時間になると呼ばれて手術室に連れていかれた
家族が手術室に行くエレベーターの前まで送ってくれて、手術室に向かう
次会う時は、手術が終わってる
アクセサリーなどつけてないことを確認し、最終説明をあれこれ受け、使い捨ての青い手術着に着替えた
手術台には自分で上がる
平穏を装いつつも、緊張しているのは麻酔の針が入らなくてすぐにわかった
緊張してないわけがなかった
やっとのことで針が入り、麻酔が効いてくる
少しずつ意識が遠くなっていった
乳がんと闘う為の、長い治療期間の幕開けだった
When the time for my surgery came, I was taken to the operation room
My family saw me off at the special elevator that went to the operation floor
The next time I see them, the surgery will be over
The nurses checked I didn’t have any accessories on, gave me final instructions and I changed into the blue disposal paper surgery wear
I laid down on the surgery bed myself.
I was trying to keep my calm, but realized I wasn’t succeeding when the nurse failed to put the anesthesia needle in my arm.
I was nervous and my veins felt it. The needle wouldn’t go in. And boy I was nervous.
Eventually after what felt like forever, it did, and when the anesthesia started working, my consciousness gradually faded
The first step of the long line of treatments to fight cancer that awaited for me had started