Mapquest

• Mapping for the Y90 procedure in the CAM building at Big Barnes

Everything seemed to go smoothly today. My nurse anesthetist was great, Tony was informative and just generally friendly. Although as soon as we got into the procedure room, Dr. S basically told him to zip it. "Tony..." "Yes sir!"

I hope I'll see Tony again when I go back, a familiar face is always nice. One face that I won't see again is the face of the physician that performed my procedure. Although I did enjoy listening to him sing along to 80s pop on Pandora, he is done at Barnes in 2 weeks. From what I have learned, every year the new groups of interns, residents, fellows, etc. start on July 1st. So when I go in on July 6th, I think I'll ask my new person how many of these procedures he or she has done. I could very well be the first. (Their first successful one too!) Dr. S and Dr. P will of course be in the room too, and we already have today's mapping to guide them, but still. It's easy to say that you appreciate a teaching hospital until it's you laying on the table mostly unconscious.

It was pretty weird to be half awake while they worked a catheter from my (right) leg up through my arteries to my liver. I had to be awake so I could hold my breathe at various times while they found their way there. I was slightly uncomfortable a few times but it was mostly just laying there semi-conscious and exposed to the room. Good times.