So this afternoon Julien and I met with my cardiac surgeon. We set the date for next Wednesday, September 21st. This is the fastest surgery after the consultation that my surgeon has set up. Normally, there are a bunch of pre-surgery tests that you have to take at the hospital about a week or two before your surgery date, but because my date has been set for seven days from now, I am just going to be admitted the day before and have the tests done in the afternoon/evening and will be observed through the night for a bright and early surgery first thing the following morning. It seems a little fast and I am having a hard time wrapping myself around the fact that this time next week I will be lying in the ICU at Royal Columbian hospital with a massive scar running down my chest.
I am more elated than terrified. This mean that I can rest easy that I will have enough time to recover before January 1st when I leave for the DR (14.5 weeks, to be exact). Again, I am so so so excited to finally have this nightmare over. Of course this is something that will always be with me, but the worry and anticipation that has preceded the surgery, and even the diagnosis, has been greater than anything I've experienced yet.
This also means you'll probably be up and about in time for the Hallowe'en party my roommate just decided we should have on Facebook. Hehe.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for pigs!
You mentioned something that I never thought to have to worry about: having a scar after the surgery. I already had one when I had my last surgery, obviously, and the new scar is actually less wide than the old one (because my skin had stretched from between being two and being 14, but the new one is very narrow and a lot less conspicuous).
ReplyDeleteThe bottom of my scar is still really noticeable because it has nothing to hide behind, but most of my friends tell me the top part just looks like cleavage unless they really stare (which they don't because they'd basically be staring at my boobs), so that's a plus!
I wish you the very, very best!
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ReplyDeleteKelsey, that is great news! I'm so worry about the scar. Mainly because of the wedding plans and such, but that is a relief, especially for the longer term!
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