Mom's Surgery

My mom was scheduled to have a laparoscopic surgery. For all who do not know what this means-it is when they do an incision near the belly button and use a camera and smaller instruments to do a surgery it involves filling the abdomin with air so there is better viewing. My mom was scheduled for 5:30am check in. I drove down Thursday night. Friday we, me my mom and dad, woke up at 4am. We got to the Baldwin Park Hospital around 5:30am. There was a huge line for check in. My mom was called at 6am to the pre op holding room. They gave us a vibraiting beeber so when the buzzed us we knew certain things. We got buzzed around 7am and went back to see my mom in the pre op holding room. This room is where everyone is prepped for outpatient surgery. My mom was in a gown and had the IV in her hand. Grase came around 7:30am and joined us with my mom. We waited there for an hour because her surgery got bumped due to an emergency. They finally started wheeling her away at 8:05am. Those of us waiting decided to go down to the cafeteria to have breakfast. We really liked the food!! Chris joined us, then Jason and Quinton came. We hung out at the cafeteria then headed back up to the waiting room. We waited...and waited...and waited. Me and my dad were worried. At 10:45am they buzzed us so we knew she was out of surgery and her doc would soon come to talk to us. I was so anxious every time the door opened I jumped. Finally the doc came out around 11:10am. She had pictures with her. She told us that she had to do the full incision (like mine) because she could not get to the cyst. The cyst on the left ovary was full of adhesions and was too sticky for her to get out. She removed the cyst and ovary. Everything else looked fine. So she informed us that since she had the full incision she would have to stay in the hospital. She told us we would be called when my mom is taking to her room. We waited again......finally at 2:00ish they called us and we saw mom for the first time. She was out of it and had no idea what happened. We informed her she would be staying in the hospital. She was suprised. We got her to her room and she was still groggy. She settled in and we, except for my dad, went down to have lunch at the cafeteria. We went back up to my mom and everyone left except me and my dad. I stayed the night with my mom. They had a chair that converted into a bed. It was freezing in my moms room!!! Saturday and Sunday I spent most of my time with my mom and dad. Karson came on Saturday and me and him slept at my parents Saturday night because my dad stayed with my mom that night. My mom was released on Sunday and she is now at home resting. Bieng in the hospital and seeing my mom's incision made me think of all the pain I have had from my surgery. I am still having scar tissue pain that I fear will never go away. My surgery was 9 months ago!!
I am so glad my mom was not in pain like I was. She is not in much pain and I think she will recover better than I did. I guess if my operation was not an emergency it might have went better.

That is all ......more later.
Dez