Surgery

The day of the surgery is rough, you are not allowed to eat from midnight the night before. So scheldule the surgery in the morning. It helps a lot. When you get there, you go up and wait till the nurses call you back into the curtained off room. That is when they do the urine test, check to make sure all inforamtion is up to date, have you changed into the silly robe, socks, and cap, and hook you up to the IB. Your family is then allowed to come see you and talk to you. In a couple minutes one of the nurses takes you back into the surgery room . The room is cold, but you get a nice warm blanket. Then, they lay you on the table and hook you up to many monitors in the room. I remember laughing with the nurses and the doctors all up until the anesthsia kicks in and I was out. The surgery lasts for about two hours. When you wake up you will be in the recovery room. When I woke up I was in a lot of pain. (It is different with each person) Turns out the block used to numb my leg wore off faster than it should have. So with fast acting pain reliever, they pain was under control in thirty minutes time. The bad part was that the medicine caused my breathing to slow down and my heart rate to drop. It was horrible!! I was all droggy and tired, and in pain. The nurses made me control my breathing, but I was still allowed to sleep. I guess the surgeon came out to check on me but I dont really remember. Finally after three hours in the recovery room, two animal crackers, and some juice I was realsed to go home. My parents helped me get up into the car and they sat with me. On the car ride home I became to fell very sick. Like I was going to throw up. When I got home, I did. It was probably the worst night of my life. The second surgery was a lot smoother, I didn't get sick and thhe block worked. It helps a lot to know what works for your own body.