For the past week since Randy's surgery he has been slowly recovering. We were told that his incisions would have seepage and that has been true. Not much thankfully but he has had a little bit of blood and some watery looking stuff as well.
The first couple of days after the surgery were rough. Partly because we were traveling home and also because those first couple of days are the worst ones after surgery. He was on a lot of pain meds. Which reminds me of the night right after the surgery...
We had to set alarms for when he had to take pain pills because once you have a lapse in those it's hard to get the pain back under control. So we both set our alarms for the 2 times he'd have to wake up in the night to take them. The first alarm went off and it took a little bit before Randy finally woke up enough to take them. The next time the alarm went off I think he was pretty delirious. I had pressed snooze on mine just in case he took just as long as the first time for him to take them. When my alarm went off again and he still hadn't taken them I nudged him and said that he needed to wake up and take his medicine. He said that he would. When he still didn't, I nudged him again and told him to take it and this time he pretty much yelled at me saying "CHILL, I WILL TAKE IT!" Not quite an actual yell but he was not happy lol. (he rarely if ever yells) It took him probably another 5 minutes and then I finally heard him sit up and take his medicine. Once he had I asked him if he remembered yelling at me. He said kinda but not what he said. So I told him and then teased him about it because it was so out of character for him.
He went back to work last saturday and he attempted to wear normal pants. Not the best idea ever. He complained to me half way through his shift that it was rubbing his incisions and making them hurt. He had to suffer through it til the end of his shift and then he immediately took his pants off when he got home. He wore sweats to work for the next few days. When he finally wore pants again I asked him when he called me how he was and the first thing he said was hungry and then immediately after that he couldn't wait to get his pants off! (They had been rubbing his incisions and he couldn't wait to get into sweats)
Randy's incisions are healing up slowly but nicely and he is not using as much pain meds as he was at the beginning. He will soon have all his restrictions that were given to him at discharge lifted and he'll be able to live a normal life again! He's felt bad because he has not been allowed to lift anything heavy and so our sidewalk has suffered snow drifts for a week. (They have now been cleared thanks to Randy) He got frustrated and took a small shovel and did small scoops of snow until it was cleared (or so he says - not sure if I fully believe him about the small scoops) :)
Overall we are both just grateful that he is healing so quickly and so well and we can't wait until we see what the doctor has to say in his follow up appointment in a couple months!
Til next time!
Becca
Friday, February 12, 2016
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Randy's Surgery
I am a little late with updating you all on Randy's surgery. It was actually last Thursday and I just haven't gotten around to writing about it until now.
We arrived for the surgery about a half hour early. We hadn't been told anything at this point except for when to show up and what the surgery was for. So we had no idea how long the surgery was going to last or what exactly they had to do in the surgery. They took us back right on time and we were told that he would be taken back for surgery in about an hour after they did all the prep.
Randy changed into his lovely hospital gown and they began getting him prepped. They attached all the monitors and an IV drip. Then the doctors came in one by one to explain what was going to happen.
The first to come in was the anesthesiologist. He explained that Randy would be put under general anesthesia and that once he was out that they would intubate him. Meaning they'd put a tube into his throat to help him breathe.
The next doctor who came in was the one actually performing the surgery. He explained that he would go in through a small 1 inch incision on each side of the pelvis and find the varicocele veins and tie them off. He told us that the most he had ever seen was 21 but that he highly doubted Randy would have that many. We asked him how long the surgery would take and he said no longer than an hour.
After almost 2 hours since we'd been brought back, they finally took Randy back and asked me to go wait in the waiting room until they came and got me. (They use the rooms for multiple patients for quicker flow). So I went out to the waiting room and played games and watched the movie they had playing. After I'd been out there for about 20 minutes I heard someone call out ...enson. I waited to see if it was someone else and when no one else reacted I thought that maybe they had said Denson. So I stood and they took me back. I was worried that something had gone wrong because it had not been anywhere near an hour since they'd taken Randy back for surgery.
Well when we got back to the room, the nurse pulled back the curtain...
and it was not Randy.
I kinda stood there for a second and then asked the nurse if she had said Denson. She was like oops nope I said Jenson! Then she kinda laughed at herself and escorted me back to the waiting room. The gentleman who was not Randy told me it was nice to meet me as we left. She told me that that happens more often than you would think. She then asked the secretary at the counter if she knew where Mrs. Jenson was. She told her that she was just around the corner sleeping on a bench. Once they'd gotten her I heard the nurse tell her that they'd tried to give her husband away. But that I'd said no.
It was back to the waiting game for me. After it had been a little over an hour the nurse came out and called out Becca (I think they learned their lesson lol) and she told me that Randy was out of surgery and was now in recovery and that the doctor wanted to talk to me about how it went.
