NickSurgery2008

Note: Nick is one handed, feel free to fix wording and grammar! :]

On Monday, August 11. 2008 I, Nick Burrus was admitted to the hospital for a cardiac catheterization to take place around nine to ten in the morning. Here is a wiki page at the one and only AboutUs.org about this time!

The cardiac catheterization]

I went in the hospital around 6:50 am on August 11. Soon after I had x-rays taken and I was admitted to the day surgery. The nurse whom stuck with me the entire day, put a smile on my face was Susan Patterson. As my family and friend left the room while she applied numbing to my groin cream she said a prayer.

I later asked about her mission, she said she loved it. And loves working as an RN watching miracles happen. I later asked if she was always a part of this hospital before the move because of my curiosity and she was. :]. This hospital has grown from a tiny building to being one of the nations largest and most respected in childrens care.

She took me to a new room, where they did the surgery and introduced me to another RN/Nurse. This time it was a guy, Steve Frisby. She left the area while he applied the soap and removed the numbing cream from my groin. The soap was to antibacterial the skin. I felt more comfortable with a male doing the wider portion of the groin area. :]. He inserted the IV as well.

The cath went well, I fell asleep after I drunk an icky tasting orange liquid. It was for the pain. I woke up when there was roughly an hour left of the cath. The nurse Susan Patterson started talking to me asking how I'm doing, answering my questions, etc. I told her my foot was in pain the doctor relieved some pressure off of it.

Soon it was done and I was taken to Recovery