what's the hospital like?

Question

i'm having abdominal surgery next week and i'm soooooo scared!!! anyone out there who's had surgery please tell me what your experience was like...good and bad, i want to be prepared.

Answer 1

I was soooo scared too when i had to have surgery on my knee and i have screws in it now...anyways...don't be worried!

It was a long wait for me. Bring something to do in the waiting room, a book, ipod. that sorta thing

they make u put on hospital clothes and pee in a cup.

if ur not afraid of needles u shall be ok...if u are...its just an IV u cant even feel it. Just don't look at it

And u could ask them to put some medicine in ur IV to make u go to sleep b4 they give u general. thats what they did to me.

The wheel u into the operating room and move u on to another table. By this time i fell right asleep. All i remember is bright room and lights and people talking...and thats what i woke up to...

all i remember is falling asleep to voices and waking up to voices and i don't remember what they were saying untill i heard them say "lets go get her parents" then i was shaky from the general so they gave me water and apple juice!

I thought it would be horrible but it was not that bad and sometime in the future i hafta go get surgery again and im not worried about it at all....but it does hurt afterwards. Just stay in bed and sleep

and its not like normal sleeping...its like ur mind shuts down, and it takes a while to figure out whats going on...somewhat fun actually

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ooh i remembered they also give you warm blankets!!

Answer 2

It really depends on the Hospital where you're going..If your going to a major hospital like The Mayo Clinic or Johns Hopkins you'll likely be in better hands...With that said I have had numerous major surgeries...A radical Hysterectomy 15 years ago, the drs never told me how it would drastically change my Life..It also depends on what your having done, if it's like the Band for weight loss, that's kinda a scarey procedure, gastric bypass even worse from what I have learned...Anything with the Abdominal area will take longer to heal from, if they do the surgery through a scope your recover much faster and have far less pain...But if it;s the traditional ab surgery you can expect that your stomach muscles will take years and sometimes, which is my case a Life Time to try to strengthen those muscles...Your bowels will slow down because of it....After my major surgery I put on 50 pounds and because of a heart condition I am unable to physically work it off....I wish you all the very best of luck and please DON'T rush the healing..It'll take a good 6-8 weeks before your able to move like you did before surgery........

Answer 3

I've had surgery before and it wasn't bad at all. When you check-in to the hospital they'll take your temperature and blood pressure and stuff because all of that can affect your ability to have the surgery. Then they'll have you change into a gown, remove any make-up or nail polish, they'll put you in a bed, insert an IV, and leave you alone until it's time to go into the operating room. Then you should be put to sleep, I stayed awake for my surgery but there's no way you'll be awake. When you wake up you'll be back in your own room, they'll have you try to eat or drink something, and perhaps send you home (if it's out patient). Hope this helps! Stay calm, you'll be fine.

Answer 4

It's normal to be nervous. Kinda like a hotel, but you may have a roomate if you don't have a private room. You'll have nurses looking in on you, then more after surgery taking your blood pressure, etc. If you have pain tell them and you'll get meds. You'll sleep a lot after surgery. Time will go fast. You'll have a TV to watch.

If you are nervous tell the nurse AS SOON as you get to the hospital and they will give you something to calm you. Make sure you are honest and tell them how you feel and it'll help.

You'll do fine. Hospitals these days are very advanced.

Answer 5

Call the hospital and have them give you a tour of what will happen. If they will not help you, have your surgeon's office set it up. Get your mom and dad's help with this if needed. Talk to them about it too.

Many of the nurses there will be able to give you a step by step description of what will happen and show you around.

Your surgeon should do the same. Let him know you are going to need and extra 15 minutes or half hour of his time now or the day of surgery.

Answer 6

I work in a hospital as a nurses aid, and if you get someone like me, they may not know what they are doing but they are always willing to help. Also you get no sleep because people are checking up on you ever 30 minutes, so have you bed at home made up really nice because you will enjoy it.