Pre-Ops are Finished!
We made the 12-hour round trip (including appointments, meal, and other stops) yesterday for my pre-operative tests and evaluation. After a blood pressure and weight check (20 lbs. lost since January), I had an EKG, an exam/questionnaire by the nurse practitioner, blood work, and a urinalysis.
The trip itself and the time at the hospital went very smoothly. I checked in one full hour before my appointment. We stopped in Lebanon for dinner at Ponderosa Steakhouse. In spite of driving in and out of (mostly in) rain all the way home, the trip seemed very short both ways. Since I am feeling better, I have a lot more tolerance for everything.
On an obsessive/compulsive note, there are now 131.5 hours until my surgery. Okay, okay, I'm not thinking about it ALL of the time. I did, however, find a web site with some very good (although slightly hard to stomach) graphics of a megaprosthesis with and without the added artificial knee joint. Here's the link, if you're interested:
http://www.sarcoma.org/publications/mcs/ch29.pdf
Our son Josiah has agreed to update my blog during the time that I don't have internet access -- which will hopefully only be during ICU time right after surgery. Of course, you'll be hearing from me until we leave on 4/19.
Thanks for your prayers!
The trip itself and the time at the hospital went very smoothly. I checked in one full hour before my appointment. We stopped in Lebanon for dinner at Ponderosa Steakhouse. In spite of driving in and out of (mostly in) rain all the way home, the trip seemed very short both ways. Since I am feeling better, I have a lot more tolerance for everything.
On an obsessive/compulsive note, there are now 131.5 hours until my surgery. Okay, okay, I'm not thinking about it ALL of the time. I did, however, find a web site with some very good (although slightly hard to stomach) graphics of a megaprosthesis with and without the added artificial knee joint. Here's the link, if you're interested:
http://www.sarcoma.org/publications/mcs/ch29.pdf
Our son Josiah has agreed to update my blog during the time that I don't have internet access -- which will hopefully only be during ICU time right after surgery. Of course, you'll be hearing from me until we leave on 4/19.
Thanks for your prayers!
1 Comments:
Hi Sharon! So glad the pre-ops went well and that they are now out of the way! I'm counting down the time for you, too! Lots of prayers and hugs coming your way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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