It's over!

I am dog tired as this whole ritual totally wore me out! Even though I did manage to sleep during the night, I did have to get up a couple times to go potty. It was funny that I was so achy, even having foot/toe cramps last night. Likely because of the electrolytes being out of whack or something. I really was not all that hungry and so far today I had some broth and an ice cream bar. It was encouraged to not eat wildly after getting home. Later I might have some of my meat loaf leftover from Cracker Barrel.

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The worst part of this whole thing did not turn out to be the prep after all, but rather the horrible news that the stupid insurance I bought on-line will not cover my procedure. They would not begin the processing of my paperwork today until I made a deposit toward the cost of the test. Guess my new bedroom floor can wait. This news did not sit well with me, and no one would have recognized me today. Guess I can never play poker because my face evidently says it all. Besides all that drama, I was quite weak from my prepping and such and so wanted to lay down somewhere to sleep. At one point a very handsome young man in scrubs came through the lobby where Martie and I were waiting. That perked me up, and Martie said there was nothing wrong with admiring a handsome face. Well, he turned out to be my anesthesiologist and was very very kind and caring. I told them all my sad story about the insurance and the nice doctor, Michelle, said she was going to see what she could do to help me out with the insurance. And then I went into that lovely rest....

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When I 'came to' in the recovery area, I felt like I was talking out loud about Martie, but the nurses told me I was not talking out loud. It must have been a dream and I was telling them how much Martie meant to me and she is my best friend.....So, who was I talking to?? I could hear the nurses at their station talking but since my eyes were closed, I thought they were with me behind the curtain. They probably see it all, in more ways than one!! My test was all clear, except for some age-related 'pockets' in my intestines. Oh, now what??!! Nothing to be concerned about at all, according to the doctor, but she recommended introducing fiber to my diet. Nuts and twigs for me. Time to make some changes. Using sun screen, drinking water, and eating nuts 'n twigs. Again, no one would recognize me!

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Martie stayed with me a couple hours after we got home this afternoon. I was very much my old self by this time only still sleepy. While we were sitting in the family room my phone rang. A while back, this spring, I met some ladies at the cemetery, one who is married to our former superintendent, Scotty. One of the ladies, Helen, had asked for my phone number and today, she called me! She is going to come over one day next week to see my place and then we might do lunch or something. She might bring her sister with her, too. I am also getting together with a lady and her daughter whom I met on the cruise to the Mediterranean in 2007. They are coming to Florida for a vacation next week, coming from St. Louis, and we are making plans to get together for dinner or something. How exciting is that??!!

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Well, my tummy is growling good now and I hope it is from hunger and not more activity. The nurse who was discharging me said I could eat normally but should avoid fried or greasy foods. I asked, "Which is it? Eat normally or avoid the fried foods?" Like Martie and I discussed, it is time to make some changes in our lives so we don't have to go through these things any more!