Well that only took 47 months :) Surgery date!

Jun 12, 2014

You have to love waitlists! After being on the surgical waitlist for one month shy of four years, I will go in for surgery. Finally! My doctor’s office called yesterday while I was at work and asked me to call back. I wasn’t able to call until today from work, and I honestly was expecting to be chastised for not completing my blood work sooner, but I was given a surgery date instead.

The first thing I did was text my sister (as she was also at work) and then tell my boss. I was shocked at how well it went! We are currently short staffed as one of the other full timers is sick with cancer, but my boss said she was happy for me, that she knew I had waited a long time, and that she’d make it work. I then asked her if she’d like to me to cancel my holiday in July so that I can use those days for the appointments the week of the surgery and she told me that vacation days were not to be used for sick days, and to use both fully.

I am able to take up to six weeks sick time at full pay, so I could not have lucked out any better. That’s a huge relief to me knowing that money won’t be something else to worry about during recovery.

My next concern is making the logistics of the week of surgery work. My surgeon operates in a different city and driving we’re about 2 hours away. With a combination of the meeting with the anesthesiologist, the pre-op check in at the hospital and then surgery, I think I’m looking at two nights of hotels. I know my sister will pick me up once I’m released and then stay with me for the next few days at home, but the getting there and getting it done is a bit of a stressor for me right now.

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