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Mar. 4th, 2010 10:17 pmI appear to have survived. Forgive any massive typos. I am on very strong pain medication.
I had to take valium one hour before surgery. I was surprised by how fast it kicked in. Within 15 minutes I was struggling to do common tasks.
Ben drove me to the dentist where they let me sit down and rest until it was time to bring me into the operating room.
The operating room had blinking colorful christmas lights all over the ceiling. When on drugs, it was mildly disconcerting.
They put me down on the operating bed and covered me in many many blankets to keep me warm. Then they put warm washclothes on my hands to try to find a vein. They found one on my left hand, but when I woke up, the bandage was on my right hand. I'm a little bit confused.
Once they had the iv in, they gave me a drug to knock me out and give me amnesia. The last thing I remember was someone putting gauze in my mouth.
When I woke up, I was comfortably in bed and my entire face was numb. Also, I had a pretty blue bracelet. How odd. And as I entioned, my iv bandage was on my right hand rather than left.
Maybe it's because they had to give me extra drugs during the surgery. Ben says the dentist told him my heart rate was too fast and they had to sedate me more to calm me down. It meant I slept even later than normal.
The dentist sent me home with an ice pouch, but we had to supply the ice. Ben didn't have ice, so he filled it with frozen raspberries and spinach until he was able to get a couple trays of ice going.
I was extremely thirsty when I woke up. Sippy cups are one of the greatest inventions ever. I wasn't able to lift my head, but with a sipy cup, that wasn't a problem.
After a few hours, I was hungry and felt strong enough to eat. Ben made me tomato soup. Chocolate milk for dessert. There's also jello setting in the fridge for tomorrow. That will probably be breakfast.
I think I'll go back to bed now. I am very tired and sore.
I had to take valium one hour before surgery. I was surprised by how fast it kicked in. Within 15 minutes I was struggling to do common tasks.
Ben drove me to the dentist where they let me sit down and rest until it was time to bring me into the operating room.
The operating room had blinking colorful christmas lights all over the ceiling. When on drugs, it was mildly disconcerting.
They put me down on the operating bed and covered me in many many blankets to keep me warm. Then they put warm washclothes on my hands to try to find a vein. They found one on my left hand, but when I woke up, the bandage was on my right hand. I'm a little bit confused.
Once they had the iv in, they gave me a drug to knock me out and give me amnesia. The last thing I remember was someone putting gauze in my mouth.
When I woke up, I was comfortably in bed and my entire face was numb. Also, I had a pretty blue bracelet. How odd. And as I entioned, my iv bandage was on my right hand rather than left.
Maybe it's because they had to give me extra drugs during the surgery. Ben says the dentist told him my heart rate was too fast and they had to sedate me more to calm me down. It meant I slept even later than normal.
The dentist sent me home with an ice pouch, but we had to supply the ice. Ben didn't have ice, so he filled it with frozen raspberries and spinach until he was able to get a couple trays of ice going.
I was extremely thirsty when I woke up. Sippy cups are one of the greatest inventions ever. I wasn't able to lift my head, but with a sipy cup, that wasn't a problem.
After a few hours, I was hungry and felt strong enough to eat. Ben made me tomato soup. Chocolate milk for dessert. There's also jello setting in the fridge for tomorrow. That will probably be breakfast.
I think I'll go back to bed now. I am very tired and sore.
