Saturday, 27 July 2013

PRE OP ADMISSION - The Night Before


As advised by Dr.Vernon, I got myself admitted in Holy Family Hospital the evening before the surgery. My dad had accompanied me to the hospital and stayed on.
Nothing much happened in the evening. The nurse gave a Tetanus shot and the barber came in to shave me. He shaved off everything right from my belly button down to the middle of my thighs. I was concerned about the shaving aspect earlier as i am pretty hairy and have a pretty scrunched up looking scrotum. So i was really concerned about shaving nicks and cuts. But the whole thing was absolutely painless. They use a special surgical blade and not the regular one we use for our face. The surgical blade just smoothly glides over the skin and shaves the hair without shaving foam or water. I had my dinner and was advised not to drink any water or eat food post 10pm. Again i did as instructed and went to bed by 10pm. I was moderately nervous but also more anxious to get this whole thing over with. I tried to remain calm and for the most part was clam that night but was barely able to sleep more than a few hours that night. Maybe it was the state of my mind but the bed and pillows were also extremely uncomfortable.

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