[Magdalen] Dental prayers please

[Judy Fleener]

I am happy that this is finished.

On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Susan, I am glad you are on this side of it.  Hope memory of the panic
> attack will leave you soon.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 2:49 PM, Marion Thompson <
> marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Pat pat pat
> >
> > Marion, a pilgrim
> >
> >
> > On 3/19/2016 2:08 PM, Susan Hagen wrote:
> >
> >> Well, it's done.  I hope not to have another one any time soon.
> >> Things went well at first.  I had two Ativan before I went, the
> >> nitrous oxide took hold, I relaxed and the surgeon went to work.  I
> >> was fairly oblivious until a jackhammer went off inside my skull and I
> >> found myself hunched over my knees, heart pounding, hyperventilating,
> >> shaking and tears streaming.  Surgeon and aide holding and patting me
> >> and asking what was wrong.  Me thinking what does it look like is
> >> wrong?  Managed to whisper 'anxiety attack'.  Asked 'did you stop the
> >> nitrous?'  Apparently after a certain amount of time they need to
> >> adjust the mix to more oxygen less nitrous, I guess so the patient
> >> doesn't die or some frivolous reason like that.  She asked if I wanted
> >> to stop and finish another day.  I told her emphatically that I wanted
> >> it done NOW.  I got myself under control, I think she upped the dose,
> >> I subsided and she finished up.  We parted with a handshake.
> >>
> >> The nuisance is that if I have to have this done again I may have to
> >> opt for full sedation just for safety.  If I had lunged like that at a
> >> really bad time I could have screwed up the procedure.
> >>
> >> It did occur to me later that I can apparently still do a sit up from
> >> a completely prone position while semi-conscious.  I guess I still
> >> have some core strength left.
> >>
> >> Afterwards I had very little pain.  I did take a pill when the
> >> lidocaine wore off and one at bedtime but nothing the next day.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your prayers.
> >>
> >> Susan
> >>
> >> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 11:52 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Dear sibs,
> >>> Tomorrow morning I go for my dental implant, the next stage in the
> >>> saga both of both dental and financial woes.  It has also been a sucky
> >>> week at work, so much that at least tomorrow has the compensation that
> >>> I will face it with anesthesia.  Could you spare me a few prayers
> >>> around 10:30 DST?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Susan
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
> >>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
> >>> land of Egypt.
> >>> Leviticus 19:34
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>



-- 
Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan