5 Days Before Surgery

Jan 27, 2017

I can't beleive I will be flying back to Toronto in 4 days, and having surgery, God willing, in 5.

I am still coughing and blowing my nose like crazy (tmi) but last night I slept through the night without waking up from coughing/wheezing, and today I don't feel all achey and painful so hopefully things are on the mend.

I sure hope and pray that this cough will go away before surgery, that my lungs are still clear.  My asthma is getting triggered from this cold, and for some reason my allergie are acting up.  It could be because we had our January Thaw here in the Sault, and every time we have a thaw I get sick because the molds in the snow are released.  Everything is freezing back up again and we have a winter weather alert...major snow flurries with whiteouts. So hopefully that will be enough to stop the snow molds from triggering my allgeries, which trigger my asthma.

Ever since I started this process over 2 years ago I was adamant that I did NOT want a winter surgery because I get sick every winter.  I repeated myself so much but of course nobody ever listens to me.  When I was given Feb. 1st as my date, I asked if I could wait until spring but was told if I didn't take the date I'd have to wait much longer than spring, probably until next fall and possibly winter, so I took the date.  I just hope and pray it will all work out, and that I've turned the bend and am starting to heal and get better.

I've had bronchitis and pnuemonia many times and do not want it after surgery when my body needs to heal.  I know anesthesia makes it easier to get pneumonia (not sure why) so I'm hoping everything will be fine.

OK, I'm off to drink my chicken broth now.

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