Thanks! Those are both great suggestions. I also went to the nurse practitioner today and I asked her about it, she said if it comes down to it they will put me to sleep and put in a central line, but at least I would be asleep! Thanks again!
My surgery is next tuesday and I'm getting a little nervous about them starting an iv. Even if I drink a ton of water they sometimes have a hard time taking blood from me. So at midnight I have to stop eating and drinking and I don't check in til 11 am. I had my tonsils out a few years ago and they almost canceled because they couldnt get a vein eventually the anesthesiologist came in and got one in my neck. Does anyone else have small, deep veins? And what did they do to get a vein?