Today is the first time I have ever been in a hospital as a patient; we arrive at 1 p.m., and wait to be admitted. I change into the gown and wait. There is a lot of waiting. Finally I am lying down in the hospital bed, and waiting. At 5pm, I am wheeled into the OT - I recall chatting to Dr. Thomas, the anesthetist and admiring how comfortable they were making me; warm air is pumped into my gown, I am given a soft gel pack to rest my chin on (I am in a prone position). There is a grumble about how high my blood pressure is, but before I can give it more thought - I must have gone under because the next thing I recall is waking up with a dizzy head, in front of the observation bay. At the back of my mind, I remember that we have a dinner date with Laila, Yasmin, and Ileana - Sam has been in touch with them - dinner is postponed. PH is very kind, he drops by to have dinner with SA, and later to send us back to the apartment. I cannot feel my ankles nor my heels, no pain nor twinges just some discomfort.
Tomorrow, I have to return for a review session with Dr. Rajesh, and to see the GP about my blood pressure.
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