Surprisingly the procedure was over in about half an hour. But boy of boy the pain after the procedure was quite agonising. It was not excruciating but agonising none the less. The contrast media used to review the stenting gave a burning sensation plus the pain from the stent... if the procedure was done at 11:00am, I might not have the chance to be reviewed at the ward by the doctors frequently and have the pain addressed expediently. I can see God's hand at work. I was on low dose of morphine every 4 hourly but because of this stenting, the dose was increased to 2 hourly plus I am given a pain killer patch that releases pain killer slowly through the skin. I could not eat much because of the pain but I'm slowly coping. The abdominal pain is very discomforting.
However, I thank God that the procedure was a success and tomorrow there will be a review of the stent and removal of the drainage tube. If my recovery proceeds well enough, there should be no reason why I can't go home on Monday but I think Tuesday might be better just in case.
In God We Trust
Hebrew 11:1
Hebrew 11:1
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