Well it has arrived.
The letter with an appointment to get
my bump/ thing removed. The appointment is surprisingly very soon, I seriously
thought I would get a bit more notice. The date for the knife job is Friday 17th
October 2014 AD at 1:00 pm (13:00) ONE O O PM? WHAT SORT OF TIME IS THAT? I was
hoping for 4 or 5 pm ( that’s 16:00 OR
17:00 for those of you who use mobile/cell phones to tell the time). I could have quietly slipped our of work
saying nothing (quietly slipped out of work saying
nothing-is that a double negative?) .I wanted to say nothing and see if
anybody noticed anything-NOW I have to leave at an odd time-or else take the
day off-more on that later. Now I CAN cancel the appointment and book another
one –but if I do that I know I just won’t bother with a new one-or just keep
putting this off-after all, apart from pretty off putting to look at what harm is
it doing?
Now the way the letter is worded has left me afraid-very
afraid. It does not mention whether I am getting a general or a local anaesthetic
(God bless the guy who suggested putting a spell checker on my lap top). And
it’s the notes about the general anaesthetic that scare me-I have to have
someone with me to drive me home and to have somebody keep an eye on me for 24
hours after being discharged. I can think of at least 2 or 3 people I would
LIKE to do this job. It also said that “very occasionally an overnight stay is
necessary.” I can think of much much more important cases than me needing an
overnight stay. I am always reading of REAL patients lying on trolleys for a
day(or longer) waiting for a bed
Now there IS a phone number for questions-and I AM going to
phone first thing tomorrow.
On the other hand-the fact that I may have to stay in
overnight will give me a very good excuse to nip into a certain bookshop and
get a couple of books “just in case.”(and the answer is yes to THAT question).
And the worst, the very worst thing about this is…it’s the
same lunatic who pulled at it furiously the other night there. I can see him
sitting there in the place where they do
cigarette in mouth with a Stanley knife, bottle of detol ,a packet of
band aids and a 3 year old copy of “Dermatology for Dummies” with a couple of
post its sticking out.
But I suppose what I am most on about was –I wanted to be
quiet and secretive about it. Now it looks like it’s not the in there ,snip
snip,pat on the head and out again job as I thought.
To be continued/concluded...
I know you are very nervous about this and I am sure their vague information was almost worse than getting no information at all. Did you call in the morning and get your questions answered? I think it probably will be no big deal in the end. They have to prepare you for the most severe scenario so you can't later claim they didn't tell you what was possible. BUT the most likely scenario is that you will be asleep during the surgery, it will go smoothly, you'll feel a bit groggy for a few hours b/c of the anesthetic, and you'll just have a small scar that will fade over time. I've had loads of moles removed and, trust me, the scar is never as bad as they say it will be and it's a whole lot better than whatever was removed. Besides, you can make up some great story about the scar involving a pirate and a maiden in distress and a dashing rescue. :)
ReplyDeleteGOOD LUCK! I'm sure it will all be just fine!