It’s a scope with 3 incisions, so low risk of infection after and such. [I hear you can YT these kinds of things. Mrs. Hoffman did and talked a little about it and then asked *do you want to know more? It’s **so** cool* and I’m *nah, I lived it, I really don’t want to be nauseous and gagging over it.*] And this doctor seems pretty competent, they book 2 hours for it and last time they’d have been done in an hour except they spent 40 minutes trying to find and catch a piece of bone they had to shave off that got loose and then went floating around.
The bigger thing last time was coming out from being under. I’m really slow for that, so maybe they won’t drug me up like I’m an elephant this time around. Maybe more like a Thomson’s Gazelle.
Well you don’t want them to go too light either. One of my BFFs said she was in a fair amount of pain during her c-section because the drugs weren’t strong enough. She didn’t say anything because she wanted it to be over with as she’d already been in labor for over 40 hours.
I am a wimp… I’d have been like “no, stop, give me more drugs… STAT!!!”
Mrs. Hoffman delivered child #2 before the epidural kicked in. They called the doctor in to do it, she’s on her side screaming she needs to push as he’s administering it, he finally gets done, everyone puts her on her back and she pushes twice and she’s done.
Mrs. Hoffman got the epidural for the twins. It wore off before she delivered, and then she felt the doctor stitch her up.
I don’t think I’m getting sympathy from her if they don’t drug me up enough. Maybe just a little less so they’re not trying for almost 2 hours to wake me up, though.
Depends on the doctor’s group’s work structure; but if there are patients in the hospital over the weekend, someone is going to need to be on call anyway.
In fact, someone is on call anyway at some point after the procedure regardless of which time/day the surgery takes place (e.g., someone is going to be available from 2am through 8am).
Sure, someone is on call, but sometimes they will want to call in the original surgeon. I’ve had multiple surgeon’s offices explain to me that they don’t schedule surgeries on Fridays for this reason.
Great, now I’m feeling nervous about this Friday surgery.
Oh sure, the prior one was on a Friday too, but that was before you all started talking about why doctors don’t schedule surgeries on a Friday. Now it’s different. I’m asking the surgeon why he schedules on a Friday and that twig said other surgeons don’t schedule surgeries on a Friday, and questioning whether he really cares about me. And then I’ll be drugged and knocked out and won’t remember the answer, and it won’t matter.
Oh no, I didn’t mean to make you nervous; I’m sorry!
I’m sure they wouldn’t do it if they didn’t feel comfortable. Maybe some surgeons are more militant about not getting called in on a Saturday than others.
For probably 8-12 weeks, I’m not doing feats of strength. I’ll barely be doing feats of anything except “feats of stretching” and then “feats of wiping my own ass” and later on “feats of walking without crutches.” I expect the rest of you to step up and fill in like the alleged actuarial friends you … all …
GDI, that’s going in the airing of grievances too.
No, just a scope. Same thing I had 6 months ago, just the other hip. But I’m remembering what you said it so I can possibly use it for future reference, even if I don’t really need it.
7:45am surgery. I guess the good news is, we’ll beat the weekend traffic? Today is going to feel really rushed, trying to make sure I’ve got things at work buttoned up and things around home set up and ready.
I did check with my future physical therapist, she said once I’m vaguely ready I can do any of the 3 stretches I’m allowed to do early on, but one should be very limited. [Hang a leg over the side, let it stretch. That should be more "hang it over, put your foot on a stool.]
6:15 am arrival tomorrow morning.