i went in to the Hackensack hospital yesterday morning for my 6am check-in. my nerves were beyond anything i've ever felt. i have never been more nervous for anything in my life. luckily i had pete there and the sweetest nurses i have ever met in my whole life. they told me i was in good hands with Dr. Kane and he was the best person for the operation i was receiving. they hooked me up to my iv and i only had about 20 min before Dr. Kane came in to say good morning and see how i was feeling. then i was headed in to the pre-op area and then led into the OR room where i had to say goodbye to my husband and hello to that wonderful room... that room scared the you know what out of me. there was this one nurse laying out all the tools and i started to cry. at 25 years old i was standing in a sheet crying in an OR room. one of the nurses ran right up to me and laid me down on the table and told me to relax and that she was giving me some juice....
then i woke up. all done. Dr. Kane said that my last three vertebrates were worse than he thought so he took everything out. means a longer and some what rougher recovery than i had already expected, but i never have to worry about this tailbone pain ever again once it is healed and that is what is giving me my positive attitude.
it was a long bumpy traffic filled ride back to CT but once i got home, Lord of the Rings (extended edition obviously) was put on for me and i fell asleep on my stomach on the living room floor. sleep last night was rough but today is a much better day. it's pete's 25th birthday and we've been just laying around and playing with my parents kittens. i feel much less nauseous today but 100 times more sore and in pain.. but all in all i feel pretty good! here's to a speedy recovery and catching up on my blog posting! i would like to thank my family and all my friends who wished me well yesterday. it meant the world to me.
the penguin my mom crocheted for my recovery
with a bandaid.
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