Followcontinuation from Part 3….. When I was at the recuperation bay outside the OT after the c-section, I saw the young lady who went in for a brain surgery on my right and the man who went in for a nose surgery on my left. The man had a bandage on the bridge of his nose and…
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Stories From The Operation Theatre… Part 3
Stories From The Operation Theatre… Part 2
Continuation from here… When the terrible trembling and shivering did not stop, the nurses gave me 4-5 thermal blankets. I felt a tad better but the shivering was involuntarily and out of my control and I just could not stop my teeth from chattering and body from shaking. My teeth chattered so hard and my jaw hurt so much that I…
Stories From The Operation Theatre… Part 1
Having had gone through 3 c-sections, I have lots of OT stories to tell. I shall start with stories related to me. For all 3 of my c-sections, I had spinal cord anesthetic administered, which caused the lower part of my body to be numb and I was conscious throughout the surgery. The side effects of the spinal cord anesthetic…
My Nightmarish Post C-Section (Part II)
This is a continuation from Part I…. For the first time in my life I was desperately hoping to pass out wind. I could feel my tummy harden, followed by an immense pain each time the spasm of the guts attacked me. I was praying to God day and night for a miracle to happen. When my Ob&G…
My Nightmarish Post C-Section
The post c-section for this delivery was the worse of my 3 c-section deliveries. My gastroenterologist told me that the more surgeries / c-sections that one has, the more risk it has to the guts. In my case, there were a lot of adhesions on my womb and on the muscles, flesh and what not as…
The Two Proud Sisters
Alycia and Sherilyn getting all excited seeing their new baby sister for the first time. They were fighting to touch, hold and kiss the baby when they were in the hospital. Back home, Alycia and Sherilyn were always trying to get my attention. I know they missed me very much during my 4-day stay in the hospital, especially Alycia. …
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Tomorrow’s Finally The Big Day!
The big day is finally drawing real close. Just can’t believe that in less than 20 hours, I’ll be meeting my 3rd angel. My biggest nagging fear is the spinal cord anesthetic, which is really painful and the administration of the anesthetic seems terribly long too. One wrong move and I’ll be finished! Please do pray…