Port

Today was the surgery to put in my port. We had to be at the hospital at 6:00 a.m. Once again it was snowing. Dr. Jordan ended up having to do an emergency apendectomy so they didn't even take me back to the operating room until after 9:15. I don't know why they keep hospital rooms so cold then they give you the thin blankets that don't help much. By the time I left I had 5 of them on me.

The surgery went well. There was music playing in the operating room when I went in. I don't know what it was but all I remember is having a dream similar to something out of the Disney movie Fantasia where the pink elephants are dancing around. The only word I can think to describe it was phsycodelic.

When I got back to my room they finally gave me some water. It tasted so good. I couldn't wait to get home to my own bed to sleep. I ended up sleeping until 2:30. I am a little sore but not too bad. The pain medication is keeping most of the pain away. I am stiff and the area is still numb. It is also harder to write and spell. Good thing I don't have to drive anywhere. I think I will just go back to bed now.