I had something done today called an endoscopy, which is like a colonoscopy, but instead of going in through my butt, they went through my throat. They were looking for ulcers or anything that might be causing me so much nausea.
I wasn't allowed to eat anything solid after 8pm last night, & no liquids after midnight. That wasn't that big of a deal. My mom & I got to the hospital at 6:10am to get ready. It was the adorable kids' hospital I went for my ultrasound! With all their decorations like zoos and butterflies :) I'm not looking forward to when I'm 18 & I actually have to go to normal, non-decorated clinics :/ my mom had to fill out some paperwork for me. As I was waiting, some people walked in holding a little boy who couldn't have been older than 4. He was scared, clutching a huge bear and hiding his face in his mom's shoulder. He went in for whatever his surgery was before I did. They gave us a buzzer that would go off when they were ready for us. I started feeling nervous, thinking of when they give too much anesthesia and people go into comas, or if for some reason I didn't fall completely asleep and was totally aware :o the buzzer rang.
They took my weight, and I lost 7lbs with my working out so far! It's only been a week but I'm ecstatic! :D then they made me pee in a cup. They led me and my mom to an area with beds separated by curtains. There was an Indian girl across from me who looked about 10. She looked scared. My mom kept asking if I was nervous and I kept saying no, but she noticed me tapping my knee (one thing I do when I'm scared) and me looking around at everything. They then told me to get on a stretcher, and two nurses wheeled me (with my mom following) to the operating/procedure room which was decorated with tons of butterflies! I sat up the whole way there & didn't lay down until the anesthesiologist told me to. I gave my glasses, iPod & phone to my mom. They put a pulse checker thing on my thumb & he put a mask with laughing gas on my face for me to hold. Suddenly panicked, I reached out grasping for my mom's fingers and I found them. The anesthesiologist then told me the gas coming up would taste like rocket fuel, and I'm guessing it was close! :( He told me to blow it away, I'm guessing because when you blow out fast, you intake air fast so I would fall asleep quicker. The nurse asked me what grade I was in & I said 12th. She then asked what school I go to, and I could feel myself slipping away so I didn't bother answering. My mom reappeared over my face and said something like, "Oh you're going down." That's the last thing I remember.
First thing I remember is the very end of a tube being pulled from my mouth and my nurse said she was gonna wipe stuff off my face and I could feel something wet on my cheek & for a moment I wondered if I threw up. I was soooo sleepy, my eyes were still closed but I vaguely felt another nurse removing two IVs from my left hand and left forearm. The first nurse removed my blood pressure cuff. I then felt myself being wheeled to recovery and I could hear my mom's voice! I was trying to drift off again but I suppose the anesthesia was wearing off and I was now awake. My mom asked me how I was & the nurses asked if I hurt anywhere & I didn't. She then brought me a blue Gatorade & fed it to me with a straw :) they took the blanket they'd given me earlier though :( I guess I sat there for about 15 mins with my mom before the nurse asked if I was ready to go home. My mom went to pull the car around and the nurse helped me into a wheelchair even though I could have walked out of there on my own. But I let her. She even walked me to the passenger's seat & buckled my seatbelt! So nice. They had given me a pink drawstring backpack as a reward I guess :D
It was nice to have people taking care of me, people whose job it is to make sure I'm doing okay. My mom isn't that much of a coddler unless I'm really sick or sad. If I don't become a kids' oncologist, I might become a kids' oncology nurse :) Or an anesthesiologist, because he'll be charging an arm and a leg for putting me to sleep! They get big bucks! I spent the rest of the day eating jello, applesauce, some fish at one point. My mom stayed home most of the day except to run errands then an appointment for her job. For a mini-surgery, it wasn't too bad! I have some bruises where the IVs were though. Now we have to wait for the biopsy results. If they come back normal, I have to find a way to live with this nausea. God'll help. If I'm called to travel and preach, I can't do that if I'm sick.
Enjoy your health!
xoxo, Erin
Monday, June 11, 2012
I WAS IN A PLAY!
