Yesterday was my surgery... laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy ( I had my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed) I inserted a picture
... so first of all I told all of them (and after 3 surgeries I know) I have bad veins and I have a port(power port is under my skin for easy vein access). That being said it is deep so not as easy as most to get at... I get back to prep tell my nurse, he looks concerned gets another nurse, who after several attempts get yet another nurse. During which time the anesthesiologist comes in. He flat hates the idea of the port and (at this point so do I since they still haven't hit it and know how very sore I would be today) and he is sure he can get it in a vein (ya right). I took a total of 9 (count them) 9 attempts including 2 in my foot. Because apparently the IV team doesn't go out to day surgery area! So that sucked... I got there early got in early but because the pre-op doctor & anesthesiologist did not listen! I was late getting into surgery. .. yesterday was a bad day after surgery (I seem to be not as out of it now) I cried all of the way home from the pain and being disorientated... still not right in my head and now still very tired...glad I have off until the 11th. ... it should get better everyday!
OMG, you poor girl. I have a power port, it was used only for chemo, the nurses there are quite good with it, but some seem to be clueless.
ReplyDeleteI am going to talk to my surgeon about the fate of my port when next we meet :-)
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