Second Lung Surgery

14th June 2018

#2 Lung surgery day

The day of my second operation! What madness my life has turned into?! I can’t believe it to be honest. Keeping strong and positive and being brave!

We got up and had a yummy breakfast and a cuppa. avocado, cherry tomato’s snd a seeded pitta: I got my bags ready and laid on the decking looking at the blue skies and enjoying the heat.

My in-laws came over to look after Bentley whilst we were in hospital. My father in law gave us a lift to the hospital I settled into my room 503 and waited for surgery. I was meant to be go down to the theatre at 4pm but went down at 6pm instead. I wasn’t as nervous this time. I had my spinal epidural again and came around to two lovely nurses Felicity and Christine. When I woke up in recovery I felt a bit sore and very thirsty Ricardo looked after me and Jane who was lovely and helped to make me feel comfortable. I was in pain through the night and didn’t sleep much. Ricardo was very kind though.

LBH x

Day 1 – Recovery (2)

Today I woke up properly around 5am. I didn’t sleep much through the night maybe 2 hours in total in dribs and drabs in lots of pain but remembered to press my PCA for drugs.

I woke up feeling quite sicky and dizzy and my hands looked blurry and my head very fuzzy. There was a mix up with my meds as I was sick on one and dizzy so I stopped taking it (Fentanyl) and didn’t take anything else then went for my physio walk and was in a lot more pain. The sister came around and said I should have been taking it then made it out to be me who was being defiant and wouldn’t take it.

I miss Bentley he is so cute love him to bits.

I went for a walk with NBH and we got a drink and sat and watched Neighbours and Home and Away in the hospital.

So all in all a difficult day but hopefully one of my best friends is due to visit and I will sleep better. LBH x

Day 2 – Recovery (2)

I woke up in the night in quite a bit of pain. I was also very hot and they brought me a fan to cool down. I was at 38.2 so they wanted to cool me down.

I got changed and washed this morning and had breakfast. Two of my friends came to visit which was lovely although I was still in incredible pain.

I had my chest X-ray and the lung was looking good. The consultant decided that due to the the pain I was experiencing and trouble breathing that maybe it would be better to remove the drain I had in my side.

The student nurse Niamh removed the drain and Lani did the stitches. I felt immediately a lot better. NBH arrived just in time to experience the drain removal. NBH stayed for a bit and we went for a gentle stroll. It was a beautiful evening. We found a Ren's nest which was so sweet, a fox and lots of lavender. NBH went back home to Bentley and I stayed up pretty late trying to message on the strong pain relief and half watching TV.

LBH x

Day 3 – Recovery (2)

So today I woke up early had my breakfast and did some make up and put on a dress. I went for a walk and my breathing was a bit tight. I saw my physio and she was incredible she really was there for me the whole time. My best friend came to visit which was lovely, she really gets it and we had a lovely chat. NBH then arrived and another friend then came with a coffee (my life saver) we had a laugh and a good chat and then my family arrived. My sister, mum, stepdad and niece. It was lovely we had lunch together and my niece enjoyed the courtyard and duck. They left to go to Banstead for a Zizzi for Father’s Day then the next I hear from them they have been involved in an accident 😦 a drunk driver had been speeding on the wrong side of the road my sister and mum and niece were in the car in front and swerved and the guy went straight into my step dad's car. He was taken to St Georges and had a fractured rib, pelvis and needed a chest drain. It was done and it relieved him a bit. Just so worried about him.

I shouldn’t have gone home but I did as I wanted to be home in case anyone needed me. My stats got worse when I found out and heart rate, pulse rate everything was high.

I rallied around and got her support network set up for my mum and I think that helped.

I didn’t sleep much I was so worried for him.

What a horrible day 😦

LBH x