Big gap in the Space Time Continuim...

From check in at Kernan to arrival at home is a big gap in my timeline... I'm gonna fix that now.

I arrived at Kernan promptly at noon as requested...on pre-op day I checked in with Wanda on Surgery Day, my check in Lady was nice but didn't tell me her name :( Almost as soon as I checked in Ms. Gabrielle called my name and lead me back to the same pre-op area that I went to the week before BUT we turned left into the 'staging' area. They selected a very nice bed for me, #4. (I'm sure it was special and picked out just for me) It was the only one with a glass window with drapes. Miss Gabrielle brought Lois over to see me and guess what? They wanted to see me naked, just like everyone else, always trying to get me in those groovy hospital gowns. AND those squeezy stockings....the ones that compress your legs so you don't get blood clots...urgh!! Of course it beats a blood clot to the lungs, so fashionistas be damned, they went on anyway. This is Miss Gabrielle....lotto junkie

Being pretty dehydrated and having crappy veins to begin with, Lois had a hard time finding a vein for my IV. I told her the last 2 surgeries, the Anestheologist had to fetch a good spot for one and not to feel too bad... Then Lynn, another pre-op nurse came over to give it a try...and she got one....main vein on the left arm elbow joint, painful but productive....it spewed blood all over the place (and the floor) before they got it under control....Note to Edward Cullen from 'Twilight' go for the left arm.....1st picture is Lois and the second picture is Lynn the Blood Sucker...
After the white stockings went on, we added the 'bling' anklets, transfusion tag, allergy tags, and a fall risk tag (picture to follow, in case u are wondering about the picture of my toes) Glad I buffed and waxed and made sure I was ready for 'prime-time' just to end up wearing white stockings (as if my legs aren't pasty enough on their own). This has taken hours and I am going to get some rest...I will progress to Paula, the Perky PA, Dr. Marky of Happy Hour Fame (Twenty, Twenty, TwentyFour Hours a Day.....I wanna be Sedated) and Dr. Hottie, the Man with the Golden Hands and the SuperModel looks...stay posted....XOXOXOX AL