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chochiyo_samaWe have started off the day well, i guess. No one is bleeding or crying, so life is good.
we did have one small bit of drama. my secret Santa had left a present on my desk--a bag of m&ms and a glass jar in the shape of a christmas tree. i poured the m&ms into the jar, and kids have been snacking on them all morning.
Brooke came in, saw the jar, and asked if she could have some. "Sure," I said. So, she took a small handful and ate them. A few minutes later, she came in announcing that she was "such a dumb ass." Then she told us that she wasn't supposed to be eating anything today as she had surgery at 10:45 on her feet. I told her she had to tell the doctors, but she said she has waited forever for this surgery, and her feet hurt. (It's for a bunyon).
so, we compromised by her agreeing to call the nurse hotline and ask what's the worst that would happen. Well, she was on hold for 10 minutes or so there, so i told her to hang up and we would call my friend Kim in South Carolina who is a nurse.
i put Kim on the phone with Brooke, and she had a good chat with her. Kim is a good person. Brooke listened well to what Kim had to say.
I hope she will confess to her doctor what she ate. it was only 5-10 m&ms, but who knows how that would affect a surgery?
My feet have been freezing for a week in my school room, so today I am wearing two pairs of socks. My feet are warmer, but they still aren't snuggly warm as I would like them to be.
Sigh.
Not much else new yet. It is my day to serve in the store, which i hate, as my knee hurts so bad when I am standing for any length of time. I took a couple of tylenol a bit ago. Hopefully that will help.
Probably because there is a weather system moving in again, my knee is aching. that sucks.
we did have one small bit of drama. my secret Santa had left a present on my desk--a bag of m&ms and a glass jar in the shape of a christmas tree. i poured the m&ms into the jar, and kids have been snacking on them all morning.
Brooke came in, saw the jar, and asked if she could have some. "Sure," I said. So, she took a small handful and ate them. A few minutes later, she came in announcing that she was "such a dumb ass." Then she told us that she wasn't supposed to be eating anything today as she had surgery at 10:45 on her feet. I told her she had to tell the doctors, but she said she has waited forever for this surgery, and her feet hurt. (It's for a bunyon).
so, we compromised by her agreeing to call the nurse hotline and ask what's the worst that would happen. Well, she was on hold for 10 minutes or so there, so i told her to hang up and we would call my friend Kim in South Carolina who is a nurse.
i put Kim on the phone with Brooke, and she had a good chat with her. Kim is a good person. Brooke listened well to what Kim had to say.
I hope she will confess to her doctor what she ate. it was only 5-10 m&ms, but who knows how that would affect a surgery?
My feet have been freezing for a week in my school room, so today I am wearing two pairs of socks. My feet are warmer, but they still aren't snuggly warm as I would like them to be.
Sigh.
Not much else new yet. It is my day to serve in the store, which i hate, as my knee hurts so bad when I am standing for any length of time. I took a couple of tylenol a bit ago. Hopefully that will help.
Probably because there is a weather system moving in again, my knee is aching. that sucks.
My guess is....
Date: 2008-12-20 03:31 am (UTC)They like empty stomaches for a few reasons. One is so you don't throw up or have anything in your stomach TO throw up if you have that reaction to anesthetic.
Another is (for more major surgery) so that you're pretty empty so if you have to go to the bathroom it's mostly pee and not poo. Also so you don't have anything in your to *be* constipated.
I suspect 5-10 m&ms aren't going to be a deal breaker.
Tell me if I'm wrong.