11-03-21 Nearly Howard Hughes
I was up at 6 and completing my prep for the procedure. Finished with a cup of black coffee at 7:30 and then cleaned and tidied, showered etc until Keri picked me up at 9:30 for a ride to the hospital. Once there I was given a bed and a gown, told to keep on my socks and that I would be after a coffee break and one other person, so about 40 minutes. The nurse was cheery and chatty but… oddly not conscious of hygiene. She spent the most time I have ever seen warming my arm and checking for the best place to put the IV, went away to get the stuff to do it and as she sat down beside me said, “sorry, I just have to tie my shoe first”. I laughed and said ‘well, as long as you hand sanitize after, no problem’ to which she replied, “I wasn’t going to, but I will now”. There followed a conversation about my Covid consciousness as she called it and I said that I just didn’t want to be sick from anything and that I wasn’t turning into Howard Hughes yet but suspected that would lighten up once I started travelling again. I was saying I always wanted to cruise the Panama but wasn’t wanting to cruise anytime soon due to Covid and Legionnaires and other things and she told me I was nearly Howard Hughes. Such strange talk from a nurse! And really I only mentioned she clean her hands before putting a needle in me!! Up side was I have good blood pressure in spite of that 124/68. The Dr and the OR staff were lovely and in no time at all I was waking up to coffee and cookies and being told there was nothing serious nor cancerous. I will have follow up in a few weeks. Keri was sweet enough to drive me home and even bring my Hello Fresh order that had arrived at the office. I relaxed for the rest of the afternoon, dosing off and on until it was time to make some dinner and get picked up for the Hockey Game. I was feeling good, just had to wake up from the sedation. I also made a dinner that would be easy to digest.
At the game I sat with Ashlée in our usual seats as Bill and Deanne, Roger and Rae were all up as guests in a box. It let Ash and I have a good visit as there was no one around us to disturb and the game was a huge blow out for us against Merritt. I hate when scores are so one sided, you start to feel bad for the other team.
triumphgal 