Okay guys, I'm sorry I haven't updated in a month in a half. :( I've had so much going on, I'm gonna start with the play I mentioned in April :)
I had a leading role in a student-directed play at school! I played Jan, a waitress in her 30's who cares very much for her two somewhat frequent customers, known as Man and Woman. She notices that they like each other during her 4am shift and tries to get them to talk to each other with the help of sleazy, nosy always-there customer Doc (played wonderfully by my best friend Lane). It was such an amazing experience!
I had my lines memorized in three days, and we had about a month before our first performance on May 11th, & a second the next night. I had some costume mishaps, such as losing my first dress and hating the second, only TWO DAYS before opening night, so I ended up wearing one of my own, which was fine with me! Lane & I took lots of pictures, it was great bonding time for us. :) I also got to know some of my cast members better, some I'd known since freshman year & others I had just met. They were all so wonderful! We took a cast bonding field trip to Waffle House one day after a more emotional, personal bonding circle thing where we confessed the best moment of our lives, the worst moment of our lives, our biggest hope & our biggest fear. "What happens in cast bonding stays in cast bonding." I wouldn't tell anyone what any of my cast members said, anyway.
I also brought in my coffee pot from home to use as a prop! On opening night, I accidentally spilled coffee on the table :( but apparently nobody noticed! The crowd was amazing that night, they laughed and groaned in all the right places. I got to hold Lane's hand and bow and it feels so amazing to have people cheering for us with makeup and costumes on with the stage lights illuminating us. Such a great feeling. My friend Nicole brought me flowers! & other friends came too. The second night, the crowd was boring. That was the night I gave Merryn my iPod to film for me :) then all the casts went to IHOP after, not just as theater tradition, but also because it was Gabbi (my director)'s birthday & the next day was Angel's, who played Woman.
It was an amazing experience. I might even say it was better than Annie, because I had a chance to learn real lines and become a real character, not just some background member. Hopefully I'll get a bigger part in Seussical! :) I'm gonna audition for fall show, musical & spring show & I'm writing a play so I can direct next year's Lions in the Limelight. SO READY! Senior year man :)
Get ready for part two!
xoxo, Erin
I had a leading role in a student-directed play at school! I played Jan, a waitress in her 30's who cares very much for her two somewhat frequent customers, known as Man and Woman. She notices that they like each other during her 4am shift and tries to get them to talk to each other with the help of sleazy, nosy always-there customer Doc (played wonderfully by my best friend Lane). It was such an amazing experience!
I had my lines memorized in three days, and we had about a month before our first performance on May 11th, & a second the next night. I had some costume mishaps, such as losing my first dress and hating the second, only TWO DAYS before opening night, so I ended up wearing one of my own, which was fine with me! Lane & I took lots of pictures, it was great bonding time for us. :) I also got to know some of my cast members better, some I'd known since freshman year & others I had just met. They were all so wonderful! We took a cast bonding field trip to Waffle House one day after a more emotional, personal bonding circle thing where we confessed the best moment of our lives, the worst moment of our lives, our biggest hope & our biggest fear. "What happens in cast bonding stays in cast bonding." I wouldn't tell anyone what any of my cast members said, anyway.
I also brought in my coffee pot from home to use as a prop! On opening night, I accidentally spilled coffee on the table :( but apparently nobody noticed! The crowd was amazing that night, they laughed and groaned in all the right places. I got to hold Lane's hand and bow and it feels so amazing to have people cheering for us with makeup and costumes on with the stage lights illuminating us. Such a great feeling. My friend Nicole brought me flowers! & other friends came too. The second night, the crowd was boring. That was the night I gave Merryn my iPod to film for me :) then all the casts went to IHOP after, not just as theater tradition, but also because it was Gabbi (my director)'s birthday & the next day was Angel's, who played Woman.
It was an amazing experience. I might even say it was better than Annie, because I had a chance to learn real lines and become a real character, not just some background member. Hopefully I'll get a bigger part in Seussical! :) I'm gonna audition for fall show, musical & spring show & I'm writing a play so I can direct next year's Lions in the Limelight. SO READY! Senior year man :)
Get ready for part two!
xoxo, Erin
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