Smooth Sailing into Port

"Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth." Isaiah 12:5

Mom & I arrived early at Cooper for my scheduled 8:15 am appointment this morning. Since Mom was going to hang out and wait for me, she was given one of those pager discs like you get at restaurants. I guess since it was day surgery, I was considered take out!!!! :) After finishing the check-in procedures, we were escorted up to the surgical floor where we met my prep nurse. After asking me what seemed like a bazillion questions, I changed into my hospital gown that was big enough for a linebacker for the Eagles!!!

Then I they got the IV started and I waited for the anesthesiologist and my doctor. They all came together along with an OR nurse and an anesthesiology intern. After my doctor & I discussed chemo treatment/scheduling, I answered a few more questions from the intern. When that was done, I received my "crown" or you might know them as a surgical cap. Such a fashion statement!!!

Off I was rolled into OR. After transferring to the operating table, the last thing I really remember was getting oxygen. When I woke up, they said everything went well and I was rolled into recovery. Again after this surgery, I had no pain. Yes, I was sore like someone had punched me in the shoulder, but as for pain, nothing!!! Praise the Lord!!!!!! :)

They came and did a chest x-ray. They tell you to relax, but they keep checking your vitals and asking you questions. Sooooo relaxing!!!! My doctor came by for a visit and told me everything went well with the placement of the port. Hooray!!! I kept the recovery nurse laughing so much that she named me the most wonderful patient of the day!!!! 

I then was wheeled into the discharge area. This was great because I could finally get something to eat!!! It had been a loooong time since I'd eaten my breakfast before I went to bed last night. Apple juice & Oreo cookies never tasted so good!!! While eating, they called my Mom to come upstairs.

After Mom got there, they went over all the discharge info, etc. and let Mom go to get the car and bring it around to the front. After she left, they unhooked me from the IV and let me get back into my clothes. As I was changing, I realized my entire chest area was orange. WHAT!!! I'm an Oompa-Loompa!!!!! OH NO!!!!! After calming myself down, I realized it was just iodine and I would need a bit of a clean up. Whew!!!!

I was then wheel-chaired out to Mom's car and taken back to The Perryville Inn of Rest & Recuperation for the afternoon & dinner. After a lunch of chicken noodle soup and crackers & cheese, I nestled into the recliner for a wonderful 2 hour nap. I awoke refreshed and thanks to Janet, I had my laptop and could check email and what was going on in the world. Dinner was beef stew and homemade bread!!! YUM!!!!

I'm now back home and ready to call it a day. Hopefully, I find out my chemo schedule tomorrow. Please pray!!

Thank you so much for your prayers!!!! I kept humming/singing in recovery ... "God is so good, God is so good, God is so good, He's so good to me." And ain't that the truth!!!

Only by His strength,
Sandy