Alright, there is more to update you all on…
Mom and Brian went to the hospital this morning to get the last bit of the pre-admission stuff done. They needed to be there at 7:45 am to get started, however it turned out that none of the places Mom needed to go were open until 8am. The girl working where the blood work is done opened early so that they wouldn’t have to wait around to get stuff done. Mom was then informed that she needed to go have an x-ray done. So after the blood work, Mom and Brian headed down to get the x-ray and then back upstairs to get the ECG done.
From there they then went to meet the nurse in the pre-admission’s clinic, where she was asked a ton of questions and had to fill out a bunch of paperwork. The nurse then explained all that will occur tomorrow prior to the surgery and afterwards. Mom has to go to the surgical floor of the hospital and will need to change into an ever so lovely hospital gown. She will then need to use a special soap to clean the area where they will be doing the surgery (seems a little redundant as they are going to be using iodine to clean the area as well??). The next thing Mom has to do is a bit errrrr scary?? She has to initial her right side so they know that is the proper side to operate on (you’d think they’d know that already?)….Then it is into a hospital bed for Mom, where she will have warm blankets put on her and her vitals will be monitored. She will also be hooked up to an IV with saline and antibiotics for post-op.
Once she has been hooked up to all that and monitored a bit she will then be taken into the operating room and will meet with the anesthesiologist, who will then go over the health risks of being put under and all that “fun” stuff while she is being prepped. The actual surgery should take about 45mins to an hour-give or take a bit. Once the surgery is over Mom will then be taken to recovery where she will stay for about the next 2 hours as she comes out of the anesthetic and they will monitor her to make sure there are no post-op complications. She will then be taken to her room after that-will keep you all updated as to what the room number is.
A drain will be put into Mom’s side to help re-inflate her lung as well as to possibly help drain any fluids. Mom will more than likely have an IV PCA machine (Patient controlled analgesia), which means that Mom controls her pain medication. The nurse would like the pain level to be at about a 3 or 4 and if it goes any higher than that then she will need to press the button. She has had this before and quite likes it… hmmmmm… J
Mom and Brian have asked for the surgeon to come out and talk to Brian (and anyone else that is there-I will more than likely be there as well) to let him/them know how the surgery went, if there were any complications, etc. Mom will also have to have an x-ray every morning she is in the hospital to make sure her lung is re-inflating properly.
As far as visiting hours go at SMH-they are 2pm-8pm. However, they are pretty lenient and tend to allow people to come a bit earlier and stay a bit later-so long as you aren’t being loud or rowdy.
For the Pleurex Catheter they are putting in, a home hospice nurse will come by a few times and drain the lungs and will also show Mom & Brian how to do it as well.
For post-op exercises that Mom has to do-she isn’t so keen on them… She was given a pamphlet that told her she would need to cough as her exercise. ````Like I said before, she’s not very keen on that whole idea.
One last detail, Mom’s surgery time has changed since yesterday. It was originally scheduled for 9:10am however, it is now going to be taking place at 745am instead. So they have to be at the hospital for 630am!!
I think that’s about it for now. I will be sure to post on here tomorrow morning once we know what room Mom is in.
Mom and Brian went to the hospital this morning to get the last bit of the pre-admission stuff done. They needed to be there at 7:45 am to get started, however it turned out that none of the places Mom needed to go were open until 8am. The girl working where the blood work is done opened early so that they wouldn’t have to wait around to get stuff done. Mom was then informed that she needed to go have an x-ray done. So after the blood work, Mom and Brian headed down to get the x-ray and then back upstairs to get the ECG done.
From there they then went to meet the nurse in the pre-admission’s clinic, where she was asked a ton of questions and had to fill out a bunch of paperwork. The nurse then explained all that will occur tomorrow prior to the surgery and afterwards. Mom has to go to the surgical floor of the hospital and will need to change into an ever so lovely hospital gown. She will then need to use a special soap to clean the area where they will be doing the surgery (seems a little redundant as they are going to be using iodine to clean the area as well??). The next thing Mom has to do is a bit errrrr scary?? She has to initial her right side so they know that is the proper side to operate on (you’d think they’d know that already?)….Then it is into a hospital bed for Mom, where she will have warm blankets put on her and her vitals will be monitored. She will also be hooked up to an IV with saline and antibiotics for post-op.
Once she has been hooked up to all that and monitored a bit she will then be taken into the operating room and will meet with the anesthesiologist, who will then go over the health risks of being put under and all that “fun” stuff while she is being prepped. The actual surgery should take about 45mins to an hour-give or take a bit. Once the surgery is over Mom will then be taken to recovery where she will stay for about the next 2 hours as she comes out of the anesthetic and they will monitor her to make sure there are no post-op complications. She will then be taken to her room after that-will keep you all updated as to what the room number is.
A drain will be put into Mom’s side to help re-inflate her lung as well as to possibly help drain any fluids. Mom will more than likely have an IV PCA machine (Patient controlled analgesia), which means that Mom controls her pain medication. The nurse would like the pain level to be at about a 3 or 4 and if it goes any higher than that then she will need to press the button. She has had this before and quite likes it… hmmmmm… J
Mom and Brian have asked for the surgeon to come out and talk to Brian (and anyone else that is there-I will more than likely be there as well) to let him/them know how the surgery went, if there were any complications, etc. Mom will also have to have an x-ray every morning she is in the hospital to make sure her lung is re-inflating properly.
As far as visiting hours go at SMH-they are 2pm-8pm. However, they are pretty lenient and tend to allow people to come a bit earlier and stay a bit later-so long as you aren’t being loud or rowdy.
For the Pleurex Catheter they are putting in, a home hospice nurse will come by a few times and drain the lungs and will also show Mom & Brian how to do it as well.
For post-op exercises that Mom has to do-she isn’t so keen on them… She was given a pamphlet that told her she would need to cough as her exercise. ````Like I said before, she’s not very keen on that whole idea.
One last detail, Mom’s surgery time has changed since yesterday. It was originally scheduled for 9:10am however, it is now going to be taking place at 745am instead. So they have to be at the hospital for 630am!!
I think that’s about it for now. I will be sure to post on here tomorrow morning once we know what room Mom is in.
3 comments:
Meghan... thanks so much for keeping updating everyone! It's been great to read through your posts - it's really helped us to understand what Roni is experiencing, both physically and emotionally.
Roni... I know that you'll take good care of yourself, and I know that your family will do the same... but I can't help myself: Take Good Care!
Victoria
Hi Veronica, 'n Megz, et al...
What else can one say but good luck!
Veronica, of course we'll both be sayin' a little prayer for you from about 4PM onwards (our time!) & I'll be checkin' back for your update Megz.
I love those 'tat's' -- can't wait to see 'em in person!
Love to all,
Rick & Chantal
It's been said before, but such an awesome idea this is. I can just picture Roni's face at those "things she loves" as per Meghan's report.
I think the earlier operating time is better. Less chance to be bumped and more importantly, less chance to fret and MISS YOUR MORNING COFFEE!!!! LOL
Your angel will watch for me Roni. Hugs, Bonnie
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