"My initial impression of him was that he knows and is very capable of doing this surgery but he seemed to have a very dry sense of humor. Will fill in more as I get to know him better and have more appointments. rnrnMy surgery went very well. I had to be at the hospital at 6am Aug 28 and I was a nervous wreck. I went into the \"holding\" room and had an IV put in, asked questions, met the ansthieologist, the nurse that was going to be in OR with me, then Dr. Schweitzer came in. He was likeable and nice, actually even smiled once I think. They rolled me into the OR, I asked if all the tools on the little table were going to be used on me and they said most of them and POOF that was the last thing I remember till I woke up in my room. They said the surgery lasted about 2 1/2 hours, they ran into some adhesions on my left side from previous c sections and he also saw a hernia which he could not get to. So I was a little more sore on my left side. I have five small incisions on my belly, about 1/2 inch long. They are starting to itch which I would guess that means they are healing. I ended up staying in ICU the whole time at the hospital because they did not have any beds available on the floor I was supposed to be on. Which was fine with me because, I had my own room and my nurse was there alot. My only issue was, I had an IV that went bad and they tried to find a new vein to use and that was not successful. I was stuck over 20 times including once in top of my foot. They talked about putting a central line in but that did not happen because I the next morning, I would not have needed the IV anyway. So I just went without. Which was FINE by me. So needless to say, I am one big bruise on both arms. The most tender spot was by my knuckle on my finger, that hurt for awhile. rnrnI was released Thursday afternoon and I have been having 60 cc (about 4 oz) of stuff. I have had unsweetened applesauce, s.f. pudding, whey protein drink with 1% milk (ick to mixing with water), s.f. crystal light, s.f hawaiian punch, eggbeaters. Oh, I also have had the meat stew(pureed) and I did chicken and gravy, pureed. They were not bad tasting...just different. I think the hardest thing to get used to is chewing my food carefully. Also, having to drink 30 minutes after a meal is hard to get used to. But, it is all a lifestyle change, one that I am ready for and am getting used to. Will write more later. "
