply so that I could be knocked out soon but nothing happened. As I was inhaling deeply, the anesthetic doctor started injecting into the tube attached to the back of my hand and told me I am about to go into a deep sleep. At that point, I was still inhaling deeply... That was the last recollection I had.
5.00pm... By the time I woke up, I was back at the 2nd stop but this time with a massive period like cramp. Asked the male nurse for painkiller so he gave me a jab. It was about 5-ish then. Waited for over 45min before they finally wheeled me back to the 1st stop.
Unlike the previous surgery, I was knocked out for several hours after the op, this time round I was already wide awake hence Hb helped me change into my own clothes. The nurse said I must ring the bell for assistance for my first pee after the surgery but then I was feeling ok so I went myself cos I had the urge to poo again. Thankfully I didn't faint in the loo.
9.30pm... That night, my parents, my bro and his newly registered wife popped by for a surprise visit. The hard thing was to go through the ordeal but the harder thing was to put up a brave front to face my parents. Knowing them, the slightest discomfort I have will make them worry endlessly. So yeah, thankfully all was ok. Since I was on painkiller still, I was feeling ok despite the constant menstrual like flow and the lower abdominal pain.
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| Hb making me my breakfast... with <3! :) |
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