Scope day!!

The time for the scope is finally here. I have to say, I'm very scared. The idea of something covering my mouth, not being able to breath scares the hell out of me.

Tim took the day off, you have to have someone drive you since you are under for the procedure. We got to the hospital at 7am for the prep. It was seriously an hour and a half of answering questions. The same questions that I had filled out on the paper work that I had to bring with me and turn in. I'm not sure why I had to spend all of that time filling out all of those forms, if I was going to have to answer all of the same questions, with a nurse with no sense of humor and an even smaller sense of patience!!!!

When she went to put the IV in me, I'm not sure if its because my sister and Tim were in there and she was nervous, or what but it took three tries. In the end, she "hoped" it was in, it only had to be there for about 30 minutes. THAT did not make me feel good.... well, lets hope it works....WHAT!!! I'm praying I don't have the same one for my actual surgery.

I finally got wheeled into the room, and hooked up to some sleepy time meds :) They put in a teeth guard so I wouldn't bite the scope. I think at that point I was pretty out of it, and started signing to the nurses. Obviously they had no idea what I was saying, even if they did, and signed back, I highly doubt I would have understood what they were saying. I remember Dr. Hachem coming in and seeing how I was doing.

I woke up with one of my cousins looking down at me. I had forgotten she was a recovery nurse. They said my throat would hurt, but since I had a sore throat going in, there was no difference. I was there for about half an hour, and then wheeled back to my room where Tim was waiting.

The nurse came in and told me I could leave after I ate, which I had to wait till I could feel my throat all the way down before I could eat. So, eventually she came back in to get my "order". I was so excited... I ordered eggs, and toast and apple juice. MMMMMM so hungry. She then got a smile on her face and told me that they don't have anything warm on the floor. oh :( OK.. um, raisin bran and milk please. Dammit.

I ate, got everything down, kept it down and was sent home. Went home and slept for a bit. Then got up and dressed, and left. It was chessas 18th birthday and we were heading to hooters and then to play putt putt and drive go carts. It was a very productive and tiring day.

I feel a little bad that I infringed on chessas birthday, but I think she is as excited for this to go through as I am. She keeps saying how excited she will be to dress me, and to share clothes. I cant wait, that is a bond with my sisters that I have never had before, and I think its long past due!

Until next time...... liquid diet. YUM