Mye

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I had my surgery on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 and everything went well.  I was very nervous because I have never been put under via anesthesia so yes, I was a little scared.  I remember being wheeled through a very cold hallway and into the operating room, I saw a man prepping the surgical tools, the anesthesiologist and the nurse who wheeled me in.  The nurse had me move to the operating table and asked me to lie down and I told her that I wasn't ready; so she told me to try and relax as she rubbed my back gently.  That calmed me down some until I heard the anesthesiologist say that he was going to give me something and that "you needed to lie down now."  I took a deep breath and in my head prayed for the Lord to watch over and protect me; and that was the last thing I remembered.  Then about 1 hour and 15 minutes later the procedure was over and I was in the recovery room; where I was surrounded by 2 or 3 nurses trying to dress/wake me and calm me down.  I asked them if I had my surgery and one nurse spoke up and said "yes, but you need to calm down."  I guess I was freaking out or fighting them off (I still don't know). 

The hospital stay wasn't too bad except for the coughing up of blood and that horrid clear liquid diet.  Let me tell you, I don't ever want to eat broth or jello ever again!  I have 2 days left of that and I am not looking forward to it.  I find myself just drinking water w/fresh squeezed lemon and maybe a popsicle or two.  I refuse to drink the broth anymore.  I'm freaking out a little because I want to eat something different and I know that I'm not suppose to; and what makes it worse is that I have 4 children and a husband and they need to eat too.  So I'm constantly smelling the food they prepare.  Right now, anything and everything smells good.  But, I know that I can't destroy what I've waited for the past 11 months, this surgery.  I know that I can make it, I just need to be patient.