I had a two hour wait in day surgery, which I thought would be really awful. But there were angels on my shoulder to keep me company - all the reassurances and kind support from you guys kept me calm. I just day dreamed about South Africa until the next thing I knew I was being wheeled into surgery.
The OR nurse and the anesthesiologist asked me a bunch of questions. Then my surgeon came to see me and explained that he was doing exploratory surgery along with the fistulotomy, so he would find anything and everything going on ‘up there’. Then, off to happy sleepy land…
I had the most vivid dream that I was watching one of my favorite Star Trek TNG episodes and when I woke up I was completely disoriented (Wha? This isn’t the Enterprise!). My surgeon came in to check my chart and I asked him how everything was. He said the fistula was ј inch and that he got the abscess. I asked him if there was cryptoglandular involvement and I think he said something about a crypt being destroyed and that that is painful, but I couldn’t quite hear him. He was very nice though. He just smiled at me and said that I wasn’t going to remember any of this conversation and we’ll have a thorough talk later. He said he was very pleased with the surgery, so I just chilled and let the nurses take care of me.
The worst of it all was actually the packing (ouch!!), but that came out with a BM shortly after I got home. Two hours after the surgery, I was home watching Carey Grant movies and feeling dopey. After watching the Daily Show and took my anti-anxiety med (Lorazepam), then after Cobert, took a Percocet and slept long and deep.
Woke up with no pain at all. Now I’m just waiting for the big event – the first ‘real’ BM after surgery. That scares me, but I’ve got pain meds and it’s been 9 hours since I took one, so I feel comfortable taking one this morning if I need it.
So, all in all, you guys were right, it was not a bad experience! Nothing like my LIS!
The only thing that had me a bit shocked and distressed was when I looked last night it appeared that my original fissure tore open a bit again.
That really upset me. So now it looks like I have more fissure healing to do, on top of the surgical healing ... But, I did it once, dagnammit, I’ll bloody well do it again! 
(Okay … that’s tough talk … I’m feeling a little sorry for myself, so hugs are definitely welcome :) )
That’s my story. Again, I can’t express how grateful I am for all your support and kindness. It is truly wonderful to have access to such a community of awesome people.
