Surgery

I had surgery on Jan 4th.  The doctor did a bikini cut and took out my uterus, cervix and some dermoid cysts.  The cysts were unexpected, but she said that they were benign.  She also did a Burch bladder suspension.  I was under for several hours (somewhere around 4 or 5 hours).  I came out of it well.  I don't remember being woken up like I have for the past couple of surgeries.  I was woke up by my doctor and she was just talking to me.  I didn't have that feeling of being jolted back into reality.

The first 24 hours I was on morphine with the button to self medicate.  I didn't have to use it too much.  I slept a lot.

They removed the Foley Catheter and I had 6 hours to pee.  I was feeling very swollen and my bladder actually hurt a good bit.  I couldn't get anything out, just a dribble.  The put the Foley back in and we waited another 24 hours.  They removed it again and I was back on the 6 hour clock.  I managed to pee a couple of times and it was sort-of easy, I just had to relax and do it, instead of strain like I had been doing before.  However, I peed and then they straight cathed me and I still had 500ml left in my bladder.  THAT is not good so they put the Foley back in and I went home.  I wasn't able to fully empty my bladder.

I go back to the clinic on the 17th to remove the Foley and hopefully fully empty my bladder and be done with this mess.  They will remove the Foley, give me time to pee and once I do; straight cath me again to make sure I'm fully emptying my bladder.  I hope that with a full 10 days of rest and healing my bladder will be ready to work normally.

Now if I can get my leg to stop hurting and regain my strength, I'll be doing pretty good.

I'm supposed to be recuperating for 6 weeks or more.  I think I'll get there.