We just got back from Jess' procedure at the surgery center and I've got an update. First off, Jess was extremely sweet and funny when she was waking up from the medicine. When I got to the recovery room she was still out of it and she was hiccupping (sp?) a lot. The nurse said people usually hiccup a lot, or cry for no reason. So it was a good thing she was just hiccupping. She finally opened her eyes after a few minutes and said, "is it over". The next 15 minutes or so involved her opening her eyes, asking questions, and then asking the same questions minutes later, as if she had never asked them before. It was reaaaallly funny and adorable. So our conversations went like this:
Jess: what did they find out?
Me: well, blah blah blah...explain the whole thing.
10 seconds later, jess looks over again
Jess: what did they find out?
Me (smiling): well, blah blah blah...explain entire thing again.
10 seconds later, jess looks over again
Jess: what did they see?
Me (trying not to laugh): well, blah blah blah, tell everything again.
Once I thought she was really awake enough I decided to quiz her. She said she was aware of things but she still seemed loopy.
Me: what is one of your dogs name?
Jess: we don't have a dog.
Me: your dogs at home.
Jess: emma....
Me: and the other one?
Jess:....poncho.
Me: who's your favorite person on the Bad Girls Club?
Jess: (eyes closed again at this point)......amber....
Me: yep, you're awake.
Honestly, it was funny and sweet. Then, every 5 minutes or so her automatic blood pressure machine thing would go off and it would scare her everytime. She would get this frantic look on her face, look down at her arm, and I would have to say, "it's just taking your blood pressure". Then she would be fine. I liked being there taking care of her. She wasn't grumpy at all, the perfect patient.
Sooooo, the Dr. did not find any ulcers. Jess has gastritis and is not allowed to take any ibuprofin until this is gone. I read online that caffeine can cause problems too so I'm cutting her off the Mt. Dew. (you can imagine which one she's more upset about). They took a biopsy of her small intestine to see if there is anything else going on. We'll know by next week. Now she's just resting on the couch. :) The End
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Our day at the surgery center
Posted by Juji at 10:51 AM
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Well, I'm glad they didn't find anything, but it is also annoying. One day I'll sit down and tell you all my adventures in stomach/gallbladder issues. (Needless to say it is long and involves 3 ultrasounds and radioactive dye). So for now, lay off the caffeine and advil and watch some antm reruns! Hope you feel better soon.
Well that is a tough one. If you give up the caffeine you get terrible headaches. What is the remedy for those? You guessed it, ibuprofen. So that pretty much sucks. I would just have them put me in a coma until I no longer have caffeine withdrawals. Sorry Jess, that stinks.
Ryan
I am glad that everything went well. The conversation you guys had when she was waking up makes me laugh. Hope that the cutting her off things goes well. Good luck, I have a feeling you will need it. :)
There are really very few things in life that are more amusing than people coming out of anasthesia. I'm glad you can find so much enjoyment in doctors visits. ;)
A friend told me a story the other day. All he remembers is getting his coffee that morning, then waking up in a hospital room. He asked his friend, "What happened?" and the friend went balistic on him. Apparently he'd been asking that question every two minutes since his biking accident the day before!
giving up my mountain dew is the hardest thing ever. i cry a little everytime im thirsty... we went to ottavios tonight and they have mountain dew and all i ordered was water and then all my tears came and just poured into the nasty plain boring water. jk, i didnt cry, but i was sad
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