Paula, wishing you all the best with your first EPU, and first time in hospital too.

My pick up was much like minniemouse's, I arrived about an hour early, had a chat with a nurse, who then took me up to the day theatre level. DH waited for me downstairs, and they told him where he had to go to do his part.

When I got upstairs, they gave me all the lovely theatre clothes, showed me where to get changed, and gave me a bag to put my clothes and shoes in, which I then had to carry around with me. I then went to another room and waited. My FS (who I was meeting for the first time that day) came in and took me to another room where I had to do some paperwork. We had a chat and he then told me that the anaethetist would come and speak to me soon.

The anaethetist came in, and had a chat. He just asked when I had my last GA, did I have any reactions to it or any other allergies as well. I told him that I am usually sick after having a GA, so he said he would give me something to sort it out.

FS then came back in and walked me to theatre, where I got up on the bed. He introduced me to all the nurses, not that I remember their names I was so nervous lol. The anaethetist came over and put my arm on the little trolley where they put the needle into the back of your hand, but he put the needle in my elbow, where you would normally have blood taken from. He gave me something to stop the nausea, and my FS was holding my hand chatting to me telling me he would look after me.

I started to wake up and could hear the nurses talking to me saying they were just pulling the tube out of my throat. I remember feeling it, and thinking how I would need a slush puppy afterwards. I laid there for a while, then they moved me down the other end of the room when I was fully awake. They called for DH to come upstairs and visit me for a few minutes before the told him to go back downstairs and wait. After awhile they asked if I wanted something to drink. I asked later if I could get dressed, which they said was fine at that time, and grabbed the bag that had all my clothes in it.

When I got dressed, I moved to a room right next door and sat down and they gave me something to eat and drink. After awhile they called DH up to come and sit with me, and eventually I was allowed to go back to the motel.

Nic