The Surgery Day

I got into my surgical gown in the day surgery area and met the Anesthetist and the Surgical Nurse Specialist who were going to look after me. They placed an anti-blood clot stocking on my non-operated leg and initialed the leg that was going to operated on. I was also given some drugs orally.

Then I was rolled into a hallway and waited until the operating room was ready. Once in the OR the spinal was done...absolutley painless and I was pretty much out of it. I remember some jolting and hammering and talking to the Anesthetist just before I got wheeled into Recovery. I think I recall most of the time in Recovery, there were lots of nurses checking things and one in particular that spoke with me. I felt great.

Then I was wheeled up into my semi-private room. Once again, I still felt great. I remember talking to my wife and elevating the bed so I could chew on some ice chips. Then I felt nauseated and, apparently, passed out. I lost a fair amount of blood in the surgery and my blood pressure just dropped.

I recovered from that and was once again feeling good, just a little whoozy. I was very upbeat that day.