Endoscopy For The Win

So there are things that you expect to hurt when you have surgery and then there's the things that people just don't warn you about, which they totally should. So here it is... When you have gallbladder surgery (ok, laproscopic surgery in general) they pump co2 into you so help see your innards. And then where does it go? Up. Into your shoulders. And man is it painful. It was worse than any of the pain from the incisions or cutting out an entire organ. And it was the worst when I was laying down. So I had to try and sleep sitting up. It kind of worked, but mostly was just dumb.

But in the morning they came and got me for my endoscopy. My GI doctor came and did the procedure for me. It took about 20 minutes from the time they knocked me out. And I must say that getting ready for that one was scarier. First they make you lay on your stomach, which you just had surgery on. Then they put on oxygen. Then they put a plastic thing in your mouth to keep it open during surgery. And they make you drink this gross goo that numbs your throat. Also they give you anitbiotics through the IV, which thankfully, they were able to use the same one I had in (after much debate on whether it would work). And I don't know if it was the good or the stuff in the IV, but your pee smells like medicine or something for the next 2 days, weird. Anyway, so I wake up in the first room they took me too. And they kept wanting to roll me over to get me off my stomach, but really, it was the most comfortable I'd been since I got there. I didn't want to move, I just wanted to take a nap. And every time I lifted my head I would burp (Jameson was amused). Then they took my back upstairs to my room where I slept for 5 hours.

Meanwhile, Jamo picked up James and took him to an appointment he had. And James did amazing (cause he's awesome). And then brought him back afterward. I had to eat something before they would let me go to make sure I wasn't going to puke everything up. But my stomach felt fine, just really hungry from not eating for 2 days. So I ate dinner and we went home.

Home is interesting. It's ok when I don't have to move or don't have to do things. Also it's nice when I have my pain killers running through me. Also, when I'm napping. Jamo took a half day today and half day tomorrow to help out. It was nice being able to have him watch James when he got home so I could take a nap. And I was finally able to pump some milk that I didn't have to throw out. And so my boy is back on the mommy milk, which is fabulous. Cause he would make the saddest faces when he realized you were giving him the formula. And then this evening I tried breastfeeding him. It took a lot of blankets and pillows but it worked. I wasn't getting hardly anything from the pump, so I figured it was time so I don't dry out or anything. Plus babies are much more efficient at getting the milk. So with Jamo's help we're making things work here. And I'm hoping to get things back into routine soon enough. And life should be looking up from here again.