Sunday, August 23, 2009

appendectomy

Appendectomy: the surgical removal of the appendix

Friday night was the performance for the Little Girls Clinic for drill team. I started having cramps around 5 but didn't think much of it. After the performance and by 8:00 I was in incredible pain. I laid down in the dance room for about 45 minutes waiting for the pain to go away and for my mom to pick me up. JD was in Roosevelt for Skyler Massey's reception. I was in the ER at 9 pm. I had Dr. Daniels do several tests on me until at 1:00 am when they decided I needed my appendix taken out. The on-call doctor (Dr. Allen) wanted to wait til morning for the procedure. I could handle the pain when I was on Morphine but every two hours I would get all my vitals checked so I didn't sleep well at all. The first night my mom stayed with me and JD was there for the surgery. After surgery, all I could have was ice chips because my intestines had to wake up before I could eat. In other words, I had to fart to eat. I had to stay a 2nd night along with all the vital checks every two hours. JD slept on a reclining chair (which he ended up breaking haha). I finally farted in the morning so I got jello, broth, juice, and 7up for breakfast. All I ate was the jello and juice. I finally got to come home this morning around 11 am.

The tests were interesting and some painful. If any of you have had your appendix removed you know what I'm talking about.

My bloated/swollen belly. On my right side and belly button are where the cameras went in to see what angle my appendix was in. The big left band-aid is from where it was removed. The two smaller ones should only be 1/4 inch and the left one should be 1/2 inch long.
JD gave me the bouquet on the left, the Drill Team gave me the one in the middle, and my mom gave me the roses. The green card and cake is from Morgan (drill teamer) and the Orange card is from the whole drill team. Thanks everyone!
This was very bad timing, of course. Robin's last day of drill team is Tuesday, so I really need to be there. ah!
On other news, Truly had fleas! sick, huh? JD has been so good though. He bathed all the dogs with flea and tick remover shampoo.

10 comments:

Lance and Jessie Spiers said...

you poor thing! really bad timing isn't it?! maybe that means you need to slow down a bit and give yourself a break. but on a happier note, i couldn't stop laughing about you farting! ha, you're so cute. only a real woman will admit to that.

Chelsie Jensen said...

oh man whit i'm so sorry. if you need anything let me know. hope you get feeling better soon!

Kayla said...

Oh my gosh Whit I'm so sorry that that happened! I hope and pray that you recover quickly :) Get feeling better girl and take it easy!

Sophia said...

Wow whit. that sounds crazy. I'm glad you survived. Hope you recover quickly:)

Chase and Nahomi said...

you poor little chicka!! i'm so sorry! Hope you get well FAST!

Cara Lee said...

oh how sad. I hope you start feeling better-

Kay's said...

whit i'm so sorry that sucks, i hope you are feeling better and are back to normal soon, i totally know the whole farting thing, i had a c-section with Cooper and i had to fart before eating also, but i didn't for two days and it sucked i tried my hardest.

Gassers said...

you poor girl! I'm sorry to hear about all your troubles. Hope you recovery quickly and can get back to your busy schedule.

Meagan said...

Whit im so sad for you!!!! Thats no fun:( Let me know if i can do anything for you!! I miss you lots!

Binghams said...

OMG, whitney! you are such a trooper. that is terrible. lots of trials latley on your blog lol. I hope you have a great recovery. I feel like something spectacular is about to happen, its about time lol :)