To get my surgery approved :)

Well I have 6 more days until my life changes for ever!  Today when going to lunch I did my car no justice.  I parked in place that I normally don't because our parking lot has 2 poles that are hard to see.  Well when I backed up I kept reminding myself of the pole and I was fine.  However, when I went to pull out of the parking lot I cut my car too short and hit the pole and scraped the side of my car.  It did not dent but the Agen's I work with say it can't be buffed out.  I am so mad at myself.  I know my husband will probably be upset also.  I know its just a car but I was planning on driving this car until it becomes a Fred Flintstone car.  LOL!  Anyway my oldest son has a ballgame tonight (tourney starting) in Brookston and I won't have time to deal with the car issue.  I am getting antsy about my surgery and just want that part over with so that I can move on and start feeling and looking better. 

Well yesterday I had my pre-op testing.  I was so fixed on having my blood drawn that I didn't realize the stuff you had to drink would be the worst part of the testing.  I arrived at St V's at 6:45am to start my pre-op testing.  The first thing I did was check in and get a schedule of the times that each test would be done.  They were right on time with everything and were very nice.  So anyway I had my blood work, urine sample and I blew into a bag and then drank this terrible drink and waited for 15 mins before I blew into another bag which checks you for a bacteria in your stomach.  That drink is horrible esepcially on an empty stomach.  From there I went and did my EKG and my PFT.  I then talked to a nurse about what was going to happen the day of my surgery and got my spirometer and was shown how to use that.  I went from there to do my upper GI and OMG that stuff tastes so nasty.  I drank that and put some crystals in the back of my throat and washed it down with water.  Trying all along not to burp because then you had to start over.  Thank gooddness I drank enough barium that I didn't have to drink anymore.  After rolling around on the table like a cement truck it was finally over.  I was scheduled to see Dr Brooks at 2pm.  Well being done with my test at 9:30am I went to her office and they got me in early.  I was home by noon and took a nap before picking up my sons and going to my oldest son's ballgame (that he won I must add).  It was a very long day again but I am so close now.  Just hoping all the bloodwork comes out ok.

Well today was a very long day.  I had to be at St V's at 8:30 and was there until about 3:15pm.  I has my NUT class today and there was a lot of great information but there was a lot to take in.  The people who ran the class were very infomative and very nice.  There were a couple of people in there that I don't think will make it.  One lady left at lunch time and did not come back.  She told me that she had a lot of soul searching to do because she didn't realize how many vitamins she would have to take daily.  There was another lady there that was on oxygen and her husband slept and snored the whole time.  She asked if she could drink Sierra Mist for her clear liquid the night before her surgery.  When her and her husband returned from lunch he had a 2 liter of diet Pepsi and she a 2 liter of Sierra Mist.  They did not pour this in a glass they just drank it out of the 2 liter.  She was not really paying attention to what was happening because she kept asking questions that were already answered.  Oh well to each his own.  It takes all kinds to make the world go around!  Anywy by going today and learning more I now even more excited about my upcoming date.  After returning to Lafayette I stopped by Walmart and bought all my vitamins so that I can start on a regimen now.  Brad went with me and the poor things will have to do this again if Dr Evanson approves him.  We are going to talk to the office and see if he can bypass that part since he is getting ready to go through all this with me and get his surgery approved and scheduled.  He is such a sweet man and is so supportive.

Well I went to St V's and Met Kim E. on 5/3/08.  We have been emailing on line and I finally met her face to face.  She filled me in what to expect when I go in for my surgery.  It made me feel more at ease.  Now I am just concentrating on losing some weight and getting myself together for my srugery on 6/4/08.  I can't wait to be on the loser's side.  I was really having mixed emotions on everything until I went and seen the floor where you are after surgery and after talking to Kim.