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[starsandsea]

Hello everyone! I'm back! It all went fine. :) I got there at 7am, and then had wait until 11 to get ready, going down to theatre at about 11:15. Whhyyyyy did you make me wait for so long? I sat in a chair for about 3 hours, very bored. *sighs* Anyway, I went down the the... uh... room they give you the anesthetic in, and the nurses were there, talking to me about my jewelery and stuff. They put a... thing that they give you injections into that's connected to a vein in your hand thing in. You know what I mean? Anyway, they put one of those in, and I just felt very sleepy and... heavy, lol. The next thing I knew I was waking up! Wheee, it was all over, and not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Anyway, I was down in recovery for some time cause for some reason the ward nurses weren't coming down to take me back up. On my nice bed with wheels on. I've never been in a lift in bed before, lol. Anyway. I went back to my room and was just generally sleepy. The consultant doctor person came to see me, and made sure I could move my fingers all okay and everything. I had a big foam kinda sling thing on that was elevating my arm, my brother said I had a Transformer arm, lol. Anyway, I was finally given food at about 3, and I had hot chocolate too. Nothing like chocolate to make you feel better! :) Anyway, after a little while I was able to come home! I've got a big bandage on, but it's left my fingers more exposed than I was expecting. I'm still a bit weird from the drugs, and they've given me painkillers and stuff. I think the recovery nurse said that they had given me a local anesthetic at my wrist, so I can't really feel it. Apart from my fingers being a bit numb. I've also been given some exercises to do - wriggling my fingers, LOL!

But, I'm okay! Loopy from the drugs, so this probably doesn't make any sense, but hey! :D

Comments

[greeneyelove.livejournal.com]

*BIG HUG*

Glad it went well. Get some rest and careful working out the fingers. :-)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hugs back*

I've been resting today, reading comics and sleeping!

[kayim.livejournal.com]

*hugs* So glad it went ok.

Prescription drugs = fun!!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

The drugs are knocking me right out... but at least I get to sleep!

[arch-schatten.livejournal.com]

*glomps* yay!!! I'm so glad everything went fine and that he wait, aside from being long, was mostly boring and not scary and sickening :D And being kind of drugged doesn't make your posts any less sensible, m'dear! it makes perfect sense. I'm so glad it's done :) *huugs* wriggle those fingers and get better soon!!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Yep, everything went fine! And, yeah, the wait was just boring really. It would have gone a lot quicker if they had the internet!

LOL, I was worried that it might not make any sense at all given how sleepy I was feeling...

I will wiggle the fingers and get better!

[jij.livejournal.com]

*looks relieved* Glad to hear everything went well! Keep those fingers wriggling! (I hear writing fic on a keyboard promotes excellent finger wriggling!) ;)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

I'm wriggling the fingers! LOL, it might take a few days before I can type with it. It hurts! My throat's the worst at the moment. It didn't like having a tube stuck down it... anyway, I did do some writing this afternoon! God knows if it makes any sense, though, lol.

[vigilante-wake.livejournal.com]

Whhyyyyy did you make me wait for so long? I sat in a chair for about 3 hours, very bored.

Hospitals are terrible about that! They always make you show up early, and then take hours to actually see you. Grr. Stupid hospitals.

I had a big foam kinda sling thing on that was elevating my arm, my brother said I had a Transformer arm, lol.

Your brother is funny : )

I really glad that everything went well for you! Here's to being high on painkillers for the next few days!

Actually, when I got my wisdom teeth out, I couldn't tolerate the Vicodin and threw up a lot. Um. Eat lots of food with your medicine!

Get well soon! Wiggle those fingers!

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Hospitals are terrible about that! They always make you show up early, and then take hours to actually see you. Grr. Stupid hospitals.

I should have brought my notebook so I could do some writing! But that might have been... awkward, lol.

My brother can be very funny, yes! :)

The painkillers knock me right out! I'm all sleepy after I have them... I'm taking the anti-inflammatory ones half through meals, since the same thing that happened to you happened to my mum. Chocolate=yum!

I'm wriggling the fingers! :)

[cavaleira.livejournal.com]

Glad everything worked out fine! And yay for hot chocoloate and feeling loopy ;)

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The hot chocolate was very nice! I'm feeling more normal now. It seems the painkillers return me to the loopy feeling, however... lol

[rai-daydreamer.livejournal.com]

I'm glad everything is okay and you feel good now. :)
Hope you recover soon, Star. *hugs*

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

Thank you Rai! :)

I need to go back in about 12 days to have the bandage taken off and the stitches taken out, and after that I should be much better! *hugs back*

[taro-twist.livejournal.com]

AAAAAHHHH!!! You are back and you are okay! *huggles* That wait sounded like it was atrocious, but the rest of the procedure sounded nearly ... pleasant ...

Anyway, they put one of those in, and I just felt very sleepy and... heavy, lol. The next thing I knew I was waking up!

... almost like it never happened! LOL. I didn't say this before because I didn't want to give you more to worry about, lol, but one of my worst fears about having surgery with general anesthetic is that I'd still be aware of what's going on, the pain, etc. but would also be too drugged up to make the doctors aware of that. *is paranoid* So anyway ... I'm relieved to hear that it was all just ... blink and it's over! :D

Ooo, and hot chocolate! Awesomest hospital food ever!

Yay for the painkillers, too! I've heard they're fun, but have never experienced them myself, lol. So ... enjoy being drugged up, and I hope your recovery is swift! It was good to hear from you. :D

[starsandsea.livejournal.com]

*hugs back*

The wait was... very long, lol. They should have had the internet! But, yes, everything was good.

I didn't say this before because I didn't want to give you more to worry about, lol, but one of my worst fears about having surgery with general anesthetic is that I'd still be aware of what's going on, the pain, etc. but would also be too drugged up to make the doctors aware of that. *is paranoid* So anyway ... I'm relieved to hear that it was all just ... blink and it's over! :D

I was trying to not think of the operation itself as much as possible! I think I woke up once or twice before, but I... don't remember those times, lol. My throat's hurting where they had to put the tube down me, though! That's been the worst so far...

The hot chocolate was very much appreciated, lol.

The painkillers knock me right out! I get very very sleepy after them... and then I fall asleep, lol.

Thank you for the lovely comment! I'm feeling much better! :)