AC Had Surgery

Yesterday, I set the alarm (which is my phone) for 4:30 AM . . . because I wanted to have a clear drink before 5, which was the cutoff time preceding my surgery. I had a very moderately-sized drink, but then I peed almost non-stop until the operation, which was a bilateral (ie both sides) inguinal repair.

I was driving myself crazy. While in pre-op in my gowns for not much more than an hour, I had to get up 3 times, hauling that stupid intravenous bag with me and holding it while doing the deed. And I eliminated much each time. I don't know where it all came from.

Surprisingly they had me walk into the OR. They wheeled me to the doors, but the rest was up to me. I had taken out my hearing aids and had told people to speak up, but they never do until reminded again and again. I always notice this, that people almost immediately revert to their normal voices.

I was the first operation (of my surgeon) of the day, but even then we were about a half hour late in starting. But about an hour and a half later, I was waking up, without, thank goodness, the need to scurry to the toilet every 15 minutes.

They had given me a general anesthetic because of my back problems. Last time I had surgery, 12 years ago, I had s spinal, and there was much much pain in my legs when the anesthetic was wearing off. Who knows if the spinal was the cause, but the pain was really really significant. This time, my legs were fine afterward.

By 11AM I was on my way home, driven by Shauna and accompanied by Sue. Surprisingly, there was only moderate pain although moving about is quite problematic this morning. However, once I am in a static position like I am right now, there is just a general soreness to contend with.

One nice byproduct of being on an opioid, is that my knees feel less stress when I am getting up and down. This is good since I haven't had my celebrex since Monday.

Thankfully, that particular trial is mostly behind me. Hopefully, as the medication wears off, the procedure will prove successful in reducing the general discomfort that I have experienced for many years. So far, it does feel hopeful.