Re: Hysterectomy
You lovely bunch of people your messages are very special to me. Well, yes I am back in one piece but it wasn't easy.
It appears that when I had the operation I lost loadsa blood and by the evening I didn't have enough to get to my heart, lungs and brain. I don't remember too much about it but there were flashes of good looking doctors apologising for sticking needles in me. By midnight they had sort of made me well enough to have blood transfusions. I had three that night and was disappointed to find that they don't do bloody mary's on the NHS.
Next day I had two more transfusions but my haemoglobin levels were still only 6.5 when they had been 13.9 when I went in. I was bleeding very heavily and they were concerned that I was actually bleeding and not just losing old blood (from the original bleed) so they kept doing blood tests.
As you can imagine hubs was doing his nut because I had the worst wind pains ever. Geordie Girl I need to talk to you about wind pain. He was not convinced that I was not still bleeding so instead of chucking me out of hospital like the other ladies I stayed in for an extra few days, while I had blood tests and scans.
When I was given the all clear I was sent home to rest completely my haemaglobin was still only 8.1 but this would improve when I took my iron tablets. Anyone who has ever suffered from anaemia knows the awful weakness of limbs and the lack of appetite which is so unlike me.
However, day by day it gets easier and my head is gradually clearing again that is so unlike me.
Thank you for your concerns. Poor hubs has been worried to death and my computer was turned off and he didn't give it a thought until Marian mentioned that you were all worried.
I am not actually walking much but I have been sitting by the seaside while doggie goes for a walk.
The weather has been lovely and so have you all