intoxicating update

well it's monday afternoon. i've been napping since surgery this morn. well just a couple hours. surgery went well. the actual procedure took only 15mins or less. all the prep work took much longer. i kept meeting everyone and their buddy. they kept asking me my name and social security number. one included the birthdate. i was beginning to wonder if i was in the military again...lol. but anyways, whatever they gave me to relax during surgery sure is strong. it's like i had a couple beers and got intoxicated (i'm an easy drunk). eating a hearty breakfast afterwards helped a little, but sleeping helped even more. i woke this morn at 4am, a half hour before the alarm was to go off. fortunately getting there 15mins before my scheduled time got me booted into the number 1 position for surgery. the guy who was suppose to be there at 5:30 didn't show until an hour later. i'm very grateful for being first, therefore i didn't have time to get anxious about it. but i went in with a smile. i found myself excited to be doing this and getting it over with but a bit scared too. it was a weird experience for me, to be awake while they're operating on me and then i swore i could see a tidbit of the operation thru my surgical eye. i'm very grateful it only took a few minutes. Maggie had escorted me and treated me to breakfast afterwards. good thing others are bringing food later today. i'm not allowed to drive for 48hrs and i can feel why. i'm trying to read a book but that's too much of strain right now. so i've put on the radio and a muted tv. i'll wait for my ice cream that's on the way from Marsha. she was originally planned to escort me, but she came down with a nasty head cold over the weekend. she's better today and will be my chauffer tomorrow back to the doc, then to the voting polls and a few errands....so i'm headed for the couch. the rest of day will be spent there or my bed. thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers. blessings!