JULY 15th...

Holy crap, I needed surgery. I have NEVER had surgery in my life. I think it's the thought of going under that's scared me the most. I mean, I won't be able to remember anything that happens to me. I don't want that, that's crazy! Plus. what about the pain afterwards? Won't it be excruciating? What if it's worse than the pain I already felt? How could I handle it? Oh, my mind was reeling. I know I was probably being more of a baby than an adult in the moments leading up to the surgery, but if you have ever had to experience it before I'm sure you had a moment of weakness as well.
In the doctors office, after he explained to me what needed to be done, my surgery was called an Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) by the way, he asked when I would like to schedule it. Part of me wanted to wait a few days, but then I realized that I could potentially hurt myself further if I put it off, so I went ahead and made it for early the next morning. July 15th, 2014 at 11 am I would be in the OR having rods and screws and plates drilled into me, then I would be patched back up and left to cope with the damages. Boy, was I scared. But none the less I was up and ready by 9:15 am the next morning.
Now the surgery itself went well. The worst, and I mean the absolute WORST part of this entire experience has to be that damn ON Q Pump they gave me to stop the pain. If you guys don't know what an ON Q pump is, it is a nerve block they insert in your leg with a catheter and connect a drip that dispenses an anesthetic from this little ball you wear in a bag around your neck. It basically makes your ENTIRE leg dead from the butt cheek down for about 2 days following the surgery. Ugh, that was the worst experience of my life. I can take pain no problem, but the moment I feel that damn tingly feeling in my foot I have to shake it off. Can you imagine how much of a torture it was to feel that way through my whole freaking right leg! I swear I wanted to just rip it out of me at least a dozen times. The day it finally emptied and I was allowed to pull the catheters out I was ecstatic. But even after, it took me about 24 hours to regain all the feeling back in my leg, and the incision sites didn't hurt so bad! So now I kinda wish I wouldn't have went through with the local anesthetic but that's just my preference.
All in all, surgery wasn't so bad. The nurse I had was awesome, the drugs kicked in real quick, and I got all the ice chips in the world. I siked myself out way to much, as I expect we all do when it comes to major surgeries, but it wasn't half bad.



What I wanna know is how you guys felt about YOUR surgery. Were you scared from the beginning like me? Did you absolutely LOVE your ON Q Pump? What was your surgery even called? Or if you haven't had surgery before, how do think you would feel about it?
So excited to hear from you guys! Keep visiting back because my next post will involve my MANY trips to the ER post-op, plus the stupidest mistake a person who has just broken a bone could ever make. *sigh* I am sooo dumb sometimes, but at least it makes a good story for you guys!
Until next time(: