Woke up early in the morning and tried exercising - couldn't move much with the drip and tube hanging on top of my left hand. Waited for what seemed like an eternality to be wheeled into the Operating Theatre. Finally, 2 operating nurses came @11.20am – they assured me that what needed to be done would be done – very reassuring indeed! At the Operating Theatre, the anaesthetist announced that the operation could commence. It was very quick, he told me he would be administering GA, and before I can say anything – blackout! I woke up @5pm, totally disoriented, with severe headache and throbbing pain on my right knee. The nurse asked me to describe the pain level on a scale of 10 – told her it was at pain level (PL) 7. My operated leg was immobilized in cast, had no feeling and cannot move at all. There was also a drain tube sticking into the knee to drain off any bleeding, accumulated fluids and puss into a drain pot. The Prof came in with a large group of doctors later. Showed me the digital photo of the ulcer on a camera and said it was larger and deeper than he expected. He joked that ladies would be happy with the scars on the knee, however, as he was able to make only small cuts. Despite being prescribed with 2 types of ‘strong’ painkiller drugs, the pain was really unbearable. Didn’t get to sleep at all.
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