Just after the operation
My doctor was so cool, he played gaelic music in the operating theatre! I said "Excellent, I can fall asleep to
soothing music while you repair my finger." Then realized that, hey, music that could put me into a slumber could
do the same for the surgeon. Dr Ranjit assured me he was wide awake and would not doze off while stitching up my
finger!
The anaesthesist was also superb. I had a local anesthetic, but he gave me a sedative, which put me to sleep for most of
the operation. I didn't conk out immediately, so about 5 minutes into the operation, I thought "Uh uh, there's no way I'm going
to lie awake through this", so I said "Hey, I'm not asleep yet, you wanna
give me a bit more??" He did and I slept - very soundly. The only thing uncomfortable about the whole thing was the oxygen mask
I had to wear; it really hampered my
breathing!
Above is my finger all stitched up. Notice the lighter colored tissue - that's my toe flesh on my finger!
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