Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Nice things about my surgical adventure

I've been recovering for a few days and I realize there are some nice things about my surgery day.
  1. They have warm blankets that come from a blanket warmer.
  2. They had a device in pre-op that blew warm air into my paper gown. The nurse said that in a hospital, "If you're not cold now, you will be."
  3. I got slipper socks.
  4. The breast center nurse stayed by my side and rubbed my arm to comfort me when I was going through a painful pre-op procedure. When I almost fainted after the mammogram she stayed with me until I got to nuclear medicine.
  5. In Nuclear Medicine the tech said, "Hi, I'm Neal and I'll be doing your scanning." I felt like teasing him suggesting, "Hi, I'm Neal. I'll be your waiter," but I let the moment pass.
  6. I need my glasses for seeing so the nurse anesthetist made sure that I had them in the OR before they knocked me out and available in the recovery room when I woke up.
  7. The operating table was warm and I got more warm blankets.
  8. My husband, my sister-in-law, my mother-in-law, and my daughter were brought into my room when I got settled. They had been waiting all day long and it was so good to see their faces.
  9. The nurse not only brought me juice but she warmed up my muffin. Now that's service!
  10. I got to go home.

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