My husband and I will leave for Seattle tomorrow evening in preparation for Friday’s surgery. It seems like we are all running around like crazy people trying to tie up loose ends before tomorrow arrives and I hope I have enough energy to make it through Wednesday.
This week hasn’t been ideal health wise as I am still trying to kick this cold I caught last week. I’m over the sinus portion of the cold, but I have a trace of a cough left and sound like a 30-year chain smoker. Hopefully I’ll be healthy by preop day on Thursday. I can’t mentally put myself around the idea that we might have to postpone things, and I just can’t go there right now.
Anna is having a tough week as well; she was awake and sick all night long. I was worried that she had come down with the flu but she assures me it was just “bad dialysis,” yet another lovely annoyance she has to live with during this process. I’m happy the next time I see her (tomorrow night) she will have finished her last round of dialysis. As miraculous as dialysis is, we are all so happy that this will be over for her soon.
I think we’ve checked off most of our to-dos, dog sitter, house sitter, kid sitter – check, check, check. Clean refrigerator, water plants, charge iPod – check, check, check. I still need to get everyone packed but its only 10:00 pm so I’ve got time. I’m jealous Anna only has to pack for the hospital stay. I’m trying to figure out what to pack for pre-surgery, what to pack for the hospital and what to pack for my post-surgery stay at Anna’s. I did learn last night though that Anna and Rick put on a new coat of paint in their recovery room (master bedroom) and bought all new linens, if I weren’t going to be focused on my missing organ and four-to-six inch incision, it would be like staying in a fancy hotel.
I promise to post an update before surgery this week. I will be stuck in my hotel room on Thursday night with plenty of time to ramble. And I hope to get either Scott or one of our friends to update the blog on Friday so that folks can know how amazingly well the surgery went for both of us. More to come.
This week hasn’t been ideal health wise as I am still trying to kick this cold I caught last week. I’m over the sinus portion of the cold, but I have a trace of a cough left and sound like a 30-year chain smoker. Hopefully I’ll be healthy by preop day on Thursday. I can’t mentally put myself around the idea that we might have to postpone things, and I just can’t go there right now.
Anna is having a tough week as well; she was awake and sick all night long. I was worried that she had come down with the flu but she assures me it was just “bad dialysis,” yet another lovely annoyance she has to live with during this process. I’m happy the next time I see her (tomorrow night) she will have finished her last round of dialysis. As miraculous as dialysis is, we are all so happy that this will be over for her soon.
I think we’ve checked off most of our to-dos, dog sitter, house sitter, kid sitter – check, check, check. Clean refrigerator, water plants, charge iPod – check, check, check. I still need to get everyone packed but its only 10:00 pm so I’ve got time. I’m jealous Anna only has to pack for the hospital stay. I’m trying to figure out what to pack for pre-surgery, what to pack for the hospital and what to pack for my post-surgery stay at Anna’s. I did learn last night though that Anna and Rick put on a new coat of paint in their recovery room (master bedroom) and bought all new linens, if I weren’t going to be focused on my missing organ and four-to-six inch incision, it would be like staying in a fancy hotel.
I promise to post an update before surgery this week. I will be stuck in my hotel room on Thursday night with plenty of time to ramble. And I hope to get either Scott or one of our friends to update the blog on Friday so that folks can know how amazingly well the surgery went for both of us. More to come.
And for fun - I'm posting this old picture of me and Anna from high school - get a look at that hair! And yes, that IS a Michael J. Fox poster in the background :-)
2 comments:
Nicole Just wanted to say good luck and like you said update when you can. I love the picture of you and Anna!! Take Care Andrea
You two will be in our prayers this weekend!
-Dawn Weinberger
PS: I'm pretty sure I had that same MJF poster!
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