Right here we go.
I drove up in the morning to Murrayfield Spire in edinburgh along with my good lady and headed into main hospital where i was welcomed by the receptionist and then showed to my own private room. My woman came with me to see i was settled and within 5 minutes the head nurse came in for a chat who was very nice. She explained all the minor details, left a wee pot, took my blood preasure, left my gown, showed me how the bed, telly etc etc worked and i thought she was really nice and kept me at ease. This was all around 11:45am and my op was due for 1pm. So my partner helped me with my gown and i waited, by this time i was on my own, woman had to go and i was getting a little nervious. Nurse came in and asked some questions then left, again very nice. i then waited to see my surgeon and aneistatist. they came to talk about 12:30 and went through prettymuch everything we spoke about beforehand in the consultations. What i did add to that was i told him from the research i'd done that most of the people who turned out to be unhappy with their surgery results were mainly people who felt their surgeons took the more reserved outlook and they felt they never removed enough. He totally agreed with my thoughts and that put my mind at ease. Right i'll get to the nitty gritty.
I was walked to a room beside the OR which i was put on a bed and the nurses aorund were very pleasant again. the aneistatist then started talking to me which i was sure was a destraction as she put the needle thing into the back of my hand which i really didn't notice all that much, she had given me gass as she was doing it and kept talking. she then said i'd be given goodies to make me sleep and i have to add, ive been for a couple of ops years ago and could feel myself drifting off but it was like flicking a switch. I was out cold, BLISS hehe. I then woke up fairly bright and free of pain in my private room.
I would say things went very well. Not at any point did i feel overly nervious or in any sort of pain. My expectations of what i was going to feel like after the op were way worse than it actually was. I couldn't really call it pain it was more discomfort and even that wasn't bad. once the nurse made sure everything i needed was close to hand and i was comfortable she left and i got my first look under my gown. It was a little filled with fluid under the skin but still i must say i had very little pain, bit stiff and dreamy. Once i was alert and feeling fit later that night and had seen the surgeon and passed urine etc etc they said i was fit, if i wanted and had my partner to help me, i could go home after a few checks and so on. It was my choice but i thought i might aswell in my own bed than in there, so the lady got me and bye bye hospital. All in all a trouble free and pain free trip.
Anything else you wann know or talk about feel free, even now i'm not dying with pain. I'm a bit stiff and taking it easy. I wouldnt worry mate, i bet it's a breeze, You'll be fine really. Hope things go well for you!