I got my phone call for report time the day before (the 18th of July) I was told to report to admissions by 5:30 am and they would direct me to the next stop!! I was so anxious the rest of the day and could barely sleep that night!! My best friend Johanna, her daugthers and her mother were all here to help me with anything and to take me to and from the hospital!!! My son stayed at home with Johanna's mom (Wilda) and daugthers so he had a normal day at home!! Me on the other hand had a very exciting, life changing day at KU!!

After checking in at admissions I was sent to the pre-op waiting room with my mom and Johanna! We all had a nice little chat in the packed waiting room until my name was called to go back and be prepped!! The nurse took me back and got me all ready...took some blood, my tempurature and blood pressure..asked a million questions then got my IV placed before bringing back my 'family'! For the next hour or so there were so many people in and out meeting with us telling us what to expect and what the process would be like. I'm very glad they did all that because my mom was still very skeptical and wanted me to change my mind but I was determined! Around 7:50 am they took me back and helped my family back to the waiting room. I don't remember much after that just being in the room then next thing I knew I was waking up in the recovery area. I was in pain...like I had been stabbed and kicked over and over and my throat was extrememly dry, but the nurses were amazing and took great care of me! Gave me some water, a little bit of jello and then some liquid oxycodone! Shortly afterwards I was moved to another area where my mom and Johanna were brought back to see me!! I was soooo happy to see them just so my mom would be assured that I made it through just fine, and she was happy to I think, just to know that I was awake!!! I woke up around 11 and was discharged around 12:00. I live about 45 mins from the hospital so I had a long ride ahead of me and was worried about how I would deal with it but honestly I don't remember most of it..I was asleep most of the time and Johanna did great trying to avoid obvious bumps and things that would irritate me! I found a comfy spot on my couch as soon as I got home and fell right to sleep. I woke up a few hrs later needing more pain meds so we proceeded to try calling around to see what needed to be done so I didn't have to get back out! Poor Johanna had such a hard time...we have 4 pharmacies in town and NONE of them carried the liquid oxycodone that I was prescribed. She ended up having to drive 20 mins- 2 towns away, to get it!!! I was so lucky to have her here with me!!! Love ya Nana!

a week before surgery...