Friday, June 10, 1910

Dr. M came this morning again and Uncle Stewart came this afternoon and kept track of my pulse. I haven't had any headache to-day. Dr. M. came again this evening and they called another Dr., Dr. Howard. Aunt Sady was frightened and so she dressed in black. Dr. H. examined me and then he and Dr. M. held a consultation and decided to operate. Aunt Sady was so frightened that Mrs. Cornelius sent for Mrs. Wills, a friend of Aunt Sady's. Dr. M. came and told me their decision and asked me what I thought about it and I told him it didn't make any difference to me. The hospital (Catholic) is just across the road from Aunt Sady's and they brought me over a stretcher and put me on it and Mr. Cornelius and Uncle Stewart carried me over and Uncle John, Mrs. Cornelius and Clyde followed after. They took me to my room and put me in my bed. Pretty soon Dr. LaMont came in and put me on a table with rollers on and rolled me into the operating room. Then they put me on the operating table. Dr. LaMont put something on my face, then he put some vaseline around my mouth and then sifted ether on this thing on my face and I breathed it. Dr. LaM. said it would give me a smothered feeling but it didn't. Pretty soon their voices seemed far away and then it seemed as if I went into another room and the door closed behind me and I was gone. Dr. M. and H. were covered all over except the eyes and nose. They had on brown rubber gloves and Dr. H did the operating and Dr. M was assistant. The operating room was all white, tables, walls and everything. Uncle John and Mrs. Cornelius stayed with me during it and when I woke I was in the bed in my room. I wasn't asleep more than an hour in all (from 8 to 9). Uncle John and Uncle Stewart were there when I woke up but Mrs. Cornelius went home because she thought I would be asleep longer. My nurse was there also when I awoke. She had red hair but was real nice. The first night (Friday) the pain was pretty bad but I stood it.
Weather -- I think it sprinkled some in the evening.
My appendix was curled up instead of straight. I didn't see it but that is what they said. They bandaged it by putting about six strips of cloth a couple inches wide. They were pasted on the edges and were put horizontal on my body, not all the way around.