First fill!

I made it my first fill after the experience of getting there through a lot of road construction.  I decided that I would force my 10 year old to go with me.  He is very interested in the band and I thought it would be good for him and anyways he was home alone today as my older son is at summer camp so since I was leaving town, he needed to go with me.  BIG MISTAKE! 

I need to explain my ten year old.  He not only marches to the beat of a different drummer, he has his own orchestra!  He talks about strange things the whole hour drive to the surgeons office like how certain trucks trailer hitches are configured and WHY.  I totally don't know how he notices this stuff!  I was about stressed when we got there, but oh I shouldn't have been...  I went in the office and got right in.  The surgeon comes in and tells me to stand in front of him.  He feels for my port and then takes out a HUGE needle and just sticks it in!  I was hoping for some numbing or something, but no.  Luckily, it didn't hurt at all!  He puts in 4.5 cc. He has me drink, unfortunately I don't feel very different.  My son pipes up (while the surgeon is still in the room) that we don't have to drive for an hour for that again because we have that needle at home that we inject the chicken and turkey with (marinade injector) and that he should be able to stick water in there just fine.  I wanted to crawl under the table!  Where does he come up with this?  I composed myself and asked the dr to show him the differences in the needle he used. 

I was able to obtain a copy of an article that was in the local paper where my surgeon is about my surgery.  It was in there because I was the first for the community and hosptial.  I thought it was really cool!

Here's to hoping for at least a little restriction!  I go back in 3 weeks.