Pre-Surgery Moment of Levity

There was so much to tell before and with that last surgery that I completely forgot to post the following exchange we had with pre-titanium Titanium Girl while waiting for her to be wheeled back to the OR.  She had had her usual narcotic pain relievers, and they were preparing to give her the versed for the trip into the OR.

Pre-Titanium Titanium Girl: Can we turn off the light? It’s so bright…
Me: No, but I can shield your eyes. [places hands over eyes] Does that help?
P-TTG: No….cause the light’s hitting me everywhere.
DH: Oh noes, the photons!
Me: So are the neutrinos..they’re going through you, too. Do you feel them?
P-TTG: [looks at me trying to determine if I’m being serious or not]
[Nurse administers loopy juice on top of narcotics she’d already had]
Me: Oh hey, you have your versed now, maybe my neutrino joke will be funny.
P-TTG: [glares at me]…..
Apparently even versed could not make my neutrino joke funny.

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