After Surgery - the Best and the Worse Part of it all

The procedure took just under 3 hours and I remember waking up feeling super groggy. Immediately there was a nurse above me asking if I was in any pain and I told her that it felt like my neck was cramping so they put something in my IV and that pain went away. I was groggy pretty soon after that and then eventually started becoming more alert. The staff was very tuned into me and when I was able to keep my eyes open for a pretty reasonable amount of time, they decided that I could go to my recovery room. I was probably in the post-op room for 30-45 minutes before they moved me to the room. The best part of leaving post-op was as soon as they brought me out of the room, I saw Paul standing there. We went to the elevator and Paul disappeared for a few seconds when they got me in the elevator then they let him in and he made his way next to me and held my hand. I felt so safe and happy to have him there. The worse part of it all Paul just lost his father and he spent my time in the operating room writing his dad’s obituary. It’s hard to not feel guilty for putting him through this when he is dealing with the loss of his father after years of dementia and diminishing health.