Hey Everyone!

Thank you all so much for your prayers, well-wishes and love.

I did fine with the surgery and am recovering nicely. I am up and about, but have a tendency to overdo it a bit. So, when that happens, I take a pain pill and go to bed for a while. (Thank heavens for the pain pill!)

I have to share something that happened during my surgery.

Right before they "knocked me out", the anesthesiologist said he was going to give me something to relax me before giving me the anesthesia....Ahhhhh Demerol....that distinct feeling swirling around my head.

Now, I am feeling relaxed....ugh...wait!!!!! I can barely breathe! Oh My Gosh....seriously, I feel like I am suffocating!

I think they put the anesthesia tube down my throat before I was completely asleep and I felt like I could not breathe. I tried with all my might to make a sound or move my arms or feet, but it was almost as if I was plastered down to the table.

HELP! I CANNOT BREATHE!!

Fear was running through my body as I lie there helpless.

My final thought before drifting off to sleep was that I was hooked up to machines and they would know when I actually stopped breathing. (hopefully)

The next thing I remember is someone saying loudly "Lee Ann you are waking up, you are in the recovery room".

I am not going into all the details now, but I do remember them saying, "we are going to give you something for the pain". [she's not allergic to morphine, is she?]

I have to say that feeling of suffocating and feeling helpless was one of the scariest feelings!

I am home for another week, then I will be going back to work. I will be glad to feel normal again (if there is such a thing).

Thank you again, for all the love, support and well-wishes.

Love and hugs to you all!
Lee Ann