Yesterday went really well. The surgery was at 7am, and we left the hospital at 3:30 pm. Faster than the last one. The whole staff at Copley hospital was really great.
We arrived in the snow about 5:15, too early to go in the main entrance, so we went and parked near the emergency room entrance. There was a police officer inside, who graciously walked us into the main section of the hospital. We walked down to the check in section, and we were all alone, in the dark actually. We waited a few minutes for the check in person to arrive, and when she set us up and called back to the surgery section, nobody was in yet. The snow seemed to be a surprise to everyone but us. If only we had online weather forecasts.....
We were walked back to our room, #127, and I got changed into the awesome hospital gown, and slipper socks. Thankfully, there were blankets, and the temperature was nice and warm. Next was all the paperwork, patient bracelet, and then the vital signs, etc.
Now it was time for my favorite part, the IV start in my hand. The last two times in the hospital, multiple people had trouble getting the IV started. Can't find the vein, or it rolls when they try to stick it. I have some very large, surface layer veins on both arms, and it just doesn't seem like it should be so hard. This time, the nurse who came to do it was actually the supervisor, in for the regular person, who was out on vacation. She proceeded to do it in just one stick, almost painfree!
The anesthesiologist was next, to start the spinal. That was another bad experience last time, with multiple attempts, and failures. It's not pleasant to have someone sticking a needle in your back over and over. I always wonder, what happens if it breaks off? Anyway, this doctor did all the prep, and stuck me once, and it was done! Awesome! After the surgery, he would do the nerve block to help me get home and sleep through the first night.
Then Dr Schinsky came in, told me what was going to happen, initialed the right, correct, knee and then it was off down the hallway in the bed. It's always hard kissing my wife, and in the back of my mind thinking, this could be the last time...
So we were going down the hallway in the bed, and the last thing I remember was telling the nurse what a good driver through the hall she was...
. My family came back to see me, then it was time to get up and walk! I got dressed, and walked around the floor a few times. They removed the IV, and then the spinal. After that it was paperwork, and get ready to leave. We left for home about 3:30
We arrived in the snow about 5:15, too early to go in the main entrance, so we went and parked near the emergency room entrance. There was a police officer inside, who graciously walked us into the main section of the hospital. We walked down to the check in section, and we were all alone, in the dark actually. We waited a few minutes for the check in person to arrive, and when she set us up and called back to the surgery section, nobody was in yet. The snow seemed to be a surprise to everyone but us. If only we had online weather forecasts.....
We were walked back to our room, #127, and I got changed into the awesome hospital gown, and slipper socks. Thankfully, there were blankets, and the temperature was nice and warm. Next was all the paperwork, patient bracelet, and then the vital signs, etc.
Now it was time for my favorite part, the IV start in my hand. The last two times in the hospital, multiple people had trouble getting the IV started. Can't find the vein, or it rolls when they try to stick it. I have some very large, surface layer veins on both arms, and it just doesn't seem like it should be so hard. This time, the nurse who came to do it was actually the supervisor, in for the regular person, who was out on vacation. She proceeded to do it in just one stick, almost painfree!
The anesthesiologist was next, to start the spinal. That was another bad experience last time, with multiple attempts, and failures. It's not pleasant to have someone sticking a needle in your back over and over. I always wonder, what happens if it breaks off? Anyway, this doctor did all the prep, and stuck me once, and it was done! Awesome! After the surgery, he would do the nerve block to help me get home and sleep through the first night.
Then Dr Schinsky came in, told me what was going to happen, initialed the right, correct, knee and then it was off down the hallway in the bed. It's always hard kissing my wife, and in the back of my mind thinking, this could be the last time...
So we were going down the hallway in the bed, and the last thing I remember was telling the nurse what a good driver through the hall she was...
. My family came back to see me, then it was time to get up and walk! I got dressed, and walked around the floor a few times. They removed the IV, and then the spinal. After that it was paperwork, and get ready to leave. We left for home about 3:30
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