September
2013
September 5th- Surgery postponed
So right now I should be recovering from a successful AT reconstruction….. should be. I go to the surgery center yesterday, after not eating since midnight, start the process of being prepped for surgery. As I’m getting ready to change into the lovely gowns and socks they provide, the nurse hands me a paper cup- since my urine test was more than 3 days ago I have to do another one. I pee in the cup, hand it to her and proceed to change. I came out of the bathroom and my nurse and another are looking at me with big smiles. I asked what was going on- you know the look someone gives you when they want to tell you something…. Well it seems that my pregnancy test was POSITIVE!!! What!!!! Honestly I think I probably turned as white as a ghost. So what does this mean for my surgery? After consulting with the anesthesiologist and my surgeon, they decide they need to consult with my OBGYN and get a blood test. Meanwhile, they call my husband back and I give him the shocking news. I get dressed, we leave with orders to go get a blood test at the hospital. I need food before that!!!!! We get fast food- not my normal, but when you haven’t eaten since 10:30pm and it’s now 11:30am, anything sounds good! I got the blood test and go upstairs to my OBGYN’s office. They assure me that they should be able to do the spinal and it will be safe.
So here I am waiting for the call for my time on Monday…… hoping morning sickness doesn’t kick in anytime soon, and wondering what this will mean for rehab….. I had wanted to hit it hard when given the ok. Guess that’s out for a good long while.
