the SKINNY on Surgery

Aug 03, 2017

SO I got up at around 4 I climbed into bed with my daughter and cuddled her (she's 13 - not easy to do) she stayed sleeping for the most part. Then I went back to bed and had a cuddle with my BF (wonderful man) I'm not going to lie, being put under scared the shit out of me.  I was convinced that something was going to go wrong and I was going to die on the table!  We got to TWH at 6:30 we wanted to make sure that we got a spot right on the property. I was due in at 8:00 am. I saw my good friend Stephanie who is an ICU nurse.  I was checked in by 8:00 am and then asked to remove my clothes and put on the hospital garb.  I waited in the nurses waiting room til about 9:00 am. My nurse was Margaret, such a nice lady. Once she got my vitals and checked my weight, the put me in a nice recliner with a warm blanket. It is a cool blanket that is powered by air - like one of those hair dryers in the 60's that had a hose and forced air into the bonnet.  It was great.  The Anesthesiologist came to see me and put in my IV then the nurse came by to verify everything, then the surgeon Dr. Okrainec (gorgeous BTW) came by to talk to me and mark my Belly - I was his second surgery of the day - My Friend Candi was his first.  (I would find that out later) Then another Anesthesiologist comes by and he is above the first.  There will be a team of 10 people to work on me in the OR.  They took me on the long walk to the OR "theatre" and we are talking about the Green Mile and Gray's Anatomy the whole time. I laid down and breathed into the mask, the next think I know I am in the recovery room! My surgery was from 11:05 until about 2:30 or 3:00.  I was up from recovery by 5:00 pm.  I was walking by 9:00 am and I got out and walked 3 times in the night. The key is to stay positive and do what you need to do.  I can't believe it is over and that it was a success.  I just have to do the work now - it's not going to be easy BUT with the help of Polly my Pouch, it will be worth it!!! I want to thank the whole staff that came in contact with me at TWH - wonderful people, my BF Paul, my brother Joel, my daughter Molly, my sister Suzanne my friends Stephanie, Candi and Susan and the countless others who posted well wishes and texted me.  I am loved and won't forget it. The scale can only go down from here!

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