One Step Closer!

Today I got my central line in.  They took me down at 7:00 am, I was not happy.  Then I had to lay down there alone for almost 2 hours until they were ready.  They didn't let me take my phone down.  I was so bored!! I saw Dr. Anderson and Dr. Little down there. Dr. A gave me a high five and a handshake and told me good luck but that I didn't need it.  Dr. Little, my resident, came over and talked to me.  She asked if I was nervous and I said a little, she told me not to be.  Seeing her and talking to her made me feel a little better. When they wheeled me in they took a while to knock me out compared to when I got my Halo.  When they put in the anesthesia I tried to stay awake as long as I could this time, didn't last too long.  Next thing I knew I was waking up in the PACU.  I remember hearing the nurse talking and she told me stop rolling, I was going to hit my head.  I told her I had a Halo on, I couldn't hit my head.  She called me a wiggle worm. The first person I saw when I woke up was Dr. Little which was a surprise, a very nice one!!  My IV hurt, bad!!  I told them my IV hurt and asked them to take it out, they did.  I was weird it hurt 10 times worse than my central line.  I'm not sure how long I was down there, it wasn't too long though.  They gave me some water, my mouth was so dry!  Angela's sister, Bennette, came up to be with me.  They took me back up to my room.  One of the first things I asked for was my phone!!  A little addicted.  I got some water and crackers.  When I did well with those I got some ramen.  Then for dinner I had chicken and dumplings and a baked potato from Mcalisters. . . . yummmmm!!!  I never got sick!!!  I am so thankful!!!  I told the anesthesiologist and she gave me some medicine with the anesthesia.   I stayed in bed most of the day, pretty much because I could!!  I haven't done this in months!!
I was very pleasantly surprised today.  I didn't feel as bad as I expected.  And it was nothing like the other two kids made it out to be.  That makes me feel better about my big surgery.  I know I have a higher pain tolerance so hopefully this shouldn't be quite as bad for me!!  I'm so ready to just get this done!  I've said this so many times.  I know it has to happen and I don't want it hanging over my head anymore!!