After hearing the news that I would be back to having surgery on Thursday December 5th, 2013, I was in a mad rush to get everything back in order and ready to go. The amount of details that need attention is really quite amazing. Things you would not normally think of like, where your toothbrush is located or where your comfortable after surgery kind of clothes are and if you will be able to get to them are all factors in the whole scheme of convenience post surgery. From previous experience, I know how having everything within reaching distance is important. Having a caretaker who can do everything for you is great, but in reality the more you can do for yourself the better off you both are. I am not very good at being a dependent person, so I like to plan ahead and have all the things I need ready so that I feel more in control of my own recovery.
So the day before surgery we drove up to Glenview and stayed at the Wyndham hotel, which was very nice. The hotel had a 50% discount for patients, so we were in very nice suites for a really good rate. The morning of surgery we went to the hospital and I was 2nd in line for surgery, which meant I would be waiting a bit in the preparation area before my time came, with no food or water (UGH!). The nurses went over all the details and put in my IV, gave me some pre-surgical medications, and swabbed my leg with the lovely orange antiseptic. They decided to do a popliteal block and so I was taken back a half hour early to have that placed. I don't remember much after that because I am sure they gave me some sedatives. I do remember going into the operating room and seeing Dr Haddad all prepped and looking at a laptop viewing my ankle CT scans. He looked over at me and gave a little hello wave, then the anesthesiologist said "OK Angela, have a good rest and we will take really good care of you." Then I was out like a light.
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