I had surgery today with Dr. De Silva,
it was Rhinoplasty and septoplasty.
So, I arrived about half an hour
before my appointment and Stephany the nurse
took me down stairs into a room.
She just talked through everything with me,
made sure I felt okay.
She made me really relaxed
and I felt really calm before the surgery which was good.
Then Will, the anesthetist came in
and he hooked me up to an IV,
which the sedation would go through
and my pain medication, so I wouldn’t feel anything.
So, he did that, that literally took a couple of minutes,
he just found the vein, put the needle in
and then put some pain medication in I think.
But didn’t put the sedation,
yeah until I got into the surgery room.
So, that was fine, that didn’t hurt at all.
and then Dr. De Silva came in,
he asked how I was feeling,
didn't have any questions about
We'd had gone over most like everything,
in our pre-op appointment.
So, I didn’t really have any questions,
and he just made me feel calm and relaxed,
and the team were really nice.
So, I just walked in into the surgery room,
I laid down on the bed.
Then Will said he was going to start the sedation,
and I don’t remember anything.
Umh,I just remember waking up,
and Stephany said that the surgery went really well.
So, I didn’t feel any pain, I woke up
umh, I felt fine actually.
I just laid there for a few minutes
until Stephany said I was ready to get up and walk.
She helped me into the next room,
and she gave me like a smoothie drink.
Which I had, which is really nice, because I was thirsty.
Then yeah I felt fine,
it was like really good having sedation
'cause you wake up from it feeling okay.
I did have a little bit of a headache, but I think
that was because I hadn’t eaten or drank anything in a few hours
So, I think that’s why I had a headache.
So, after the drink I feel fine
and then Dr. De Silva came in.
Umh, said the surgery went really well,
which I was really pleased about and said
if I had any question about, I didn’t it really.
So, everything was fine, they put these all underneath
just because I was bleeding a bit.
Kind of it just feels a bit more secure,
so yeah I felt comfortable having that.
Then I left, came home, got into bed and just relaxed.
I had some tea, took my antibiotic,
took my Arnicare tablets and my Vitamin C.
I just stayed in bed and rested really,
because that’s what Dr. De Silva said to do.
Umh, he rang me this evening
just to make sure I was feeling okay,
and I didn't have any problem.
So, he just asked me had I changed the bandage,
which I had about three times I think it was.
He said that was normal for it to bleed for about 24 hours.
Doesn’t happen to everyone, but it did with me.
I think it may have stopped now though, which is good.
So, I haven’t taken any pain medication
because I’m not in any pain,
I feel fine I just feel a little bit blocked up.
So, yeah now I feel great really.
I do have swelling here, and some bruising
here and here as well.
It’s not too bad though, I have been using an ice pack
just to help with the swelling.
But yeah other than that,
when I got home, I just felt normal.
So, I wasn’t in any pain or anything.
So, yeah it was good, so just relaxed.
But yeah, I’ll see how I sleep, hopefully I will sleep okay.
I’ve got pillows to prop me up,
and then I’ll see how I feel in the morning.