My Days in ICU and in Private Room

My days in ICU were alright I guess.  I spent a lot of time sleeping.  For the first few days my blood levels were everywhere and I ended up needing more blood after the surgery.  A lot of my time in ICU was a blur.  Saturday which was day after my surgery was Alyssa's first birthday.  I can't believe she is 1 already.  I did get to see her on her birthday which was nice, but I was tired and she was in a new place and got fussy pretty quick.  The morning of her birthday my sister in law and brother were kind enough to watch her and had a mini party for her.  See some of the pics below:

She had a blast for her birthday and was totally spoiled.  Back to ICU days .... My doctors had thought I'd still have the breathing tube in a few days after surgery.  Everything went so well I was moved out of ICU by Tuesday.  I was moved to my own private room, it wasn't on the floor my doctor originally wanted me to be but it would work until a room opened up.  The floor I was on they dealt more with GI patients and they weren't as familiar with my surgery and whatnot.  I spent a lot of my time reading, playing on iPad and watching tv.  My amazing husband stayed with me pretty much  from morning to night.  I'm not sure what I would do without him.  I just felt more comfortable when he was there.  My Munchie came to visit me several times and we got out cuddle time in.  Well on this floor I worked with physio for 2 days and the first day they had me just sitting up on edge of bed with feet touching the ground.  This was the first time I had sat up since my surgery.  I was very lightheaded and heart rate and blood pressure were through the roof.  They didn't push me too hard bc they said sitting up was a huge accomplishment.  The 2nd day they came in they got me standing up with a walker.  I stood for a total of 7 minutes.  Huge accomplishment and I couldn't believe how weak my upper body was.  It's crazy how much strength you lose from being on bed rest for  that long.  On Friday my nurse came in and said I was being transferred to a different floor.  This floor is for cancer patients and they are more familiar with the type of surgery I had.

Next post I will comment on my move to the penthouse lol ...... That's what we like to call it.