Procedure: Done

Thank you for praying for me today. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! I sure wish I could watch the parade that is about to start.

My procedure took longer than expected- glands were deeper than my doctor thought (?) and moving around quite a bit, so it took almost 50 minutes to get one out. I was laying in the most awkward position since I could not lay flat on my back (dizzy, out of breath, etc) so I was not comfortable at all. And then after 20 minutes the doctor told me he could not get to any of them he needed another tool so the nurse took off running to get it. Marc was out in the hallway and later told me that it's not a good feeling to see the nurse that took your pregnant wife back behind those doors to come running past him twice with no explanation. Poor guy. When she came back I asked her to please go tell my husband that I was okay, I didn't even know he had seen her, so he said it was nice to know I was alright. I started crying at this point- not really sure why and I kept telling myself TO STOP, STOP NOW but the tears kept flowing. I was just ready to get it over with and didn't expect it to be so long or to have the doctor keep "topping up" my local anesthetic. Yikes.

Anyway, I'm home now with a nice big bandage, the numbness in my jaw/neck is wearing off a bit now and we are about to decorate for Christmas. I go back to my doctor in 2 weeks, but he said he would let me know if the results come back sooner than that.

Oh, and I made Pumpkin Squares (my sister in law's awesome recipe!) last night and sweet potato casserole. So later after Cerys' gymnastics class we will have a rotisserie chicken, green beans, rolls, sweet potato casserole and pumpkin squares for dessert! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!