so when i went for my physical in october, i talked to my doctor, who told me that i should visit an ENT specialist. so i did. and he took one look at me and told me my tonsils and adenoids were coming out. being me, i put it off for as long as possible. so finally, yesterday, january 8th, i had the first surgery of my entire life.
to be quite honest, i wasn't really nervous going in to the surgery. every appointment i had this week, everyone kept asking me if i was anxious, but all my questions were answered before i even asked them. so going in, i felt really good about the whole process. even once i was in the outpatient wing, i was pretty calm, chatting with my pre-op nurse (who was AMAZING), sassing my mom, and watching some CSI. i was totally cool with everything, even as they were wheeling me back to the surgery. (the scrub nurse asked me if i had ever had surgery before. i said "no, but i've seen grey's anatomy!" she laughed and told me their doctors weren't that pretty.) i was completely calm until they put that stupid oxygen mask over my face. that was when i started to freak out. i think the whole problem was that it made me feel claustrophobic with that stupid mask over my face. however, it only took about 30 seconds for the anesthesia to kick in, so i didn't have too much time freak out.
the worst part of the entire process was waking up. i was intubated, and waking up with the tube still in my throat was incredibly disorientating, and a little bit painful. after that though, it was pretty much smooth sailing. there was a little girl who came in to recovery after me, who was having a terrible time. she cried from the moment she got placed in her room from the moment she left. i felt really bad for her, and to be completely honest, if i were that young, i would have been freaking out like that too.
surgery only took about 20 minutes, and i was moved in to a private recovery room at around 10:15, when my mom met me. even as fast as all of that moved, we ended up being in the hospital until around 2:00, because they made me drink so much before i was allowed to leave. all of the nurses were great, and they were so helpful in answering all of our questions. i was really impressed with the entire staff and the amount of attention and care they gave to me.
i've been really happy with the way that i have felt after surgery. i'm so glad that i went ahead and did it, and i'm very glad that the recovery process has been better than i expected. the painkillers i've been prescribed don't make me overly drowsy, nor do they make me nauseous, which is definitely a huge plus. and the ice cream definitely doesn't hurt... :)
thank you all for your prayers and support! i really appreciate it! hope you are all basking in the joy of the weekend! :)
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