Aunt_DeeDee
By golly, I learn something new here every day!
Nov 08, 2007
So many folks have told me they came here to check my blog, but couldn't see it. Well, just tonight on the forum, I read about how to ACTIVATE the darn thing. 
I didn't know I had to do that... so I'll get to doing some updates in the next few days. 
Y'all come back now, ya hear??!!
I didn't know I had to do that... so I'll get to doing some updates in the next few days. Y'all come back now, ya hear??!!
Here I come!
Oct 15, 2007
Monday Night: 10
1507
Well the time has FINALLY come!
Surgery is just a few hours away on Thursday morning. I didn't start this blog until because of stuff that kept popping up and thought a few times I'd never have it! 
First, I had a date set in September, but for several reasons, I had to change it. I also decided to change doctors in the process. When I did that, my new doc, Dr. MacDonald, scheduled another endoscopy. Now I thought that was silly
since I'd already had my pre-surgery endo done back in July. It turns out, he does all of his own, and THANK GOD he does! He saw some things in there that he said he needed to biopsy. 
I spent all of last week on pins and needles waiting for the report. He called me at 10:30 Friday night to tell me I have Brunner's Gland and Barrett's Esophagus! "SAY WHAT?" I asked him to slow down and start spelling stuff. He said he wasn't very familiar with these things and wanted to consult 
with Gastro docs today and talk to me this afternoon. He's never seen the Brunner's Gland, and said he only sees the Barrett's Esophagus once every few months. (Dr. MacD had done thousands and thousands of surgeries and is very well respected in the bariatric community.) I just knew (from what I found online this weekend doing research) that the Barrett's Esophagus would need immediate extensive treatment and the surgery would be delayed. He even said that might be the case himself when he called Friday night.
NOT!
Lordy, this afternoon after we chatted (and he said those docs say the surgery could actually HELP with the BE issue), he said there was no reason to postpone the surgery, unless I wanted to for some reason. 
So I had to turn my brain back on to having surgery in 3 days!
I'm there, but admit I'm an emotional mess! I'm
excited about the new me that will be emerging, but also a little 
scared. I realize that is normal and anybody NOT a little scared with ANY kind of surgery is craZy!
I had supper tonight (my last steak for a longgggg time, but NOT my last meal-LOL) with sis Tiana and the sweetest little boy
on earth, my nephew Wyatt. Sis and I laughed 
and 
cried, and our waitress must have thought there was something the matter with us... and kept asking us if everything was OK? 
She'd come by one time and we'd be laughing, and the next crying and wiping tears from our blotchy 
red faces. And poor Wyatt just ate his ice cream like we weren't even there!
THANK GOD FOR SISTERS!
All this has made me realize just how small my little family is, especially with no spouse or children, but I do have some mighty terrific friends. 
I'm lucky to have such wondermous people in my world! To those of you reading this, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING MY FRIEND! I love every one of you...
So thus begins my adventure.
That is how I see this... I can hardly wait to come back a year from now and read this and look at pictures of now and then. 
Come along with me friends, and experience the adventure with me!
I hope you will bookmark my blog here and please do leave me comments when you visit. I'll look forward to reading them all.
LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN-------------->
Wendy
1507Well the time has FINALLY come!
Surgery is just a few hours away on Thursday morning. I didn't start this blog until because of stuff that kept popping up and thought a few times I'd never have it! First, I had a date set in September, but for several reasons, I had to change it. I also decided to change doctors in the process. When I did that, my new doc, Dr. MacDonald, scheduled another endoscopy. Now I thought that was silly
since I'd already had my pre-surgery endo done back in July. It turns out, he does all of his own, and THANK GOD he does! He saw some things in there that he said he needed to biopsy. I spent all of last week on pins and needles waiting for the report. He called me at 10:30 Friday night to tell me I have Brunner's Gland and Barrett's Esophagus! "SAY WHAT?" I asked him to slow down and start spelling stuff. He said he wasn't very familiar with these things and wanted to consult with Gastro docs today and talk to me this afternoon. He's never seen the Brunner's Gland, and said he only sees the Barrett's Esophagus once every few months. (Dr. MacD had done thousands and thousands of surgeries and is very well respected in the bariatric community.) I just knew (from what I found online this weekend doing research) that the Barrett's Esophagus would need immediate extensive treatment and the surgery would be delayed. He even said that might be the case himself when he called Friday night.NOT!
Lordy, this afternoon after we chatted (and he said those docs say the surgery could actually HELP with the BE issue), he said there was no reason to postpone the surgery, unless I wanted to for some reason. So I had to turn my brain back on to having surgery in 3 days!I'm there, but admit I'm an emotional mess! I'm
excited about the new me that will be emerging, but also a little scared. I realize that is normal and anybody NOT a little scared with ANY kind of surgery is craZy!I had supper tonight (my last steak for a longgggg time, but NOT my last meal-LOL) with sis Tiana and the sweetest little boy
on earth, my nephew Wyatt. Sis and I laughed and cried, and our waitress must have thought there was something the matter with us... and kept asking us if everything was OK? She'd come by one time and we'd be laughing, and the next crying and wiping tears from our blotchy red faces. And poor Wyatt just ate his ice cream like we weren't even there!THANK GOD FOR SISTERS!
All this has made me realize just how small my little family is, especially with no spouse or children, but I do have some mighty terrific friends. I'm lucky to have such wondermous people in my world! To those of you reading this, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING MY FRIEND! I love every one of you...So thus begins my adventure.
That is how I see this... I can hardly wait to come back a year from now and read this and look at pictures of now and then. Come along with me friends, and experience the adventure with me!I hope you will bookmark my blog here and please do leave me comments when you visit.
I'll look forward to reading them all.LET THE JOURNEY BEGIN-------------->
Wendy
