Pre-OP

Pre-Op Morning

Feels odd to say this, but, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR SURGERY! Clear blue skies, 70 degrees, and no sign of that awful Midwest humidity that plagues this part of the world  in the summer. Yes; the birds are chirping, sunlight is filtering through the glass, ending its long journey on my face. I got a great feeling about what's in store for me today.

I'm at the hospital getting ready for everything to go down. I've been checked into a small staging room where they house pre-op patients. So far I've been given my op-gown, some socks, and a whole lot of paperwork. In a few minutes they'll roll me into a room to start getting me ready.

Talkin' to the Docs

*afterthought*  Not too long after that photo they wheeled me into the staging room where I met my anesthesiologist. He started me on an IV drip for some fluids. I'm not very privvy to needles. So naturally I wasn't jazzed about getting an IV. But my guy was nice enough to numb the injection site a bit before putting the really large needle in. I waited a bit before the team came and told me they were ready. The last few things I remember; being told I was being administered a seditive, how cold the O.R. was, and having a oxygen mask attached to my nose.