Saturday, July 2, 2011

The most important thing you need to bring to...

The most important thing you must bring to the hospital is your own advocate. To oversee what is going on.
For instance:
1) When I woke up in ICU I had severe vertigo and couldn't move an inch with out swirling off into outer space, squeezing my husband to death and hoping they would give me something to calm down.
When you are waking up from surgery they will not give you anything because they want to make sure all systems are go, so bring someone with you. THey will ask that person to leave, but don't let them. Call your doc, do whatever, but don't be alone.
The nurses wanted me to sit up and I could not. I kept telling them that because of the vertigo and the pain in my neck was so great. They kept insisting so they could do the straw test to make sure you can swallow, but we said to call my doc who said I did not have to sit up, they could do the straw test sitting down.
Also, you must have someone with you the whole time because I tried to get out of bed and unplug myself because I was so drugged. So, it is important to not be alone.

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