Surgery tomorrow morning! TWH

any advice? Starting to get nervous. What should I expect?

I'm pre-op but good luck Nikki! 

Hey Niki , 

I had surgery at TWH on Dec 16th . My surgery was at 8 am . I am from Innisfil , so me and Hubby left home around 4.30 am to get there for 6 . I basically had showered and packed the night before . I literally got up , washed my face again , brushed my teeth and got my clothes on . Kissed my sleeping boy and we were off . I was a little nervous in the car but the closer we got the more calm I became . Once there , we were told to wait in a nice waiting room then I was taken thru and processed . I was put in to a room and given a gown to put on. And bags to put all my stuff in . The nurse came in and took all my vitals . And I was also given a test for something I can't remember what now . It was a swab in all my ' private ' parts . Fast and painless though .Then Hubby was allowed thru with me .  Then I walked thru to the bay area and was put in a big chair where they came and put in my IV . The anesthesiologist guy was a total sweetheart . And also very cute . I kind of fancied him a wee bit so he took my mind off of being nervous ! lol ......By that time it was time for me to meet my surgeon . Dr Alan Okrainec. He was really nice , he spoke to myself and hubby for a few mins then I was told to go through to the OR with the cute anesthesiologist guy , we talked while walking down as he was European also , so we discussed our homes and stuff . The OR is a big kind of sterile room , and cold !! TheY put me up on the bed thingy , covered me up with a blanket and then I met amother couple nurses who were all super sweet . Then I got the mask on , they told me it was just oxygen , and within seconds I could feel my eyeballs getting all sparkly and that was it ! Next thing I know Im waking up in recovery . I remember feeling a huge sense of relief , that I woke up !!! Lol  I had some discomfort and the nurse there kept telling me I must be in more pain than I was letting on cos my BP was really high . But honestly I was more woozy than anything . She gave me more morphine in my IV and then was all triumphant cos my blood pressure came down . To be honest , she was a wee bit snarky , the only one from my wholé visit who was . Everyone else was super nice . I was taken up to my room where my Hubby was waiting and it was a really positive experience from there. They were on top of my pain at all times . I don't actually remember feeling in pain . My advice is just take the meds at regular intervals . Unless they don't agree with you , I really don't see the need to try and not take anything . Be comfortable . I slept on and off . I sent hubby home and fpr the rest of my time there , I walked ...I read ,I text pix and chatted with my family and friends in Scotland on Whatsapp ! .... I hooked up with My lovely Seyenna , who was in on the same day as me :) and also Sadgirl89 ... we chatted ....I watched the Survivor Finale with another lovely lady Donna whom I met while there . And I overall had a really good 2 days !! 

Stay positive  , enjoy it . Remember the reason you are doing this , and think positive thoughts about how you are just gonna rock this thing from now on !! Cos this is it , it's what you've waited all this time for ! After this little bump in the road , you're on the other side and the only way is up from there . 

All will be totally fine dear , and you'll be home and resting and recovering before you know it . 

Keep that chin up ! And keep us posted x

Hugs 

Jax x

Best wishes today, Nikki! I hope you made it in through the snow!

Snow was a piece of cake... I am from Northern Ontario after all!  we get much more snow than they had on Monday and nothing shuts down. Lol, my snowbanks are higher than my truck

Hey Nikki I'm room 152.  Hope all is good

Rosa did U have your surgery already? Sorry I missed it . How are you feeling ? 

I just got released today... think I was in 172 or 171... I don't remember.... Slept most the time. Had a lot of pain.

I think I saw u. I have really dark hair. I had lots of pain as well. We made it thru. We're on the bench!!!

It's possible, I was up and around a couple times... Tuesday was really hard on me though.