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Anyone going to be in Montreal in June 7-19 '09

Started by Audrey, April 10, 2009, 02:25:28 PM

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Renate

Oops, sorry I missed it Audrey. :(

Yesterday, June 9th, Audrey had her surgery.
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Audrey

hate to say it but the night hospital staff sucks ass.  I had an anxiety attack that was triggered by lack of sleep and exessive bleeding.  I couldn't stop hyperventilating and the god#$%^ night nurses were just like calm down deep breaths we cant give you any meds for another hour.  i think that they thought iwas in pain but i was hyperventilation so bad that I had trouble getting it across that i was having a panic attack.  after the worst part of the attack they finally gave me an adavan.  The worst part is I have pills with me for anxiety but they wouldn't give them to me.  i demanded that they let me keep them with me.  I was pissed that I couldn't get it thruogh there thick heads.  My atarax even says prn anxiety.  plus the nurses take forever to answer a call light, so id rather be able to take them before I start panicking.  And this morning i made them get me up an walked around the hospital.  she wanted to put myrailing uup which there was no way in hell i was going to be stuck in bed and not be able to get to my purse etc.

Lol after last nite im done playing the oh help me patient, Ive been demanding that my needs get met. lol anyway got to go its luch time
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Janet_Girl

Give them hell, Girl.  You know yourself better than anyone.  Just don't pop a stitch though.

And

Congratulations!
it's a girl


And you get added to my list,Hon.  Heal quickly.
Janet
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Audrey

haha thanks janet and everyone else for you support.  I got to get up and did a cirlce around the hospital.  And i get to eat a full meal finally. anyhows got to go

Audrey
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Michelle.

Congrats, Audrey.

Heal quickly and take care of yourself.

Mich'
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Ms.Behavin

Congrats Girl,  Glad your doing well.  Heal quickly.

Beni
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Audrey

thanks everyone.  I did really well today and walked quite a bit, and ate three square meals.  I did have a problem last nite with excessive bleeding that brought on a massive anxiety attack.  Other than that thinks are look up, havent started dilations yet.  soon enough i suppose.  anyway got to go.
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Ms.Behavin

Bleeding will happen and unless its buckets it not too big a deal.  Messy yes, but well the new plumbing has to get adjusted and set in.  Think of it at a period.  Worked for me. :-)

Beni

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V M

Congrats Audrey  :)

Hope all goes well and you heal quickly. :icon_bunch:

I woke up in a hospital (for other reasons) and thought is was morning because of the lighting and activity around. So I turned on the TV. Then I realized that the night staff were racing each other on service carts up and down the hallway. Then a rather burly nurse came in and injected me with a sedative and shut off the TV  :P
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- V M
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Audrey

I really dont see why peoople think its all butterflys and rainbows here.  The honest truth is it sucks.  Everyone speaks french, the nurses in the hospital suck and would rather shoot you up with morphine than actually listen to you.  the little brat nurse at the recovery house is dangerously inexperienced.  I had crippling pain from constipation from morphine and I literally had to beg her to give me a suppository.  I mean literally beg...

My roommate bless her soul helped me far more than any of the nurses combined.  Just wanted to throw this out there as a reality check for and transgender people seeking surgery.  Its not all butterflies and rainbows so dont let people blow smoke up your ass by telling you how good and wonderful it is.  The truth is it sucks, I'd be better off going home now, but my flight doesn't leave till friday so I have a week of hell left.  Tomorrow im going to go out and find some pot.  At least that will help the pain without getting ->-bleeped-<-ing constipated.
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V M

Well.... no. Whenever I've been in a hospital for what ever reason, there were no Butterflies or Rainbows. Surgery of any kind is not a trip to Disneyland.

Right now, you need to concentrate on healing up so you can go out and find those Butterflies and Rainbows later when your feeling better.
The main things to remember in life are Love, Kindness, Understanding and Respect - Always make forward progress

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- V M
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Steph

Quote from: Audrey on June 12, 2009, 04:13:20 AM
Everyone speaks french, ....

Errrrr It's a French Province what did you expect them to speak?

QuoteTomorrow im going to go out and find some pot.  At least that will help the pain without getting ->-bleeped-<-ing constipated.

