Day 1 up at 4:30 to shower and dress...hey I'm not going into surgery smelling bad! Didn't your mom ever give you that clean pantie lecture?
6:00 arrive at Southview Hospital...wait in line...forever, ok 15 minutes...seemed like forever, might have been my nerves.
6:15 pee in cup...they want to be sure I'm not pregnant...breath Doug! Just breath!!! Talk about stressed nerves.
6:20 go to opposite side of room and wait to check in, again.
6:30 Get checked in and head to the back...nerves really shaking now...but I do get to leave the panties on...thanks mom.
6:45-7:20 see a few really nice nurses, one really good looking anesthesiologist and head, ok wheel, into the operating room.
10:30ish Wake up wishing they had told me I was going to sleep now.
11:00 head home
Next two days...really fuzzy. Let's just say in and out of sleep and that's about it.
9/21/08 Dang it, it has been so long since I started this blog, that I totally forgot all of the information I was going to share!
Oh well, here is what I can remember. After the surgery I had to go get my packing out. That wasn't very fun. We had to drive a little way to get the office and it was the day right after my surgery so I wasn't feeling all that great anyways. Regardless, I went in, got the packing out, almost passed out, went home, slept some more.
Two days later, off to another office to get the stints out. I knew that I had a big nose, but man the size of those stints were the equivalent of an MP4 player! Needless to say, I kept my eyes closed the whole time. Doug really, really wished he had done the same. Regardless, I went in, got the stints out, Doug almost passed out, went home, slept some more.
That gets me to my first weekend. Uneventful, yes! I was able to finally go downstairs and live amongst the loves of my life. The younger of which had been giving me a huge berth, and not because of my size, which is the usual reason, I just think the little one was a little scared. Course, the dog was to. Matter of fact, he still isn't the same...fortunately the little one is back to normal.
Well, by now I have gone back for my post op appointment, had my nose cleaned out...still can't believe the size of what is coming out, neither can my family. I know this because every time I blow my nose and something huge comes out I have to show them. You know, get a score. "Ohhh, that's a 9! Oh wait that wasn't as big, so it's a 7.5, or the best is yet to come...the big 10!
Regardless of what comes out, the more important thing is what is going in...for the first time in a long time, I can actually breath through my nose and get air to my lungs.
I can't thank Dr. Katz and his staff enough for all that they have done for me. I feel like I owe them an apology for something but since this is normal for me and most everyone I run across, I'll just say sorry, and hope that fixes it...if not, let me know!
So, how are your sinuses?
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