It was worth it

So i had one crazy experience! My first problem was that i didn't have anyone to take care of me but i discovered this website called care. com where you can hire caregivers(people with all sorts of experience caring for people). You basically post a job and people apply and its WAY cheaper than hiring a nurse. So I got into contact with a few people and chose someone. This was literally a day before my surgery. I waited until the last minute because I got a really bad cold a week before my date and i was scared id be too sick to have surgery. Anyway the day of the surgery gets here, i was surprisingly calm. I text the woman who's gonna help me out right before the surgery around 7am. I wake up around 10??? I think... and then i fell back asleep I remember seeing doctor dass for like a second. I finally wake up at 11 and i check my phone. The person i've hired texted me to let me know that somehow there was an error and she got TRIPLE booked! I was a little out of it the nurses talked with her on the phone too. She then goes on to say that she can make it but its going to take some time. Thankfully the nurses were very understanding of my situation. So like an hour and a half goes by and i get a text from this person. All she says to me is that she's gotten into a car accident and her car is totaled. i think the anesthesia was still in my system or something i tried to keep calm. I was literally STUCK at the surgery center with NO ONE to sign me out. I asked her if there was any way she could make it and she never replied. I was kind of annoyed at that because well... I WAS STUCK AT THE SURGERY CENTER. I don't know if she was okay or anything she never texted me again. I mean? Isn't that unprofessional??? If she could tell me she was in an accident why couldn't she answer my question when i replied back within a minute of when she texted me. I tried to contact other caregivers... i found someone but they were going to take a LONG time to get to me. i was at the surgery place for forever.. i finally arranged for someone to come get me through this app and i was gonna have someone else come and take care of me later. I literally was ready to go at 11am but didn't leave until 3:30! The nurses were so nice thankfully. I was so paranoid they were gonna wheel me out and leave me on the street lol(i know that doesn't make sense) Anyway.. so this really nice woman picks me up and drops me off at my airbnb(she helped me with my stuff too, you're gonna need help guys). The pain was pretty bad. I guess i must have a pretty high tolerance because i ended up not having anyone come take care of me and i managed really well. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS. AT ALL. DONT DO IT. I just happened to feel pretty strong that day(and today too). I woke up hungry. I never felt nauseous(i did take the anti nausea meds). I could walk pretty well too. i knew i could take care of myself. I will say that the bed at my airbnb is really high up and it hurts so much to get into it EVERY TIME. percocet is helping a lot. I'm trying to eat a high protein diet. Im doing pretty well all on my own, i mostly rely on my arms to pick myself up cause my waist hurts T_T Oh god its been such a roller coaster. i really regret not going with this company from care. com that seemed so much more reliable and cheap... I think part of the reason why i was okay was because i was lying in that bed for so long. If i'd left at 11 when i woke up there was NO WAY i could take care of myself. absolutely no way. The pain was at its most intense then. Hot tip. Take your pee container with you to the surgical center just in case you have to pee. I kinda peed on myself a little bit in the bathroom. Oh and by the way when you wake up you're gonna feel really really cold. like freezing! my whole body was shaking but they put this electric blanket on me and it helped sooo much. Don't let it scare ya it goes away after a while. so yea thats the story of how i got abandoned after surgery with no one to take care of me. LOL I'm staying positive. I'm surprised too because I'm bipolar and you just never know when the mood swings are gonna hit hard. I found someone else who is really nice and i might have them come help me shower. That's the only thing that scares me now. Anyway i hope everyone elses experience goes way better than mine. i'll add some pictures of me in a bit

I'm kind of freaking out over how huge my hips look. I really REALLY hope they go down but its only like day 2 so I'm sure I'm panicking for no reason. Also i only had to take one percocet today. Showering was hard! Never felt like fainting when i took off the garment but i went really slow. Putting it back on was DIFFICULT. Putting my socks back on was even more difficult. You're gonna need help.

It’s only day 4 and I’m already ready to stop wearing my faja.