I was nervous because my past two surgeries had both taken place at a hospital near my home, not an unfamiliar one 50 miles away. I was fearful for my life even though it was a simple surgery. Soon we were directed into a freezing room where I was given a hospital gown to wear and a blanket to keep me warm. After three hours of blood and urine tests as well as a CAT scan, my doctor finally uttered the word, “appendicitis.” I was stunned. I had been right. They immediately took me into a room where my parents signed dozens of consent forms as I was given an anesthetic to put me to rest. As my eyes closed, I saw the surgeon enter and then…everything went
I was nervous because my past two surgeries had both taken place at a hospital near my home, not an unfamiliar one 50 miles away. I was fearful for my life even though it was a simple surgery. Soon we were directed into a freezing room where I was given a hospital gown to wear and a blanket to keep me warm. After three hours of blood and urine tests as well as a CAT scan, my doctor finally uttered the word, “appendicitis.” I was stunned. I had been right. They immediately took me into a room where my parents signed dozens of consent forms as I was given an anesthetic to put me to rest. As my eyes closed, I saw the surgeon enter and then…everything went