I think it’s about time that I recapped my surgery day. Thanks for all your words of support. They meant a lot to me.

Last Friday morning I underwent surgery for a double hernia. I wasn’t really nervous about it until that morning, but I tried to act calm. My wife and mother in law took me in. My parents also met us there. Having all those people there kind of made me more nervous, but I did appreciate them being there.

Shortly after arriving, they took me back into pre-op, where I stripped down and put on a hospital gown. They covered me in warm blankets and a nurse put in my first-ever IV. I usually get antsy around needles, but I was surpringly ok with it. Of course, I didn’t look!

I laid around for a while until the surgeon came and spoke briefly with me. I really don’t remember too much of what she said. Then the anesthesiologist came over and introduced himself. He said he was going to give me something in my IV that would “make me feel a little drunk” and I said “Good!”.

That was the last thing I really remembered until I woke up in bed at home! I have fuzzy memories of drinking Sprite in post-op and my wife helping me get dressed.

I have no memory at all of (but my wife told me all about) gushing about how much I liked the nurses, demanding my wife stop at Taco Bell on the way home (I don’t even LIKE Taco Bell), and insisting that I could walk up the stairs alone (I couldn’t).

I slept most of Friday. Saturday and Sunday were bad. I was in some major pain. Getting out of bed hurt. It felt like I was getting stabbed every time I got up. Luckily, I have my friend Vicadin to ease the pain.

The pain has lessened a little bit every day. I’ve been walking around the house and up and down the stairs as much as I can, but I’ll have to build my stamina up a little more. My wife has been taking wonderful care of me.

The Babito doesn’t completely understand what’s going on, but he’s been great too. He asked me if the doctor used a screwdriver to fix my tummy. Every morning, before he leaves for the day, he says I hope your tummy gets better soon.

I would highly recommend avoiding a hernia! It’s not nearly as glamorous as it’s made out to be.

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