Jane B.
graduate
I met with the surgeon today for the second time, my surgery is eight days out. We had a great time. He said not to worry about getting our grandson's cold unless I was sick-sick, and if I am, to call him. He said "Take ALL of your narcotics" and "You are going to hate me for a month." I told him, probably longer than a month...
I then met with a very nice nurse practitioner who went over all the different facets of the surgery and anesthesia. She even "acted out" all the positions I would be in for a femoral nerve block and spinal. I've seen thousands of people get anesthesia and I've even HAD a femoral nerve block and a spinal (with first child) before, but there was something about this meeting that I found really unnerving.
Then I met with a cute (She is so skinny. I didn't want to tell her skinny doesn't last forever!) 22 year old researcher who wants just a little extra spinal fluid, blood, and psych testing for a study for Alzheimer's. It runs in my family big time, and I had tried to volunteer before. So I signed up, and I'm happy to do my part.
Part of it may have been that these meetings were over several hours at lunch time. I brought crackers and a banana, but maybe wasn't enough. I was truly a wreck. Took an anti-anxiety medication on the way home, and finally calmed down.
Walked Mr. Virus (18 month old grandson) around a small block hurting like heck, with my knee almost giving out, and remembered why we signed up for this.
I then met with a very nice nurse practitioner who went over all the different facets of the surgery and anesthesia. She even "acted out" all the positions I would be in for a femoral nerve block and spinal. I've seen thousands of people get anesthesia and I've even HAD a femoral nerve block and a spinal (with first child) before, but there was something about this meeting that I found really unnerving.
Then I met with a cute (She is so skinny. I didn't want to tell her skinny doesn't last forever!) 22 year old researcher who wants just a little extra spinal fluid, blood, and psych testing for a study for Alzheimer's. It runs in my family big time, and I had tried to volunteer before. So I signed up, and I'm happy to do my part.
Part of it may have been that these meetings were over several hours at lunch time. I brought crackers and a banana, but maybe wasn't enough. I was truly a wreck. Took an anti-anxiety medication on the way home, and finally calmed down.
Walked Mr. Virus (18 month old grandson) around a small block hurting like heck, with my knee almost giving out, and remembered why we signed up for this.