As if to illustrate my point yesterday, after I updated things I must've received or made 5 phone calls to doctors/offices/etc. So here's what we now know... we will see the thoracic surgeon (Dr. Shende) on Monday and hope for surgery either at the end of next week or the very beginning of the following week. I have pre-op testing on Wednesday and an appointment with Dr. Gimbel (the plastic surgeon) on July 2. Then, we finally do the breast surgery on July 15. It sounds like a long way away, but that only leaves about 3 weeks for the rib surgery and recovery so it actually seems like we are now in fast forward! After all of the recent feelings of imminent death (or drastically reduced lifespan... yay, 24 months!) it is now time to start to consider the fact that I'm going to have the first 5 surgeries of my life! Everyone seems so shocked when they are asking me to fill out all of the paperwork (repeatedly... the same questions... can no physicians in the same building SHARE?? I mean really, save the trees!) that I have never had surgery of any kind nor am I on any medications for anything. (I take my multivitamin when I remember it, which lately, is not often...) If they are all so convinced that I am so young, why is this surprising? :) Anyhow... I am apprehensive because this is totally new ground for me (again... I guess that I should be getting used to that concept...) and I don't like being in the hospital. Just the smell of the soap makes me feel a little nervous.
So... that is where it all stands as of today. Monday could bring all kinds of changes depending on when the rib surgery is scheduled but as of now, I am checking out until we get some further news! Time to celebrate the "day of Daddy", get to church and enjoy the kiddos.
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One more practicle thing to mention, enter each day expecting nothing. Every time you talk to the doctor on the phone or go to an appointment have no expectations. Everything can change on a dime depending on doctor's schedules, test results, etc. I know that doesn't sound positive, but it helps me whenever I walk into Magee to know I could be there a few hours or I could be there all day. Everything is always up in the air. Jesus is wise in his words "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself." One moment at a time.
ReplyDeletetesting....I've never commented to a blog!!! If this works, I will be sending some thoughts and prayers your way!
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