Polyps Surgery & Recovery

So Doug had his surgery Thursday and it was a long day. For the past year (maybe longer) he hasn’t been able to really taste or smell like he should. Finally he saw a doctor who discovered he had giant polyps in his nose.  Surgery was a last resort but after some steroid treatments and a CAT scan the doctor discovered these polyps had to go.  It was scary too because they were close to his brain.

So at 8am we headed to the outpatient clinic and Doug was prepped for sinus surgery.  He was taken back for his IV and that’s when the issues started.  You see Doug has not had an IV put in since he was a toddler and is not a fan of needles or giving blood.  Now I wasn’t in the room here is what I was told by the nurse and Doug.  While the nurse is trying to put the IV in Doug tensed up and flailed his arms.  I don’t know if the initial medicine (not anesthesia yet) hit him hard or the nurse mis-understood him but the nurse came out to get “Natalie.”  She said “Natalie” for Doug in the waiting room which I finally realized she was referring to me.  I said my name was Cherise not Natalie and she said “Is there a Donna with you?”  I said No.  So for whatever strange reason the nurse thought or Doug said that he came with Natalie and Donna.  So confusing and crazy!

A polyp is an abnormal growth of tissue projecting from a mucous membrane.

Finally the doctor was ready for surgery so Doug was wheeled off.  He took to the anesthesia well and the surgery too went well.  It was two hours long and then almost two hours for him to wake up and be able to move about.  We were at the outpatient clinic for a total of seven hours!

Doug is home now, nose bleeding like crazy but not really in any pain.  He is lucky too because some doctors pack noses with gauze or stints and his doctor did neither.  His nose is bleeding on gauze taped to his face but overall it seems to be slowing down.

So I am now taking care of three kids and a recovering husband, wish me luck!