[Magdalen] Medical update (& honestly, getting' a little scary).

[Grace Cangialosi]

I second that about Versed, Mike!! I had it for my gall bladder surgery, for an endoscopic examination, for two colonoscopies and even for my knee replacement, which was done with a nerve block and not general anesthesia.  All were absolutely painless, and I may as well have been under for all that I remembered of them.
One funny story, if you're up for it:
My surgeon told me he didn't use general anesthesia for knee replacements. I really didn't want to hear all the hammering and sawing, but decided I could handle it if I had to. I had been awake and watching the monitor when I had the arthroscopic procedure, so I figured this would only be worse because of the added sound effects.
I met with the anesthesiologist before the surgery, and he corroborated what the doctor had said. So I braced myself and tried to appear brave.

Fast forward to the recovery room. As I wake up, I see the anesthesiologist (Cosmo) standing by the bed. 
Me: You lied to me!
C: I never lie to my patients--what are you talking about?!
Me: You said you weren't going to put me to sleep!
C: You weren't asleep; you were talking the whole time.
Me: That is NOT good news!


> On May 5, 2016, at 9:57 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> They will give you something to calm the hell out of you if you but ask,
> Mike. Remember, Versed and Valium are your friends. You'll be sore for a
> couple of days afterward, but you won't remember the procedure.
> Anticipation is the worst part.
> 
> Your friendly neighborhood nurse (ret.),
> Jay
> 
>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 9:14 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Mike, seems that if it ain't one thing, it's something else.  Of course,
>> what you've gone through is quite anxiety provoking.  I pray that you can
>> accept one invasion and diagnosis at a time while staying as calm as
>> possible.  May each procedure give you and your docs the necessary
>> information to identify effective treatments.  ((((Mike))))
>> 
>> Ginga
>> 
>>> On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 7:31 AM, Esther Williamson <momohl1 at cox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mike. I've had the bone marrow biopsy. It is a little painful but is not
>>> the worst thing that has happened to me. I guess that may depend on how
>>> much they take. After three draws I said enough.
>>> 
>>> Esther
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 5/4/2016 9:46 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Mike - I'm sure the autoimmune situation might be wreaking havoc on your
>>>>>> blood work. So much good news here, hope it continues (and prayers for
>>>> such).
>>>> Lynn<<<
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe.  The goal of shutting down the system is to see if said system
>> has
>>>> been wreaking havoc on the vasculitis proper.  But you might be right.
>>>> We'll certainly have to see.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm simply terrified of the prospect of a bone marrow biopsy.  I know
>>>> where the bone marrow is, you see.
>>