What the roads looked like for most
of our drive, down and back.
Early the morning of my surgery we headed to the office where my surgery would take place. On the way down I was feeling a little anxious even though I knew everything was going to be fine. Then another miracle happened, out of nowhere I caught the smell of something familiar. I couldn't place it for a minute but when I did I knew I had angels around me to help me to relax. It was the smell of my Grandparents, who have both passed on. For those in my family who know this smell, it was like walking into their house after not being there for a long time. I don't even know how to describe it, it was just them. I immediately told Randy and asked if he could smell it, he said no. So I knew they were there for me.
Then another miracle occurred. I had to take my birth control pill at a certain time every day. So I had to take one about an hour before my scheduled surgery. Unfortunately, I had forgotten my pills! Then we remembered, the day before on the drive to Randy's parents house, I had gone to take my pill but dropped it. So I took another from a different day as I wouldn't need the whole pack before stopping. The Lord knew me and provided a way for me to take my pill! We got out of the car and searched the floor under the seat until we found it.
Talking to the anesthesiologist before my surgery, he and the nurse asked if I had any allergies. I told them fentanyl, as I have had some poor reactions to it in the past. They said that it's what they use as pain control after every surgery but that they would use something else in my case. He got me all hooked up to the IV and then my doctor came in and talked for a second before I was out.
After the surgery, I recovered much faster from the anesthesia than I had compared to my last surgery with them. I knew it was because they hadn't used the fentanyl on me. Randy was allowed to come back to the recovery area to sit with me and after a little bit the doctor came in to let me know how it all went. My ultrasound showed 2 polyps, she said that they had removed a few which told us there was more than just the 2 we originally saw. This wasn't surprising as my first surgery was described as extremely bumpy and we knew that there was a possibility that they could grow back. It was nice that only a few grew back compared to many! She also told me to expect some light bleeding and cramping.
Once I was allowed to leave we got some food and headed back to Randy's parents house.The recovery from this surgery compared to my first was actually a little rougher. I had pain and cramping for about a week compared to only a couple of days. This may have been because my last dose of birth control I took a couple days later and I had no break in the bleeding as we believe that my scheduled period overlapped.
We traveled almost all the way home that day, racing a snowstorm and trying to beat it before roads closed. Unfortunately, we didn't make it. We got to where we were about an hour and a half from home and they had closed all roads going out of this town. We were hopeful that we'd be able to head home later that day but after checking the predicted reopening time, we knew we were stuck for the night. With our boys, and our 2 dogs. Thankfully, Randy's parents offered to get us a hotel room which was a huge blessing! My sister also offered but Randy's mom had already beat her to it.
Two boys playing, and one dog.
The other dog was elsewhere in the room.
Hopefully, never again.
The next morning the roads reopened around 10am and we were able to head home! The first little bit we understood why they had closed them. They were still pretty nasty. We just took our time and we made it home safe!
Now it was time to prepare for the real game to begin. My first baseline appointment was that next week.
Til next time!
Becca
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