So, let me tell you how it went ................

I got to the hospital nervous and excited, checked in, gown on, IV's in and the chaos began. The Doc came in to put me out he said I am going to give you something to relax you while we head into the operating room and that is all I remember until they were waking me up in recovery. I really had little or no pain. I spent the night in recovery because I have sleep apnea and I don't do the C-PAP machine so they wanted to watch me, I barely kept my eyes open all day. The next morning they woke me up to freshen me up and have me to sit up for 20 minutes because that was the rule I needed to be able to up for 20 minutes in order to do the swallow test. I stayed up for 45 minutes excited and ready for the swallow test until I looked at the clock and it said 4:50 so I got back in the bed and slept until about 7:30 and then I anxiously awaited for the test. Finally at 9:00 they came to get me for the test, past the test but still did not get into a room until @ 2:30, I was bored out of my mind and agravated because they kept harrassing me about pushing the darn pain pump they could not believe I was not in pain. finally in the privacy of my own room, I sat up and watched t.v. Wednesday around 5 I was discharged, got my pain meds filled just in case - never needed it and I have been up an walking, washing dishes and just being relieved and happy. My sister has kept my kids because she said I needed the break, that was nice but I miss them and have realized how quiet the house has been. LOL I got up this morning and went to church and even though I have another week off from work I am going back tomorrow because I am bored at home.