Day Surgery - Somnoplasty

Morning had my breakfast, arrived at Changi General Hospital's Day Surgery Department. After doing the documentation, I was lead into the Patient Recovery Lounge where the first screening was held... Temperature, Blood Pressure and Heart Beat, the nurse also asked about drug allergy and taken food. (My this operation doesn't need any fasting). Then I was asked to change to the hospital attire and attached with a wristband and to surrender all the things for safe keeping, even my spectacles and watch. :D

Soon, I was asked to follow a nurse to another room with many mobile beds. I was asked to lay on one of the beds and again, the nurse asked about: Name, Drug Allergy, Contact Lenses, Dentures, time eaten and drunk, IC No, Signature, what operation I was going to do? Then I was pushed to a parking bay which my blood pressure and the same questions were asked again. At this time, while waiting, I lay on the bed watching TV. Then a nurse came and switch off the TV, asked my name and IC No. before pushing me to the Operating Theater No. 5 and left me alone. Few minutes later, a nurse came over, asked me the whole set of questions again and briefly explained to me the procedure. Now I started to feel nervous... :(

Finally, I was pushed to the Operating Bed and again I was asked a few of those questions before they (4 nurses) hook up the wires to monitor the vital signs. Then came the Specialist (the Doctor I saw for the ENT) and an Understudy Doctor. The Specialist reassured me as I was very nervous and tensed up. Then, he started to inject Local Anesthesia and poke my nostrils one at a time with the Electrode and then told me that the surgery was completed and he left. I was transferred back to the trolley bed and sent to another parking bay, but this time, no questions asked except my name and IC no. and did a Blood Pressure and Pulse check. After that, I was pushed to the counter where I was transferred to a wheel chair. A nurse collected my documents and pushed me back to the Patient Recovery Lounge to wait till the bleeding stops and the Anesthesia effect over, about 2 hours. I was served with iced Milo and sandwiches as I was not allowed to take any hot food for 1 week. When receiving the Discharge Summary, I was surprised that I was given 6 days of Hospitalisation Leave and might need to do again in 3 weeks time and also to see the specialist again on next Monday. I collected my medication and went home.

This was the electrode used to poke into my nostrils and to bring back if there is another Surgery to save cost