I was taken to a small room and the doctor came in soon after. He pulled out some pictures he had taken during surgery and explained what I was seeing to me (I thought about adding these but they are a little gruesome with the veins and gore and all that so I didn't). He told me that on Randy's left side, they had found 8 varicoceles and on the left he had 6. He said that it went very well and that Randy hadn't bled nearly as much as some he had done in the past. He then said that I could go back out to the waiting room until Randy was out of recovery.
Let the waiting begin again. Randy was in recovery for just over an hour. When they finally came out to get me I was still worried that there was someone else named Becca and that they'd take me to the wrong husband again. So when they pulled back the curtain and it was actually Randy I was pretty relieved.
Randy slept a little bit and recovered a little more. A nurse checked back every 15 minutes to see how he was doing. After the third time of this she asked Randy if he wanted to stay and sleep a little more or if he wanted to go home. Of course he said I want to go home. She went through all the discharge instructions and gave me his prescriptions so we could get them filled. We then wheeled him out to the car in a wheel chair and went on our way.
We are so very grateful for the doctors who performed the surgery and for the nurses who took care of him! We are very hopeful that we will finally get pregnant and have children! We are also very grateful for all the prayers that were said for Randy's surgery! Thank you!
Randy will have a follow up appointment to see how his sperm count is in about 3 months. We are hoping and praying that they are good numbers!
I will give you all an update on how he is recovering in my next post!
Til next time!
Becca
We arrived for the surgery about a half hour early. We hadn't been told anything at this point except for when to show up and what the surgery was for. So we had no idea how long the surgery was going to last or what exactly they had to do in the surgery. They took us back right on time and we were told that he would be taken back for surgery in about an hour after they did all the prep.
Randy changed into his lovely hospital gown and they began getting him prepped. They attached all the monitors and an IV drip. Then the doctors came in one by one to explain what was going to happen.
All dressed up and ready to go. Don't you just love his socks?
The first to come in was the anesthesiologist. He explained that Randy would be put under general anesthesia and that once he was out that they would intubate him. Meaning they'd put a tube into his throat to help him breathe.
The next doctor who came in was the one actually performing the surgery. He explained that he would go in through a small 1 inch incision on each side of the pelvis and find the varicocele veins and tie them off. He told us that the most he had ever seen was 21 but that he highly doubted Randy would have that many. We asked him how long the surgery would take and he said no longer than an hour.
After almost 2 hours since we'd been brought back, they finally took Randy back and asked me to go wait in the waiting room until they came and got me. (They use the rooms for multiple patients for quicker flow). So I went out to the waiting room and played games and watched the movie they had playing. After I'd been out there for about 20 minutes I heard someone call out ...enson. I waited to see if it was someone else and when no one else reacted I thought that maybe they had said Denson. So I stood and they took me back. I was worried that something had gone wrong because it had not been anywhere near an hour since they'd taken Randy back for surgery.
Well when we got back to the room, the nurse pulled back the curtain...
and it was not Randy.
I kinda stood there for a second and then asked the nurse if she had said Denson. She was like oops nope I said Jenson! Then she kinda laughed at herself and escorted me back to the waiting room. The gentleman who was not Randy told me it was nice to meet me as we left. She told me that that happens more often than you would think. She then asked the secretary at the counter if she knew where Mrs. Jenson was. She told her that she was just around the corner sleeping on a bench. Once they'd gotten her I heard the nurse tell her that they'd tried to give her husband away. But that I'd said no.
It was back to the waiting game for me. After it had been a little over an hour the nurse came out and called out Becca (I think they learned their lesson lol) and she told me that Randy was out of surgery and was now in recovery and that the doctor wanted to talk to me about how it went.
I was taken to a small room and the doctor came in soon after. He pulled out some pictures he had taken during surgery and explained what I was seeing to me (I thought about adding these but they are a little gruesome with the veins and gore and all that so I didn't). He told me that on Randy's left side, they had found 8 varicoceles and on the left he had 6. He said that it went very well and that Randy hadn't bled nearly as much as some he had done in the past. He then said that I could go back out to the waiting room until Randy was out of recovery.
Let the waiting begin again. Randy was in recovery for just over an hour. When they finally came out to get me I was still worried that there was someone else named Becca and that they'd take me to the wrong husband again. So when they pulled back the curtain and it was actually Randy I was pretty relieved.
Surgery went great! Can I sleep now?
Randy slept a little bit and recovered a little more. A nurse checked back every 15 minutes to see how he was doing. After the third time of this she asked Randy if he wanted to stay and sleep a little more or if he wanted to go home. Of course he said I want to go home. She went through all the discharge instructions and gave me his prescriptions so we could get them filled. We then wheeled him out to the car in a wheel chair and went on our way.
We are so very grateful for the doctors who performed the surgery and for the nurses who took care of him! We are very hopeful that we will finally get pregnant and have children! We are also very grateful for all the prayers that were said for Randy's surgery! Thank you!
Randy will have a follow up appointment to see how his sperm count is in about 3 months. We are hoping and praying that they are good numbers!
I will give you all an update on how he is recovering in my next post!
Til next time!
Becca
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