I'm finding that I'm fairly bored this evening. I don't know why exactly, usually I don't have a problem with finding something online to keep me busy. However, this evening it's not so easy. I suspect that it has something to do with me being home all afternoon with nothing to do but surf aimlessly.
I had another appointment today at the hospital. This time it was my pre-op appointment, which was supposed to take 2 hours. I was there for about half an hour. I waited next to no time in the waiting room, talked to the lady very briefly, she took my blood pressure, had me stand on the scale to figure out what I weigh (I've lost 5 more pounds, yay me!). And then I had to watch a video.
What really makes me laugh is the SARS checkpoint. They've got a shelter set up outside so that before you go into the hospital you have to talk to some people. At the first station you take a form to fill out, I didn't even bother to read it today because I'd read it already on Monday when I was there, so it took me no time to fill it out. The next station you have to talk to someone and tell them where you're going and confirm that you actually have no SARS symptoms. Then they give you some of that really terrible alcohol handwash to use on your hands. After that, they make you wear a sticker which is (I assume) a differernt colour for every day of the week and has the date printed on it.
At any rate, they've changed the time for my surgery and didn't bother to tell me. I mean, really why would you want to let the patient know? Wouldn't you want them to show up on time? I have to be there two hours early, I have to take a robe and slippers with me (?) and I'm supposed to have an overnight bag just in case I need to stay overnight.
Anyway, that's the excitement in my life. If you can call it that.
Posted by Michelle at May 1, 2003 07:08 AM