shawnique
i day out
Dec 12, 2008
I had my surgery yesterday and i had no idea it would be like this....ppl tell you all kind of stories but you don't really know until you have experienced it first hand...i woke up in the recovery room and all i could do was complain about all that pressure in my chest...of course everyone knew it was air but me and it felt more like the end of the world....i went in not knowing that i had any allergies to medications and left with new knowledge...i am allergic to a pain medication that now i cant even recall...it first felt like my air ways were blocked and i couldn't breathe and the next thing i know i'm broken out in hives everywhere including my face...i heard something about steroids and benadryl and then i was out again...i wake up again and Dr. Baptiste is standing over me and i could hear him talking and then i was out again...but even after all of that what has stuck in my mind was the kindness and gentleness of Dr. Baptiste...i'm laying on the operating table, crying because i'm nervous and overwhelmed and he is rubbing my hand...and it wasn't one of those things that somebodies touches you and then stops...his was genuine kindness and care...he is so AWESOME at what he does and the reason i think he is so successful is because he seems to make a connection with all of his patients...i can tell you all about the pain afterward which is subsiding now but the gentleness of Dr. Baptiste is something everyone should look for in a surgeon...to all pre op patients there will be air in your body that will make you question your decision but it will pass and the more you move and walk the quicker it will go away...God Bless ^-^
