Okay...Can We Talk

Hi Everyone:

Only 12 days left till I get switched. 
1. I have been diagnosed with low blood count and low iron so the doctor put me on Iron.
2. I had an ablation done Tuesday ( procedure to stop Aunt Flo's arrival).
3. I met with Dr. Teel on Wednesday.
4. I am now on the pre-surgery diet.
5. I am having the scope done on Friday.

Woow I am a little worn out! 

I found Dr. Teel a little ....odd...but he supposedly has wicked great skills and sometimes people just don't hit it off???.  I have to admit I am excited to step over to the dark side but at the same time those surgery risks are lurking in the back of my mind.  I just keep pushing them away.  I am updating my legal stuff and I don't have any co-morbidity's so I am sure I will be fine.  But Still.... I wish Dr. Teel had been a little more reassuring and comforting. 

I also called one of my two sisters to let her know I am having the surgery and it was strange too.  She didn't say she disapproved ( she tried to get approved about 1 1/2 years ago) but she didn't seem to be very interested.  I haven't felt very close to my sisters in a long time though, so maybe we are only related via DNA these days?  I would want them to tell me if they were having major surgery so I thought I should tell them. 

I know everything is fine....I just wanted to reach out and touch you guys

Jeanie

Girl, you can touch me anytime!     

Sorry your sister's just being a DNA sister....I understand as I have a brother like that!  Sounds like you're almost there...and if you weren't having some kind of fears, I'd be worried about you.  I'd say you're right on track.

Congrats on almost being there!

Lori

Thanks for the offer Lori...I haven't had one that good since lunch.

And thanks for letting me know I am mostly normal...Just a little nervous.

Wow, I just realized how close you are to the big day.  It will be here faster than you think.

I know what you mean about Dr Teel.  He is not real chatty or one to give you a big pep talk.  At least he is not like a Dr House.  One thing I found is that he is always running behind on the office visits and tends to rush through them unless you slow him down.  I found that if I took in a list and went down them one by one, he would slow down and talk more.
Talking with him and seeing my results, I found that he is meticulous about his work in the surgery.  Because of that and he knows my insides, I'm going to have him do my hernia operation too.

I think I would love a Dr. House.  ( I have always had a thing for him )

Dr. Teel was great about answering my questions and I did write them down.  You just confirmed why I want this man to do my surgery.  He is meticulous!  Thanks Lloyd.

Btw we must be neighbors too.  Hope your wind damage wasn't too bad.  Is the power back on yet?

Jeanie

Hi Neighbor!
Yep, our power was out for less than a day.  It came back Monday morning.  I feel real lucky, we didn't lose much in the freezer, while others here at work are still without power.  I did lose most of an apple tree which I'm still cleaning up.

I almost feel guilty.  We lost power for 8 hours and Thank God had our tree cut down the beginning of the summer.  Some folks in our neighborhood still don't have power.  This was such an awful storm for so many people from south to north :-(

J

I'm sorry you're having such a rough time right now. This is when you should be happy and having a great time and smiling all the time! And your family should be loving and supportive.. I say SHOULD.. but I understand because I'm a just over a week away from my surgery and my step-mom has been trying to get me not to have surgery every single day for over a week now. There's no support there.. but there's LOADS of support HERE, and my DS friends are more than making up for it. So, I would suggest gathering the DSers close to you and keeping them near to you because they know what you're going through and they know where you're going to go and how you're going to get there!

12 days are going to fly by hon! I wish I could share Dr Crookes' bedside manner with Dr Teel! Dr Crookes has the market on warm fuzzies cornered, but maybe Dr Teel will improve, and maybe if you tell him (or write him a note or a letter explaining your concerns) it may wake him up and change him a bit for the better? Like I said, just a thought.

Good luck, and (((((((BIG HUGS))))))))!!!!!

It's really not all that rough.  Just busy.  You guys are the best.  I knew I could get a pick me up here!

 Hi we are having surgery on the same day.I know exactly how you feel. It's kind of a weird time, the reality is closer and I oddly feel a little isolated!! lol I think its such a personal journey and at times I am excited and so sure of my choice and other times I am afraid of the "what ifs". I am going by myself self pay all the way to Brazil !!! Call me crazy, lol I too have a lot to risk having the surgery, but I feel I will risk more not having the surgery. Hang tough!! 
Heather