Left the house at 6.15 to make my journey to Southampton General Hospital as had to be there for 7am, I was excited, but as soon as we neared Southampton General, I had butterflies in my stomach and knew it was too late to back out, it was all happening!! I was grateful for the huge chinese I had the night before as had to be nil by mouth from midnight!!
As a facebook addict, I checked in on facebook that I was at Southampton General, I didn't expect so many well wishers, am so grateful for my many friends for their support and it was them who helped me through it.
I was greeted by a nice nurse on ward E5 and filled in forms, gave me a lovely hospital gown to wear and to strip all my clothes including my bra and knickers - I left my knickers on because I wanted a bit of dignity left!! Had to take all my jewellery off (including my wedding ring and hubby teased me that we were now 'divorced'), got given some of the lovely surgical stockings I had to wear and it was soooo long, from toe to thigh!! Damned thing kept rolling down!!
We were now ready, kissed my husband goodbye and made my way with one of the surgical nurses to F floor where the theatre was, holding on my stockings...when I got to F floor, they asked me to lie on one of their beds, a man came up to me and introduced himself to me as Robert and explained he was one of the anaesthetic and would be staying with me throughout the operation.
I was wheeled along down a corridor, stopped by a recovery room and Robert explained that I would be there to wake up after my operation, saw loads of beds there, I was wheeled next door to the recovery room which was the theatre, a small room adjoined by another door where the surgery was going to be, the small room had drawers of hospital stuff, I was prodded and poked and had a venflon put in, felt a bit sick and light headed, one of the dr's said it's the anaesthetic working, I said oh, put a mask over me, I just breathed normally and she said breathe deeper, took one deep breath and I was out......
I woke up by an indian nurse slapping my face and he said its all over now, groggily I said what, he said you've had the implant done and all was ok, I was more interested in going back to sleep and kept getting lightly slapped in the face to wake up!! Was told that I would be taken to the ward shortly where I guessed my darling husband would be waiting for me.....
Saw my husband walking outside the door as I was being wheeled in, was happy to see him...groggy but asked him to take a photo of me - thumbs up as it was all done and typically of me - I posted it on facebook, will upload it on here when I get the time...
I got offered a sandwich, a cheese and tomato sandwich in which, because I was hungry, I just didn't enjoy it, half my tongue was numb and tasteless so couldn't taste it much. I told my husband to go home soon after I ate as I just wanted to sleep so he left about 4pm and by then I had ordered my dinner...fell asleep, woke up about 6.30 wondering where my dinner was, asked one of the nurses about 7ish, confusion there, one of the staff said kitchen's closed now and said I could have a sandwich!! I already had a sandwich but wanted a hot meal, another nurse overheard and said that I am to have a hot dinner, the choices left were Lasagne or Chicken Tikka...opted for the Lasagne which I normally like and wished I had the other option...at least it was food - ate at 8pm!!
My head was swathed with bandages and was very tight, my right side was bulbous as loads of wadding was applied to where the surgery was done and had a headache which I think because of the bandaging, was told that the bandages come off tomorrow and is to stay on for 24hours!! Ugh! By then my right ear was aching as if it was folded up and pushed together in one place (it probably was) and I had this terrible urge to put my finger up the bandages and scratch but I just couldn't!!!!
I was taken to have my head x-rayed about 9ish and saw the coil in my head and was fascinated by it, but didn't expect it to be like that, the x-rayer said that he is no expert but thinks that it's in the cochlear and best for the doctor to see it himself which worried me a little bit, I asked to see a doctor and was told to wait till morning :-(
The only thing I didn't appreciate was being woken up at ungodly times of 2.30am and 5.30am to have my blood pressure taken, temp taken and pulse taken but they said it was compulsory!
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