Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Night before procedure and other thoughts

It is the night before yet another procedure, steroid injections with fluroscopy guidance while under conscious sedation. Boy is that a freakin long name. I have to be at outpatient day surgery at 6am and the procedure is slated to start at 7:30am. It shouldnt take the doctor more than 30 minutes after I am out to get everything that he needs to do done, but if it is longer it is okay by me.

The recovery room should take between 60-90 minutes depending on how quickly my body metabolizes the medication, fentanyl and versed. But with how whacked out my body's absorption abilities are at the current moment I will be happily surprised if it doesnt take longer.

I will feel drugged and out of it for at least 12 hours after the procedure, I specifically mean time starting from after the drug push.

I am typing this as I wait for step 2 of the nutragena skin id face cleanser stuff to dry. I have tried so many things through the years, especially after starting replacement steroids, to manage/prevent my acne. This stuff really actually works.

There are 3 steps to the system, a cleanser an acne preventor and a hydrator. I use all 3 every night and just the cleanser and hydrator in the morning. My problems with prior regimnes is most commonly skin sensitivity/redness/dry flakey skin...I dont have those when I am doing the aformentioned routine.

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