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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at 7:57PM My cabbages, we come to Surgery Eve. The deadline for eating passed some seventeen minutes ago, which, when you're a hypoglycemic with a noon surgery time, is outstanding news. The National Terror Threat Level has been raised accordingly. As it is, it's just me, the Reds, and the Nationals playing out a rain delay in front of about five people and Rob Dibble displaying his newfangled iPhone in the broadcast booth. (Please, don't ask.)
When I gently explained to the nurse who conducted my pre-op interview that she was playing with the destruction of a small to medium-sized suburb, I was permitted clear liquids until 5 AM. This began a new conundrum: Define "clear." Is Sprite clear? Do the bubbles count as obstructions? What about this here lemon ice? It starts out yellow, but after it melts... clear.
I don't want to push it, as the last time I had surgery--a tonsillectomy-- I threw up a grape Popsicle in my father's car and passed the next ten days with my head in my hands, rocking back and forth and begging the ear pain to go 'way. And I was twelve years younger. So yeah, not looking forward to this.
On the up side, however, I may be reaquainted with my dear, dear, friend codeine.
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My son is falling down on the job. We had no idea this was coming up. We'll be praying and thinking of you today. I always have violent stomach content losses after anesthesia. No fun. That helped me choose natural childbirth when the time came. Didn't want to do that to a newborn.
Best of luck with the surgery!
Good luck! Maybe some lemon water would be OK? (At least it has a little natural sugar...)
Best wishes for a smooth surgery and painless recovery!
Cabbages?
Good luck, and don't forget to give a good tip to the anesthesiologist :)
Codeine! Tell Josh to be sure to take video!!
Hope things go smoothly with the knee surgery.
Oh, yeah! Like that boy who went to the dentist.
—MB: "Is this reeeeal?..... aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH"
:-P
if it makes you feel better, I've had meniscus repair and my tonsils out...the tonsils were worse by FAR. I was up and walking w/o crutches in a week after the knee surgery. Hope you recover as quickly!
Hope surgery went well and you are recovering quickly. love ya.
I think surgery on the head/neck area is BY FAR worse than anywhere else on the body. I had sinus surgery back in 1999, which made my c-section look like a BREEZE. Getting the packing out of my nose was by far more painful than delivering an 8 lb, 10 oz. baby or having the staples removed the day after we got home from the hospital. Oh, and codeine does NOT agree with my system, which we learned the hard way with the sinus surgery (I'll spare you the details, just use your imagination). Unlike you, it is my mortal enemy. ;)
Good luck, prayers for a speedy and relatively pain-free recovery.
Many thanks to all for the kind wishes :)
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