What a day yesterday!

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I finally had my upper endoscopy done. I'm so glad it's over with. It was a little scary when they took my blood pressure the first time after I was admitted into the hospital though, because it was 158/102! Yes....I was very nervous about the whole thing. But after about an hour they checked my pressure again and it had gone down to 132/74. Whew! I ended up having to wait about 5 hours before they took me in because the surgeon had done a procedure that morning that ended up lasting 3 1/2 hours longer than it should have, and then the patient had major complications right afterward. They finally got her straightened out, took in another patient that was there before me, and then took me in. It wasn't as bad as I thought. They gave me some pretty awesome sedatives through my IV, and I vaguely remember the surgeon telling me to go ahead and swallow (to get the camera down) and then I was OUT! I didn't even feel the tube! The funny part, at least now looking back at it, was that I woke up all emotional and crying. I think part of it had to do with my sinuses being all stuffed up and I felt like I couldn't breathe. When I finally woke up more, I ended up apologizing to the nurses and anesthesiologist for my "cry-fest". They were really nice about it and they told me that my reaction was nothing compared to some of the others they have had. They said they had one guy that swore up and down that he was driving his big rig when he woke up and they had a heck of a time holding him down! Anyway, I'm glad it's all over with. Now maybe my blood pressure will get back to normal...until my BIG surgery that is. Hugs to all. Have a great evening!