I arrived at the hospital in the morning with my husband. I had prepared a bag with some essentials I would recommend. Chap stick, moisturizer, lysol wipes, pajamas and warm socks.
I was prepped for surgery and then the anesthetist came in to talk to me. He reviewed my medical chart and asked questions. He then explained the anesthesia he would use. In my case he was going to use a spinal. I sat up while I was given the spinal. That was the last thing I remembered before waking up in the recovery room. I remember telling my husband my knees were up and I couldn't get them down. I asked him to push them down. I was told they were flat but because the last thing I saw before I was sedated was my knees in a sitting position that is what I saw. We laughed about it later.
Before my surgery I had asked all of my church friends and Facebook friends to pray for me and it proved to be a godsend as I will explain in day two. The first night was not too bad. I was given pain pills and milk of magnesia for constipation. I had a catheter in and compression stockings. I slept most of the first day and night.
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