Pre-op testing cleared!

Oct 18, 2011

I had my last pre-op test on Monday, at the cardiologist:  a stress echocardiogram.  Tough little treadmill workout at what felt like a 45 degree incline, for 9 minutes of pretty darn brisk uphill walking, and then zoom back over to the exam table for an echocardiogram of my heart when it is pumping like crazy.  Got the call yesterday and all looks good, the cardiologist is signing off on it and it'll be sent to my surgeon. 

For all the angst I had trying to get approval for this surgery, now as the actual date marches closer I admit I have moments of "OMG, WHAT am I doing?!"  I take it from reading many, many posts on this website that's a pretty normal reaction.  Am I nervous about surgery?  Yep.  Am I more scared of what happens if I DON'T have surgery?  You betcha!!  At the rate I am going w/ my diabetes, I think the next 3-5 years would have been pretty drastic as far as my health is concerned.  Not what I want to be dealing with, when I'd rather be out jogging or playing tennis. 

Focus, focus, focus:  on my goals, what I want to achieve, the fun things I'll get to do once I lose all this excess baggage around my waist.  I can shop for new clothes!  I can hike without getting short of breath!  I can run the Peachtree Road Race again!  And maybe, just maybe, I'll get a date one of these days. Yikes, maybe that scares me more than the prospect of surgery!

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