I have a date...not with a guy, but with the OR!

Aug 17, 2011

Well, today finally came and I went in to have the surgery scheduled.  The PA asked me when I'd like to have it done and I told her "As soon as possible!".  She was looking at the calendar and commented that they were booked up Monday and Tuesday of next week and I'm thinking, "This is going to happen!  And maybe sooner that I thought!"  Then she said they could do it the 6th.  I was like, "Wow, that's only two weeks away!  I can handle that!"  Then when she sent me to talk with the scheduler, the scheduler pointed out something, so it had to be moved to the 19th...two more weeks later.  I can't explain why, but that really brought me down.  I guess I had gotten so hyped about it being around the corner and then it got shot down.  I tried to remind myself that I'm still going to have it and I've made it this far and it hasn't killed me!  God has a plan and in His plan, I'm supposed to have the surgery on the 19th! 

Dr. Davidson went over the possible complications and I signed the consent and paid for the surgery...now to figure out how to pay the hospital when the time comes...maybe another reason it's not a bad thing it's been postponed!   I guess I'd rather have it moved out two extra weeks now, rather than getting the call in two weeks that it would have to be rescheduled!

It's just so hard not to obsess about the surgery...it seems to be all I can focus on.  I'm having a hard time concentrating at work.  I was hoping it would get a little easier once I had the date...it's not.  All I want to do is research online...everything from books and protein shakes...I ordered a couple of books off of amazon.com today...looking forward to receiving them, I hope they'll help.  Trying to figure out what low-carb protein shake I'm going to try for the two weeks before surgery...stay tuned...

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