ACL surgery day/night one

I haven't posted much about my injury from July, but I tore my ACL 75% and it was reported that I tore my meniscus and bad sprains to the rest of the ligaments or tendons.  For the last 4 months I have been hobbling around the house, work and just life.  I have had dramatic to very light pain.  I've gone to therapy and cried.  I think it was the worst pain I had ever been through.  But yesterday 11/4/14 I under went ACL reconstruction.  

Got to the hospital at 5:30 am for checkin and prep.  They asked me tons of questions while I laid there in the gown under a new type of heating blanket.  They asked my at least 10 times who I was and what I was there for. Though it was a be annoying I was very comforted by this.  The nurse got my IV in on the first try and that made us both happy.  All of the nurses and doctors were very great.  

The angstostliast freaked me out a bit but I am so glad he took his time finding what he was looking for.  They said his nerve blocker would last from 12- 24 hours.  Well I am almost 18 hours out and it is still numb.  I'd hate to think how much more pain I'll be in when it wears off.   

My surgeon followed this and marked up my leg and gave some quick chit chat.  Then we were off to the races.  They nurses rolled my into the operating room rather quickly like they were racing.  Once we got there is looked around.  There were three large three light metal fixtures.  They had me switch tables and gave me an oxygen mask.  While I cleared my lungs and filled them with pure oxygen they nurses strapped me on to the table and then my arms out straight from my shoulders like a big letter T.  

I heard take a deeper breath and then woke up in the recovery room.  Last time I was at that same recovery room was almost 15 years ago...they doctor from that day was there yesterday too.  Crazy.  Took me awhile to be alert yesterday, but finally discharged at 11:11 am :-) 

The pain is constant but bearable.  Slept on and off all day and hardly much of the night.  Got caught up and almost finished Gossip Girl.  Trash tv that I never watched when it was actually on but with Netflix I get to watch tons of good tv series that I missed.  The movie channels also play great movies at 1am.  I watched "We are the Millers, It's a mad, mad, mad world" and I am sure other stuff. 

My constant companion is Nacho.  He lies with me hour after hour.  Sometimes cuddling other times just laying next to me. He's the best.   The kids come in and out and try not to be worried and I try not this show them I am in pain.  I love their attention and concern.  They are a great comfort.