Britta had a soft tissue removal last summer on her pinky toe and it came back. Seriously??! Plus she has one on the bottom of her left foot! Here we are again at Lincoln Surgery Center, prepped and ready to go.
Because of Covid, the waiting room/reception area was closed, so they had me wait in the hallway where there was a recliner. I was right next to Britta's cubicle, so I was there immediately when they brought her back and I think maybe I wasn't supposed to be in her cubicle so soon. She was really out of it, waving her arms, groaning, making scary noises. There was a poster on the wall of a germ and how to stay safe by frequently washing your hands. Britta kept asking, "Is that Jesus? Is that Jesus on the wall? Jesus loves me and you," her voice was slurring and it was so funny.
When Dr. Christensen came in, she was still a little out of it and wanted to know if people fart during surgery. Britta!! Really?? But he just laughed and made a joke out of it, replying that yes, they do. Britta wanted to know if the doctors and nurses laugh and he said, "Of course!" and then assured her that they are professional in the operating room.
Britta had to wear a mask the entire time. I was a little surprised and thought maybe she could take it off during the surgery.
Time for some juice and cookies. Eat up so we can go home!
They went really deep on her pinky toe and the stitches are really tight. Her toe was white instead of pink, so she had to hang her foot off the table while Dr. Christensen did his next procedure. When he came back to check on her, it was back to a normal color.
Two bandaged feet. Poor Britta!
How crazy is this--two different shoes??! They gave us one at the Doctor's office before we knew she would be having surgery on both feet, and then the hospital has a different type. The nurse tried to get them to give us two that matched, but they kept insisting that it would be fine. One has a thicker bottom, so it might be interesting. We'll see if Britta is off balance for the next few weeks.
Here is Britta modeling her hospital gown. For some silly reason that I don't understand, she wanted to keep it (who wants a gown that exposes your backside??), so she asked Dr. Christensen if she could have it, and he said, "Yes!" She was so happy!
Wheelchair ride to the curb. Thanks to everyone who took such good care of my girl during this procedure! Everyone was so kind.
Back home with her feet elevated for the rest of the day.
They gave Britta these these leg pumps (I don't know what they are called) to help protect against blood clots. She is supposed to wear them whenever she is lying down for more than 30 minutes and also overnight for 3 weeks. They pump up and then deflate, kind of like a blood pressure cuff. She also has an ice pack for each foot.
Hoping for a quick recovery! And someone tell those tissue masses they are not welcome and not to come back!
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