Most Anticlimatic Surgery Ever

[angela_n_hunt]

Had to wait a bit while they go ready for us and settle up the bill. But then Gwen, the attending nurse, took me back. There was Dr. Ting (who is AWESOME).

"How are you, Angela?"

"I'm cold, I haven't had my coffee and I'm miserable."

He laughed.

"I promise, you can have ice coffee as soon as we're done."

And then they lead me in to a very nice little room and started wiring my ass up. Sweet gods, those things were COLD. The one on my abdomen made me jump. Dr. Ting had the world's gentlest touch in getting my IV in. I mean, not even a pinch. Just one and done.

"Okay, I'm going to give you something to relax you, okay?"

"Okay," I nodded.

And I shit you not, I don't remember anything after that. Relax me, my ass! Sneaky bastard just sneaked it up on me. I highly approve. And again, I shit you not, what felt like five minutes later, I hear Gwen in this VERY authoritative voice say:

"Angela! Open your eyes!"

I pried them open, having no memory of closing them in the first place and she says,

"We're all done."

"Already?"

31 minutes total. No complications. Incredibly simple, Dr. Ting said. He was very pleased. Though apparently one of my molars has some wiggle, which he says may indicate bone loss and I need to have Dr. Chen check it out.

I am now floating. I mean *floooooaaaatttiiiiing*. I have to keep icing my face though. 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. And the gauze changing is, um, well, you just imagine, why don't you.

But he was right.

I have my iced coffee.

And I'm in bed. With a cat. And my netbook.

Everyone, thank you so much for your well wishes and telling me it would be no big. I am convinced that our collective saying it would be so is what helped it to be, well, so.

I'll just be over here floating.

*floatiefloatiefloatie*

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Comments

[firynze.livejournal.com]

See? It really isn't nearly as bad as your expectations make it seem!

You'll be chomping on things in no time. :-D

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

I think so! The left side actually barely hurts (though I'm druuuuuuggged). The right where he had to do some real digging is the side that feels like I was punched over and over. But ice is helping like whoa and I have a very comfy chair to slump in.

I am really grateful for all of your positive comments. It really made it easier for me to walk in there.

[firynze.livejournal.com]

It really will feel TONS better in just a day or two. Promise! Just keep up with the icing and the fudgcicles. :-D

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

*grin*

And such is my plan!

[nagasvoice.livejournal.com]

Good to hear!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

:)

Today, I still feel like I was in a bar fight, but I already feel tons better. Still taking it uber easy and I have watched a metric ton of decorating shows and period movies because I only watch them for the pretty pretty clothes. And it's a bit surreal when you're drugged out.

[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

Whiel you're conveniently not at work, you need to see this set of photos:

http://autumncat.livejournal.com/736169.html

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

OoooooOOOooooo!!! Thank you!!!

[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

My pleasure. You'd also likely enjoy arkhamrefugee's work.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eatingmywords/with/5211943337/

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's wonderful too! Thank you!!!

[red-trillium.livejournal.com]

Really glad it went so quickly and well for you. Speedy recouperations!

[angela-n-hunt.livejournal.com]

Me too! I'm trying to manage today on just the ibuprofen. Doesn't feel great, but isn't the pain of the last two days. So I do seem to be recovering very quickly. Yay!