A nurse came and took my blood pressure, temperature etc, another nurse asked me a few questions then pulled the curtains around and said put these gowns on one one-way and the other the opposite was and also these long sexy socks on {tight anti thrombosis socks up to my knees and what a fight they was as I pulled them up}. 😉
I think I went to the loo a couple of times before my surgeon saw me and I had a chat with him... It was at this point he said we are doing an colostomy operation {A bag for life as I kept saying in my head} I was cool about this the ultimate was to rid Terry the tumor.... He said your 2nd on the list now and I signed the consent form after he told me the operation risks {they didn't matter to my because if they did nothing then Terry would win over me and that was not an option} ... The fight was on! 💪💪
Operation was for 9.00am he said and at that he went a young anaesthetist turned up and asked more question and talked about what he will be doing to me regarding pain relief pre op and post op, he then said it's a long operation of about 8 hours {Originally Caz and I was told 2-3 hours} and that because of that he will put a blood pressure monitor straight into a vain in my wrist as the over the arm ones would end up giving me friction burns!
The nurse returned and said what time when I said 9 she said more like 9.30am surgeon time. We both had a little laugh, I text caz saying I'm turning phone off now and said I loved her. Time to nip the loo as it was just turned 8.20am ...
When I got back from the loo the portor was waiting for me.....
Morning sir my name is Mathew and I'm your portor I'll be taking you down to the operating theater. We will be traveling about 3ft in the air, keep arms and legs in at all times because we don't want an accident getting there he said as we set off with a nurse following us with my medical notes.
We reached the waiting room in a few minutes and was parked up in a bay where two nurses did a handover about me and Mathew shook my hand wishing me well.
He put me at ease all the way to the operation waiting room.......
I was then collected by a nurse and a portor and taken to the operating theater.
I was met my my surgeon out side the theater he walked me into the theater to meet the team and see the Robots that were doing my operation ....
It's called 'Robotic abdominoperineal excision of the rectum with end colostomy' try saying that when you had a drink or two ...
I was then asked to get on the table while the anaesthetist did their magic on me I remember seeing 9am is then zzzzzzzzz.