3/1/13 - Lana called - I have a surgery date - January 23!

Jan 07, 2013

As I was finishing up breakfast with my grandaughters, the phone rang -- I HAVE A SURGERY DATE! (The clinic has some scheduling issues, and they were moving people around. My being flexible, as in retired, gets me moved up to --- tada! -- January 23.)

More to follow -- starting Optifast, for 16 days, on Monday (they don't let diabetics start on Friday in case we have issues. My "lower" (i.e. under 50) BMI says 16 days is OK. The nurse practitioner, Aspen, will call me first thing Monday morning to walk me through insulin management while on Optifast.

I sent my son and daughter in law an excited email to tell them, and said in it that I had not told the girls (9 and 10 and were here for a sleepover last night). My son email back "tell them". I had a quiet moment to tell them about my very best Christmas present to myself, i.e. the surgery, and they *knew*. My son had told them several months ago and the sweethearts had kept their own secret because "we knew you might be scared, Grandma, so Daddy said to not say anything to you". Have I mentioned I love these little girls? *grin* (They had been concerned with all the heart tests over the summer and fall, so my son told them what was going on.)

So -- my son's three year surgery anniversary is January 12. How cool is it that I'm just a wee bit over three years after him?

Surgical pre-op to be scheduled, but heck, we all know it's gotta be before January 23.

Only here could this joy be shared to this extent.

Profound apologies for the babbling ... I am so excited I'm shaking.

 

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