I recently got discharged from hospital after a 2 day stay for the first surgery of my life. It was only a laparoscopy for appendix removal, but I was still pretty much immobile for my stay and on a drip for most of it.
Anyway.
I got back yesterday, severely missing the atmosphere and comfort of the hospital, but glad to be back in the company of friends. Today I had a massive cry and I couldn't quite work out why. Generally I have a teary a couple of times a year, and always know why, but this one seems to have no reason.
Is it usual to become slightly mentally weird upon coming out of hospital, whether it be due to painkillers creating a slightly different mental state, or something else? Or am I just being a cretinous wankstain who can't deal with real life?
Pic vaguely related, I now have three small cuts in those areas. Fun times.
You're not a wankstain - at least not on account of this. It's quite normal. I hope you're healing up all right. It is usually a bit of a shock to undergo surgery, and of course not all of us wake up afterwards.
Thanks. I may often beat myself up too much, although just now I did almost break down again whilst writing an email to my tutor asking for some leave to go recuperate at home.
Chin up mate, I've been for major surgery as well, I found my self longing to be back in my hospital room after I was discharged as well, Just remember the freedom you now have being out of your bed, then you will enjoy it for weeks, like it's something you've never had. Also may I ask your gender?
No sexist remark intended, by you sound like a girl, with the getting over emoional thing.
>>4197 It's all right to be upset. Better take a bit of time off to see what you can see when the old turbid waters settle than just clamp it shut and carry on, if you ask me.
I get a touch of the lachryma mundi every now and then.
That's the thing. I am a bloke, and whilst I do have maudlin moments, they just don't happen as frequently as they are now. Watery eyes twice in as many days is unheard of for me.
probably just an aftereffect of the anaesthesia and the morphine they'll have had you on.
I had my appendix out when I was 14 (18 years ago now...sheeeeiit) and have the traditional scar.
Couldn't move for the first day but started refusing any pain meds shortly after I came round as I wanted to feel myself getting better, not just be numbed to it. I got told off for hobbling to the loo on my own with the drip trolley. And I remember I wanted to fuck my nurse.
im now on the fifth Op of the year tenth in a 12 month period and 20th of my life. Believe me hospital rooms soon loose their allure.
its probably loneliness, I find being on IRC helps as it gives me a way to pass the time between nurse visits - if your still feeling shit and unable to move, I know it sounds lame, but computer games and internet chat really do help to alleviate the depression.
>>4212 iphone & Colloquy. and you can use your own phone these days everywhere except pre op. also: i have used mibbit in the past from the bed terminal, if I have to stay in after todays Op, ill take a pretty picture for you of it.
>>4212 That's only there so they can sell you expensive PAYG cards for their PatientLine systems. Most hospitals are actually find with it as long as you're not taking the piss.
