Reversal

Finally my reversal date had arrived, Monday 11th February. I was to be rid of the pouch for once and for all. My surgeons advised I was to spend 12 days in hospital after surgery since as well as the reversal I was also having a splenectomy (Spleen taken out) and a hernia repaired. 

Monday morning arrived and we were in Peter Mac bright and early at 7am. Literally after 30 minutes of forms and getting changed I was walking down to theatre ready for the surgery. I love not having to wait in a waiting room for an operation. 

I was wheeled into the operating theatre where they prepped me for surgery. I spoke to my anesthetist who asked me if I had an epidural or a mophine button last operation. I told him I was pretty out of it but definitely had the morphine but not an epidural. Last time the morphine made me feel a bit sick so he said we would try a different drug that may give me hallucinations.... sounds good to me I replied. 

As I was about to be put under I realised that the lights above me looked like a laser I recently had seen in a James Bond movie. Perfect.... I then told my anesthetist that I was pretty certain that my hallucinations would be him playing an evil character and me playing James Bond. To his credit he then put on a Dr. Evil voice and told me "It's now time to go to sleep Mr. Bond". 

I woke up after the operation in the theatre, my surgeon visited and was pretty happy things were successful. After that I was taken to ICU for a day, before a bed would be ready on ward 3. I spent the rest of the day and night in ICU in and out of sleep waiting for the effects of the drugs to wear off. Luckily I wasn't in to much pain so the pain relief must have been working. 

After the first day in ICU they attempted to get me out of bed. I managed to sit up but felt extremely light headed. I then sat on a chair they provided and nearly passed out, a few minutes later I was alright to sit out of bed for about an hour..... before my head started nodding trying to go to sleep.