Surgery Day Update

Well, Dr Fitzer has finally come out. Everything went well. Dee has gone into recovery for the next 2 hrs. As the one here waiting, I can finally relax and get something to eat. The next update should be from Dee.

Thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers for Dee. She really appreciated all of you.

Geoff

Today is the day

Well the day is here. I'm Geoff. Dee has gone into surgery. We arrived at the hospital around 8:15 this morning. Between our arrival and 11:30, Dee was treated well. The nurses were in and checked her weight, blood pressure, and all that stuff. She weighed in at xxx lbs. She lost around 12 lbs over the last 3 days!!!! Amazing how the body reacts to no food. Dehydration has proven to be the hardest thing to fight. Just goes to prove the body can survive longer without food than without water. Dee was showing the signs of dehydration this morning. When the nurses gave her the IV, Dee began to feel a little better. We were able to get a laugh because one of the drugs they gave her to fight nausia is a derivative of marajuana. At around 11:30, a member of the surgical team came and wheeled her to surgery. I'm getting to sit and wait. The staff here are great.

I'll finish up now. Dee will be around later to fill in her notes on the day.

Night Before Surgery

I knew that I would to some extent have a hard time sleeping last night. When I called to book at the Hotel where we are staying, we specifically asked for a smoke free room and floor and to be the farthest away from the smoking floor. When you enter the floor from the elevator, there's a sign that says 'No Smoking - New York State Law'. So I thought, nobody is stupid enough to smoke. Since I've quit smoking for a while now, seems that cigarette smoke gives me headaches and now makes me gag. Not to mention that Geoff is allergic to cigarette smoke so his breathing became a bit shallow at some point. So guess what, the smoke from the neighbour continuously smoked up our room through the vents and I have a migraine and feel extremely nauseated.

We complained several times to 'Guest Services' and for some unknown reason, 'New York State Law' doesn't seem to mean crappola around these parts. In Ontario, I can assure you, they would have sent in the police and have you charged for stinking up their rooms!

Well, I feel a bit stressed because of that, because I don't want to have to deal with this coming back here on Thursday night after surgery and having to smell that 'shit' in my room again. I'm going to need some good sleep! I may have gotten a total of 3 hours last night, so NOT GOOD.

Anyways, I'M leaving very soon. Blow dryer in the stupid bathroom quit, so my hair is still half damp. What a start to a perfect day! :-S

Hope things get much much better.

Cheers