Yes, Megan is now under the knife, and in a happy place, feeling less pain than she has in months! We started out at 5:15 this morning with a brisk walk across the U of M campus from our newly rented apt to the hospital. It was a rather warm 26 degrees. We were commenting how good Megan felt today, while just a week ago she wasn't able to even walk to the bathroom without extreme pain. Megan said it was hope. Hope for a better future that gave her strength today.
One would think that she would be freezing when Megan changed into her hospital gown. The gowns they use here are great because they have an air hose connected to them and you can control your own climate inside the gown. Of course, Megan is the only one they admitted that uses the air conditioner and not the heater inside her gown during this time of year! (February in Minneapolis?!)
As usual, she was a hard stick to start the IV, and the Anesthesia Nurse tried poking her twice before she had to switch arms and get it in. As soon as the IV started with Versed to make her loopy, the smile came over Megan's face and she started talking about how much she likes to talk, how happy she gets, and how popular she becomes when she's on Versed. Funny!
She was wheeled into OR at 7:13 this morning. But before she went in I managed to snap a few pictures. One of them, Megan w her flag draped over her, wearing her colors: Honey Badger vs Cobra: Honey Badger Don't Care!
Dr. Dunn came in to check on Megan and asked if we had any last questions. We really didn't have anything new to ask, except that we get a snapshot of the two of them before they went it to get started.
That's it for now folks. No we just have to wait for the great surgeons to do their work. We thanked all the staff ahead of time, for their day will be a long one. Arriving at 6am and probably not leaving until after 8 tonight. Talk about a tough job!
Wish us luck and we'll keep you posted!
Lew
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