dirty ethel rackham Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Trying to respect dh's privacy so I can't talk to anyone in real life. I shouldn't complain. Dh had hernia surgery ... Totally routine. No big deal. He sailed through with flying colors. I am just tired of waiting. We've been here for 5 hours . A 2 hour delay in the surgery due to a complicated case this morning. I didn't have a good lunch and was hungry, but I didn't want to eat or even think of food in front of him since he had been fasting since the night before. He has been in recovery for over an hour. They told me that once he was moved to the second recovery room, I would be taken back to see him. Well he has been in the 2nd recovery for 30 minutes. Despite a relatively comfortable waiting room, I'm stuck near a TV with Guy Fiery. Shoot me now. My other options are Fox News or CNN - all depressing, all the time. Oh, and my water bottle spilled out of my bag all over the back side of me and I'm getting cold. The bathrooms don't have hand dryers. Going on 2 hours with wet jeans. I just want to get dh and take him home and eat the soup I made this morning. I really don't want to go out again in 1 degree weather to pick up his pain meds. I suppose I'd better cut the whining and plan to do all the things he can't do for a while. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILiveInFlipFlops Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 :grouphug: I'm so sorry. I would be so frustrated too, and so annoyed thinking that I probably could have just gone home and come back had I known it was going to be so dang long! At least you're near the end of it all now and can get him home soon. I hope he makes a good, quick recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (hugs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm so sorry. I hope you both can go home soon! It's so hard being stuck at the hospital. DS 11 had an adenoid/tonsillectomy yesterday...we were at the hospital from 5:30 AM until 5:00 PM. I brought stuff to do, but it's just no fun hanging around the hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I'm sorry. Hernia surgery is no joke. Hope he heals quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 It is fine to vent! I know about waiting in discomfort at the hospital, including not eating in front of the fasting patient. In fact, my word of the year for 2016 is "hospital". My mother had three hospitalizations, dd one for which I had to drop everything and fly several states away, and dh had an injury that included ER and later surgery. So yes, I completely empathize with the suckiness. And the suckiness yet to come in the form of a recovering person in pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hugs! I've been in the hospital since Monday for my csection. I've been going stir crazy since about 12 hours after the surgery. Today I sent dh home to be with the rest of the kids and to get back to normal because there is no point that we should both be going stir crazy. I should have gotten out today but it seems like I've been forgotten about! I'm gonna go insane tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Coast Sue Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Vent away... I'm very sympathetic to your circumstances. I had that exact thing happen during my dh hernia repair- Even having spilled water all over my clothes while waiting. I "encouraged" my dh to get his thoughts/mind together so he could be discharged. I hadn't packed any food for myself b/c we were told it would be 3-4 hrs. I was miserable by 8 hrs (4 hours in recovery!) and my dh could NOT pee so he was still cared for by nurses who thought I was heartless and rude for reminding him to hurry up and pee so we can get home and feed the kids. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Thanks for letting me vent. We made it home. I was able to feed him the homemade chicken soup that I had made this morning in anticipation of needing something light. He is resting comfortably while I wait at the pharmacy for his pain meds. Forgot to change my wet jeans. It is 2 degrees outside. Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I hope you are back home by now, all snuggly in your favorite PJs with a dh who is being appreciative of your loving care. Prayers and positive thoughts for a speedy recovery for him. And for him to have tons of patience and loving kindness for you. (Being the caretaker can be just as miserable as being the patient ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Relief. Comfy pants on. Some tea for me and pain meds and the remote for dh. Moving is definitely painful, but he is a good-natured patient. I feel bad. I know I wasn't this good-natured when I had my surgery 11 months ago. Sleep is going to be difficult. If he has trouble in the bed, I may move him to the recliner. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Hope he recovers without complications. My dh had hernia surgery a few years ago. He was in so much pain for weeks. The his body tried to reject the mesh and he had a huge infection. He could hardly walk, any movement was excruciating for him. Even now a few years later he has constant discomfort from the mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 I hope you are home now in dry pants eating soup next to your sleeping dh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Glad he's home and resting. Mine thought sneaking out to being in firewood after his surgery was a good idea. 😑 He didn't make it past the bottom step before I threatened him with his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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