A real bright move.  HA! and to think someone said "You know yourself better than anyone."  Your attitude seems to have clouded your judgment.

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Renate

I'm sorry Audrey that you're having such a rough time of it.
Of course you wouldn't be better off at home, you still have to have the dressing, the packing and the catheter out.

You have to find a compromise on being active. Being too active, too soon can cause bleeding.

Most don't have a constipation problem three days after a throrough enema regimen.
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Suzy

Quote from: Audrey on June 12, 2009, 04:13:20 AM
Tomorrow im going to go out and find some pot.  At least that will help the pain without getting ->-bleeped-<-ing constipated.

Sweet Audrey,

Sorry you are having a rough time with the hospital staff.  Do what you have to to get through this, but please rethink the pot thing.  It would suck big time to get arrested there, no way to get medical care, in a foreign country, and all the rest.  It is just not worth the risk.  Surely there is a better way.

Kristi
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Janet_Girl

I have to agree with the pot thing, Audrey.  Foreign countries are no fun to be arrested in.  May be go find something to help with the constipation rather than risk jail time being just out of surgery.

Stay strong.  Heal well.  Get home.

Janet
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Audrey

lol I know I was in so much pain at the time it just sounded good.  I wouldn't actually go do that.

And the healing house staff really are great it was just really traumatic at the hospital when i had my anxiety because the nurses didn't understand so they just shot me up with morphine causing me to become so constipated and it also made the anxiety attack way worse.  Note to self, Im def. telling my doc that I don't tolerate morphine, period. 

But seriously, oh my god ive never ever felt pain that badly.  Also I dont agree with the fact that I literally had to beg for a simple suppository.  They nurse was just new I think and didn't know.

I seriously found religion last nite.  It took me five hours of gut twisting agony, like literally white knuckles holding the sheets as waves of sheer pain came over me constantly. Even after like 4 cups of hot prune juice two cups of coffee, and a cigarette (shhhh dont tell).   It really scared the holy crap out of me and i was about to return to the hospital.  I never thought it would feel so good to finally poop.  WoW. what a relief it was.

After breakfast I felt alot better and with some pain meds toodled about the grounds and layed in the sun for awhile.  That helped with the depression immensly and im going to make it a daily ritual.  Its also been hard as my parents, whom I  thought were coming around, have reverted back to calling me my old name, and totally backtracking. The only word I have heard from them was one txt msg from my mom "dont do it ford" after the surgery.

It confuses me that they would want the old me back so badly.  I was always depressed and angry, why would they want that.  For the most part now I am usually perky and joking around, when Im not close to dying that is lol. 
Sigh oh well.  I've had alot of support from my wonderfull friends and coworkers and sister, and that helped turn my mood around immensly.

I made a joke to one of the nurses today.  "omg call brassard (hes on vacation) i sneezed and my thing popped back out" while i pointed to the mound in my crotch from the bandages lol.  I've already thought of the next one....Refering to the dilators, "you know for 18 k they could at least vibrate".

Anyway thank you all for understanding the situation and please realize that Im not usually that bitter,  just was having a really hard time.  Pain has a funny way of skewing perception and attitude, but Im back to normal and Im going to get through this.
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Janet_Girl

I am so glad that you are feeling better and that your mood is lifting.

The dilators will be the next thing.  Have fun.  ???

Janet
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MCMCyn

I can honestly say, when I had my surgery in Montreal, my spirits lifted 100% after leaving the hospital and returning to the residence.

Audrey

yeah the sheer nature of the surgery alone is traumatic, not to mention the laying in bed depression and pain.  Hey weren't you coming to visit?
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cindybc

"Hee, hee." I guess I was one of the lucky ones, I went for a walk about and visited other folks in the other rooms the day after the surgery. I get bored easy, and I never really had what amounts to pain, just a lot of discomfort when sitting and had to squirm and fidget a lot through the meals.

I was never so relieved after they took out the stent and the packing. Ever see the size of the packing? Yikes!. And yes it is much better at the recovery house and keep up the good work with the sense of humor thing Audry, they understand English sufficiently enough to understand your jokes.  ;D 

Paula and I will call you later this afternoon.

Cindy
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