Hubbie is having surgery today for an umbillical hernia
Please pray for the surgeons and hubbie--and for me --we are unsure as for how long he has to be out of work--I think the next few days are going to be rough---it will be tough keeping our five year old from bouncing all over Dad-something he is use to doing--as great as my hubbie is--sometimes when sick--they can be bigger babies than children
His surgery is at 8:10 this morning--we have to be at the hospital by 6--they said allow 1.5 hours for surgery and 2 hours for recovery.
He is now home and resting. Barb the surgery itself isn't bad---the hardest part for hubbie is that he is a lightweight when it comes to medication--the anesthesiologist gave him a heavy dose-(which is nice--no pain) but he had a very hard time coming out of if--he was dizzy and light headed--and couldn't eat anything. He has to eat something to be able to take his pain pills. He did feel nauseous--which is normal--but he didn't get sick until we got home--because he had stood up too fast. They said take it slow--however--24 hours of pain meds (Where are all those wonderful script coupons?__though Elle spoke to CVS--and the Wheaton one is taking the K-mart coupon even on a new script-though it says transferred)
Anyway, he can walk--just can't lift a lot of weight--so Barb when you do have your surgery(better now than having it done on an emergency because all your insides squished together--which does happen) you will have to take someone with to load and unload your stockpiles!
I would say do the surgery now--I wish we hadn't waited the 8 years--it just gets worse--so do it early--there is mesh and no mesh--
orginally the doctor told us he wasn't going to do mesh--he didn't think it was that bad--but when he heard how much my hubbie lifts in his job--and when he got in to do the surgery--he said it was bigger than he thought--he did do the mesh
Now--he had said before--with mesh the recovery is faster---had he told us that at the first visit we probably would have pushed the mesh anyway
The doctor said his final reason for using mesh--was he doesn't want to have to do it again--and this stuff is strong--
So--Barb you will have to ask--we love our surgeon--too far away for you--but he is tops at CDH--and very well respected. He takes time to talk to you--gives you his home phone number so if you have any questions you can call him--he only does surgery on Mondays and Fridays--
Anyway--Barb--JUST DO IT_____If you want a second opinion and want to come to Winfield--then go see Dr. Woodard--he is fantastic!
The nurses in outpatient surgery were WONDERFUL--can't say enough nice things (Most of them have worked there over 30 years --they all remembered me from when I worked there--and I haven't worked at CDH for 15 years--though hubbie still works there!!)
Thanks everyone for your prayers
Now please continue to pray for a quick recovery!!
