Notes from the Operating Room...

Yesterday was the big day.  Life changing stuff that will make things better long-term and keep me healthier so that I can bug my daughter well into her adult life!  As life is far too short to be taken too seriously - and I do believe that God has a sense of humor and is messing with us just a bit every day - I managed to find some humor in little places throughout the day.

Not to ruin the ending for you, but everything went great and my doctor is happy.  If Anita is happy, then I am happy.  Having been through everything together for 20+ years, she tells me like it is, and I trust her. 

Observations from the infirmary:

• "Mild" is a misused word with the medical profession.  if they tell you that you will experience "mild" anything, you should have already filled your Motrin 800 prescription.
• "Do you want me to help you with that" is an offer you should seriously consider when any sort of "insertion" is involved.  I went with "no thanks," keeping my dignity in tact and coming out just fine.
• Opium is apparently legal if used in prescription pain drugs.  I am certain that my dreams of poppies and the Wizard of Oz last night are not related at all!
• "Slight" is another misused word in the medical profession.  "You may be slightly tired," or "you may experience slight this-that-or-the-other thing."  Multiple it by 4 and you are closer to reality.
• If you talk in your sleep, you will likely talk while under the influence of anesthesia.  Apparently I was quite entertaining - which from my perspective, a happy operating room staff is much more likely to want me to feel better more quickly, so laugh at me! I don't care!
• 23 - The number of times I asked my husband something - and I can't remember what it was. Loopy is kinda fun - for a little while!
• They all appreciated the fact that I had shaved my legs. Smooth!
• Only the head nurse gets to wear the red shower-cap-thingy. This is not be to questioned.
• Hospital chairs are not comfortable - and they SHOULD be!

All in all, a good day.  Good nurses are amazing and under appreciated - like elementary school teachers and kick-ass marketers...but that's another blog entry!