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[girlofprey]

Well, I got up this morning and my cold was worse, not better. I just fully read through all the leaflets they gave me about having day surgery, and it says to contact them as soon as possible if I have a cold or chest infection. So tomorrow I'm going to have to get up around 6.30, have my light breakfast and a pill before I have to go nil by mouth, and then call and find out if I'm actually having the procedure at all. My mum thinks I probably will - she says they're not concerned about anything to do with your nose or throat, only anything lower, in your chest, and I don't think it's in my chest. But I am coughing stuff up from my throat, and according to the nil by mouth thing, I'm not even allowed to have chewing gum after 7.30. So I can't imagine what frequently coughing stuff up and spitting it out, or swallowing it if I'm not near a sink, is going to count as. It seems ridiculous, but then not being able to have chewing gum seemed ridiculous when they told it to me, so who knows.

I was a little bit wound up about it yesterday, because I'm a little anxious about the procedure, and I would just like to get it over with. But the fact is, it's not urgent, it's just an optional check-up thing, and I don't have to have it as quickly as possible, really. And if they have to offer me another appointment and it's not that convenient for me, I can ask for another one, as it's not really that urgent.

Another thing I learned from the leaflets - so it's a good thing I read them - is that my mum can't wait with me before I go in, or after I get out of the theatre. She'd been planning to, and I wanted her to, to the point of having a whole argument with my sister about how she was going to get the kids to school if mum didn't take them. But apparently relatives can't wait with you in the waiting area, or sit with you while you're coming round. She can hang out in the hospital - but given that she has no idea how long I'll be in there, that's not very appealing. She's still going to take me, and possibly pick me up (or dad will), but if I'm going at all tomorrow, I'm going to have to be there alone. Huff.

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[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Hello - if I've got my timezones right then you are currently waiting to find out if you get to have your procedure today. I hope you do, nad that your cold is not too uncomfortable to you.

That's really annoying about your mum not able to come in with you. Huff indeed.

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

Thank you, they totally did. As you can see in my later post, the thing with mum ended up confusing at best - it might have been nice to have her there when I woke up, but hey ho. Maybe I wouldn't have liked it, maybe being left on your own is sort of best. But anyway. My cold a little worse because of the procedure, sadly, but I was warned about that and hopefully it'll clear up soon anyway. Hurrah!

[jekesta]

Hello you. I hope they let you have it and that it went well and that's very odd that you're not allowed a mother with you, hospitals seem like the particular place where it is best to have a mum. x

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

They totally let me have it, and it went fine. I was asleep, and then I was awake. The thing with mum was confusing, and a bit of a shame after I learned just how helpful it was to have her there when I had that one examination and the blood test. But she couldn't have come into surgery with me anyway, so there you go. In any case, I've had it and it's done, yay!