Reporting In

It’s 4:35 in the wee hours as I begin this post, in which I just want to check in briefly on the day after surgery.

Shauna picked us up at 10 yesterday morning, and we were at the hospital by 11. Because we were a half hour early, I thought I would just check in and be told that they would call me later. However, I was ushered ight in, put in my cubicle and given a hospital gown and so on and so forth.

My procedure was scheduled for 1:30, so I had two hours to kill. Fortunately, I had the nearest cubical to the washrooms. Following my previously-given orders, I hadn’t had anything to drink since 9 o’clock, but I still had to use the facilities three times.

They kept to the schedule well, and I was being wheeled off by 1:30 and was in recovery a little after 2pm, I think. I vailed myself with the pain meds I was offered — Dilaudid. As I sit here this morning, I am not in pain or discomfort, but I am tethered by a catheter for two days.

The surgery itself surprised me. I was given neither a spinal nor general anaesthetic but sedation. As far as I recall, I was awake throughout the short procedure. I felt great pressure once or twice but not pain per se, although as reported above, I did happily accept pain meds in recovery.

I think I was monitored in recovery with many blood pressure checks until 3:30, before being wheeled back to the cubicles to await Sue and Sha along with various instructions that included how to remove the catheter in due course. The nurse did explain the process to me before my ladies showed up, but I told her to tell my better half who still has some functioning brain cells  

We drove home in rush hour through the pouring rain, but Shauna was he usual, highly competent self, so we made it in just about an hour  

This morning, Sue saw my light on, and came in to check on me, but I am doing okay. It was more body temperature and the need for liquids issues combined with my usual sleep awfulness that woke me up. She’s back in bed getting her beauty rest, and I have my tablet and you folk in a way  

I have had my first coffee, played two, expert-level sudokus, without error I  hasten to add, before deciding to check in with y’all with this quick overview. I say quick, but it has taken a while to write, reread edit and add, as I am doing right now. I should probably look it over again, but I am going to throw caution to the wind and hit Publish regardless.