The surgery went fine. It was scheduled for 11:30. But I had to get a rapid Covid test. So I got there right before 9. Then the nurse came and said the surgeon was behind and the surgery was going to be delayed 1.5 hours. I was starving and already hooked up to my IV but I turned on the TV which really is a good distraction for me. Then the antheliolgist came in right around 1. He was funny. He said he was going to put some tube in my throat but not a breathing tube. Which I was glad about. Then the surgeon came and he said it would be pretty simple and fast. He marked on me with a marker with what he was going to do. Then I was brought back almost immediately. They didn’t give me the sedating stuff they did at my last surgery. So I was totally aware when they were getting me ready. Then the antheostlolgist came in and said “imagine yourself going on a nice vacation and I’ll try getting you there.” I was asleep in 10 seconds. I woke up an hour later in surgery recovery. The surgery was only about half an hour. The last surgery I was immediately aware when they woke me up and I could hear my surgeon talking to me. But this time a nurse woke me up and I was in some type of heating tent. I was in the hospital for another 1.5 hours and now I’m back at my hotel. I took a narcotic so I feel pretty loopy. I’m bleeding a bit and I’m trying not to worry about it. I hope I didn’t scare the people getting off the elevator because of how wobbly I was and with my medical bracelets on and blood on my shirt.

But right now the pain is ok. My follow up appointment is tele health next week and I can’t shower for 4 days. In 90 degree heat. But yeah it went fine and the hospital was nice. I had my own room and my mom was able to hang out there the whole time instead of in the waiting room.

I’m just super loopy right now.