Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Deanna Good luck with your surgery .......... Surgery is scheduled for....... Hi everyone, Just another quick update to fill you all in on the date of surgery. Next Wednesday is the big day. Won’t know of the exact time till tomorrow sometime. The Dr. has already spoken to my hematologist and my neurologist and both plan on being around for the surgery because of complications. He already plans on having an IV antibiotic plus he said he and the hematologist would feel safer having blood ready for the “just in case” scenario. Plus there is a shortage on my blood type up here so they want to make sure they have it “just in case”. Gotta love having prior bad experiences on the OR table to worry my medical team. I do not plan on having a telephone turned on because I don’t need one J Surgery will be at RGH. As of right now I WILL be staying with mom for a few days after I am released but then again I may change my mind J Depends on how I feel when Tuesday comes around next week before I make my final decision. I had the video procedure today and after it was done the Dr. viewed the video with me and was pointing out all the things he will be doing during surgery. WOW there is a lot he needs to do – it was neat but then again it was weird because I was like ewwww I’m looking at inside my body… lol we both got a good laugh on that one. He also showed me the nodule he will be removing and having a biopsy done on. It was not pretty to say the least. It is the full blown general anesthesia so even though the procedure itself only takes about an hour he wants a 2 hour slot in the OR in case of my famous prior experiences. I was amazed when he had told me he had already been in contact with some of my medical team and their plans. He said he had already planned on having the surgery next week because he said this needs full attention NOW he said he can’t believe I have waited this long. I was like “Hello I didn’t know of this until I came to see you” and that was just last week. He laughed and said well it should have been done at least a month ago and the reason he is pushing to get it done this quick is because the longer it waits the more damage that is being done. He has been changing other patients schedules around for me. J That makes me feel good in a way but then it also scares me as well. Oh well I guess I just gotta go one day at a time as I normally do. Well that’s the update in a nutshell. Talk with you all soon. Hugs, Deanna LUPUS Serenity Prayer...Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of doctors I shot when they said, You're perfectly healthy, it's all in your head" "The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies"The LUPIES Web Page"http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html"The LUPIES online photo albums!" Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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