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Surgery Naivete
On Tuesday I went to the hospital for my ‘pre-op’. This is an appointment you apparently have prior to getting operated on that gives you the lowdown on what to expect the day of the surgery. I didn’t know this type of thing was a requirement, as I’ve never had an operation before. It turns out there were lots of things I didn’t know. For starters, I didn’t realize I couldn’t eat/drink certain things before the operation. I also didn’t know I’d have to get blood work that day (I don’t do blood tests well — in fact, the nurse that took my blood said, “You’re not going to pass out on me, are you?”). But probably the biggest shock to me was that I was going to be put out courtesy of an anesthesiologist.
When I told the nurse I was surprised I was being put out, she said, “You’re kidding, right?”
But I wasn’t. I really thought this procedure was going to be minor — after all, it is an OUTPATIENT operation — but I guess there’s varying levels of ‘outpatient’. Honestly, I thought things would go much the way they did when I had to get me knee drained: I’d sit there with the doc and assistant, and we’d chat about hockey while a somewhat painful procedure was performed on my knee. Instead, I’m going to wake up in a recovery room post-operation with a whole bunch of other people as equally confused, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to freak the fuck out.
I am not pleased about this.
It’d be one thing if this wasn’t ELECTIVE surgery I was ELECTING to have. What the hell was I thinking!
Oh well. Too late now. And the end result will be not having to be so concerned about ice, wet grass, jumping and exercise in general. Moreover, most everyone tells me I won’t care what happened because I won’t remember a thing.
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Best of luck with it Adam. I hear the anesthetic can be quit pleasant whilst it kicks in.
sweet dreams bro. you aren’t going to freak out any more than anyone does the morning after when they wake up in a strange place with vomit in their hair and severe cottonmouth. =) And you will be in a bed–naked in both places. Good times.