Surgery

Well, I made it through surgery ok. We got up to Pittsburgh at 11:30 - the surgery was scheduled for 2pm. I was very happy with my experience at UPMC. Everyone, including the Anesthesiologist, were cordial and friendly and highly professional. My biggest fear of the whole surgery was coming out of anesthesia. The last time I went under, I vomitted non-stop for what seemed like an eternity. That's when I learned about the miracle drug Zofran. So,I told them while in pre-op to load me up during and after surgery. I didn't have an ounce of nausea! They gave me three different kinds of nausea meds and even put a "patch" behind my ear for the almost 2 hour drive home.

So, I'm fairly comfortable. Though I can barely move my leg, I relatively free from pain. And that's a good thing!