So the events leading up to the 15 minute surgical procedure go smoothly enough. Except everyone keeps asking the pre anesthesia questions, only to be informed it's a local. Oh, yup says so right here. This goes on right to the point where they're ready to wheel her into the OR. The nurse from OR complains to the pre op nurse that there's no anesthesiology release. Because it's a local. Oh, yup says so right here. In fact this continued when she came out of the OR in the instruction segment of our production and Jeannie was advised against driving a car or operating any heavy machinery for the next 24 hours. At that point you don't feel like arguing any more. So Jeannie swore she'd stay off all earth movers for at least a day.

The OR itself was ice cold and Jeannie strapped down turned nearly upside down and buried under a pile of warmed blankets. The surgeon was buried under lead because the procedure is done with x-ray equipment to properly place the device. When he was done Jeannie says he was soaked from being buried under the lead. One of the nurses remarked to her that she was amazing because she never even flinched. They also had to be thrilled because they weren't dealing with someone who was out cold but rather someone who could hop from table to table under her own power.

The patient information board in the waiting room seemed to actually be pretty much up to date. When it said patient 386709 was in recovery I figured I'd be getting a call soon. What I didn't expect was to see Dr Cripe walking my way when I turned my head. He said everything went fine come on I'll take you back to her and then said there was one problem she made me listen to country music. Seems he offered her a choice of any music she wanted and she said country, to which he said that's the one thing we don't have. I wonder if he had the words to Wagon Wheel going through his head the rest of the day. Anyway he tells us you'll be on your way in a minute just as soon as they get one more x-ray to check on proper placement. And remember, ice is your best friend. A recurring theme with this man. So we're almost ready to roll. Except that Grant is a Level 1 trauma center and they had not one but two trauma cases roll in just when the mobile x-ray unit was supposed to be coming our way. The audacity of these people getting badly injured and jumping to the front of the line. What's also mind blowing is that Grant is one of three Level 1 trauma centers in the city, and one of four when you add Nationwide Children's. They may be drawing from the region mind you. But that's a lot of people badly injured.

By the end of the day ass was dragging. But the woman who actually went through the 15 minute procedure still had energy and needed nothing more than some ice and an ibuprofen. Men. Good thing we're only not quite half the population.