I'd probably be fine with the heat if I weren't in and out of cranked up AC all day. The cats don't seem any worse for wear.

They gave me some twilight type med and I remember a nurse talking to me. In my mind the conversation was only 5 minutes long but then they were telling me it was over and I swore there was no way they could have done anything.

Yes, that was how my wisdom teeth was (though later I definitely could feel they had done something!) --they said count back from ten, I did, and then they said "(Vortex) is here to pick you up!" Like magic.

If I am driving from Denver to Crested Butte (up in the mountains -- further up, I mean) over Labor Day weekend, do I need any kind of heavy-duty car? I usually just get an economy-size car when I'm renting, but thinking about driving through the mountains is making me wonder if I ought to get something sturdier. Though I'm pretty sure I'll be on major (or at least paved!) roads the whole time.

I've already rented the economy car, is the thing, so I'd really appreciate it if people could just tell me that will be fine. It's not going to get blown off the mountain or snowed under in August, right?

It will be fine. It's a pretty easy drive.

It will be fine. If it were winter, you would want something different, but this time of year, you should be just fine.

Thanks, dcp and Suzi! I don't know why I suddenly started to worry about it, but am glad to be reassured.

The nurses, techs and doctor were all very personable and made me feel like I was in good SAFE hands.

And they had some parts of the system down so very well, like the fact that you got onto one wheeled bed from intake through recovery. It folded up so that you could sit up, and when it was in that position, there was a compartment underneath that was exposed. They have you put all your personal possessions -- clothes, handbag, shoes -- and then, when you are o-u-t for the procedure, the stuff is locked in by the flat bed, and travels with you.

They also give you bed socks, and bring you warmed blankets. Even the insertion of the IV (in the back of my hand -- that's a first for me) went with only the slightest pinch, and I made the nurse laugh by suggesting she give me the sedation first before starting with the needles.

Still, the missing time is kind of weird, particularly because I'm Fact Girl who wants to know everything that is going on. Partly it's a way of controlling my fear, and partly it's just pure curiosity.

Theo, you remind me of the time my dad had some kind of surgery and was entubated and took a while coming completely out of the anesthesia. Every time he'd wake up he'd pester the nurses (through his little white board thingy like in Hush as I recall) to tell him all about how the surgery went, exactly what they did, what the current situation was, and then doze off and go through it all again the next time he was semi-awake because he didn't remember anything. They were awesome about explaining every time and delighted that he was so interested.

Glad it was so well thought out and executed!

Still, the missing time is kind of weird, particularly because I'm Fact Girl who wants to know everything that is going on. Partly it's a way of controlling my fear, and partly it's just pure curiosity.

It's a weird feeling! The anesthesiologist accidentally knocked me out when I was having Jake, and one minute I was saying something to the doctor and the next I was waking up in recovery wondering if I had the baby and what it was.

Oh, Scrappy,mI am so sorry to hear that.