The Pre-Surgery Appointment

Today I went back to the Specialists’ Hospital for Pre-Surgery appointment and Anesthesiologists’ fitness. I reached there around 8.30, and had to wait 3 hours for my surgeon to come. He showed up at 11’o clock asked me to get fitness first. I finished blood tests, took chest x-ray and ECG and with that result I consulted physician Dr. Balachandran. He went through all my medical history with me right then offered a BP testing procedure and found that low. I thought he is going to send me back asking me to wait for another couple of days to correct it. But he consoled me telling that BP is not that much low to send you back. We could correct this through medication so don’t worry. He is a great man, having slight face similarity with famous Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt.

Then I met with Dr. Jayakumar. I had put together a picture file of about 5 photos of different angles of my nose that showed its weaknesses. I’ve kept many things about rhinoplasty on my mind to discuss with him. But talking about the procedures I forgot all. This is the thing which I don’t like about me. I usually fail to recall important things before reputed persons who are not so familiar with me.  It’s not like I’ve fears or I’m nervous,  it’s something like I feel the time already been over to me and I’m giving everything on God’s hand now or It’s like I’m in an another world. I think I’m not comfortable with him that’s why these problems all are coming out. He asked me do you have something to ask with me. I said yes, but now I forgot…. He smiled and said; now I’m going to office and will be back within a couple of minutes. Do you wanna think over it and ask? I said yes. He headed out to his office I sat there on that waiting couch thinking and writing the necessary things on my hand. He returned after 10 minutes and I discussed about the before and after change. He repeated the same words again. Surely you’ll look different after surgery but it won’t be like exact pointed nose. He signed the admission paper and waved see you tomorrow. I got taken up to my room(59 A)and met a nurse who had awful Malayalam I mean in a cochin slang which i tried hard to follow, made her repeat many times but she was soft didn’t screw me. I went out to reception to get the procedure for tomorrow, still not nervous in the slightest.

   

    Specialists' Room No: 59A

At night I met the anesthetist Dr. Aril and he started going through all my medical history with me. Then he described tomorrow’s procedure and wish me a best of luck then waved me bye, see you tomorrow at theatre. After a while, a duty nurse appeared with some pills which I have to consume before surgery.  I had my dinner, made some important calls to my close friends and family, swallowed the pills then arranged my bed and cuddled me to sleep.

Night Before Rhinoplasty