Exchange Surgery- Check

I had my exchange surgery yesterday at 9:30am. I was a little anxious and nervous going into it which I thought was kind of strange. I felt a little more nervous than the first one, but it was probably because I knew what I was getting into this time. For the first surgery I had no idea what to expect- pain-wise or emotionally. So this second time, I had an idea. And I was kind of nervous--especially since they send you home a couple hours after the surgery.

We arrived at 8am and began the check-in process. By 9:30am I was walking down into the operating room where I soaked up everything around me. I got on the bed, and in a full-service sort of fashion, I had a cuff on my arm, an i.v. in the other arm and two leg cuffs on. I laughed as I was spread out on the table and things were buzzing around me. After that, I don't remember much. I woke up in a recovery station a little out of it. Luckily no tears were shed like last time. I was wrapped in a bandage and once I was awake, I was immediately offered a pain pill....and some yummy saltine crackers. After a little bit, I was wheeled to a room where Brian met me and we were given some instructions for home and I was given another pain pill--my arm was killing me and I was close to tears. We got home and I slept on and off for the night.

I am feeling pretty good. But I definitely make sure I stay on track with my pain meds. It only hurts when I stand up and walk around, but it gets better as I keep doing it (isn't that always the case?). I have yet to take my bandages off--I'm kind of nervous. I better like them because this is it!!! Ugh. My Dr. seemed to be very thrilled with the final product--that's what Brian told me after he met with the Dr. So that's reassuring.

Today I will shower and continue to rest and heal. I'm hoping that I will be ready to go back to work by Monday. So, we'll see.