Friday, February 23, 2007

My visit to the Box Hill Hospital

Yesterday was a big day for me. I had an appointment with a plastic surgeon at Box Hill Hospital. I had to get a legion on my face removed (just under my right eye) as it has grown and changed lately so tey wany to check it for the big "c" word. I noramlly think ngatively about these things but this time I don't think it will be bad news. Who knows, right?

I was ver nervous all morning. Gary came homw at 11.00am to take me to the hosiptal. We arrived at about 11.45 and then waited for approx 20 minutes. I was taken in and out of rooms, asked a million questions and then it was time to jump on the trolley and get wheeled to surgery. The first painful part was when they couldn't find a vein in my hand to put the needle thing. Ohhh did that hurt. The nurse was jabbing it in this way and then that. She told me that my veins were running away from the needle. Not suprising really! A doctor saw that she was having trouble so he took it out and tried the other hand. As that doctor was working on my hand another doctor stuck the local into my cheek and another gave me a seddative. It hurt so much I started crying...

The actual surgery went for about 15 minutes but they kept me in recovery for nearly 2 hours!

Poor Gary had waited in the waiting room for 5 hours before I could come home. I was fuzzy and dopey all night.

So it is the next day, I am not allowed to drive or work today so I have the day off. I was that out of it this morning I woke up and forgot my husbands birthday. I am a terrible wife! I know it is because I am still affected by the medications, I would have never forgot such an important day if I wasn't.

I just rang Gary to say Happy Birthday and I was so upset for forgetting that I was crying and couldn't really get the words out. Luckily Gary is such a wonderful and forgiving man as he said it was ok and for me not to be upset.

Now onto weightloss - I was very happy last Monday when I lost 1.8kgs. I am back on track now for my goal at the end of the year of 110kgs.

Sonia

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