Now the whirlwind begins . . .

November 22, 2003

Hi Debbie,

I just got scheduled yesterday - my surgery is on the 1st of December.

I'm still in shock. I figured it was just going to be another

weigh-in appointment - but it turned out that I had dropped over 5 lb.

in the last 2 weeks and am now only 3 lb. from my pre-surgery goal weight.

Wow! They weren't kidding when they said that things would happen quickly

once I was close to my goal. Instead of just getting weighed in

.. . . I was swept off to see (the case manager) who gave me

a surgery date, gave me a bunch of paperwork, set me up with more appointments,

then sent me off for more blood work and a second EKG. She also called

Dr. Baggs and he was nice enough to drop in for a few moments. Chris

even managed to get me in to see Pat Ridgeway (or something like that -

I'm not sure of her last name) who did a physical and went over the anesthesia

questionnaire with me. Whew! what a day!

My sister has been planning to fly down from Anchorage to stay with

me, but neither one of us expected my surgery to be so soon. But

the fates must be with us because she had no trouble getting a flight scheduled

even though she'll be travelling over Thankgiving weekend. Looks

like I've got a lot to be thankful for this year.

I don't think the reality of this has sunk in yet. Leastwise I

don't feel as nervous yet as I expect to be in days to come.

Take care,

Kay

deb300m2000 wrote:

Hi Kay, It wasn't too bad.

They give you plenty of pain meds and

check on you a lot and get you up and around pretty quick.

You don't

get a lot of sleep as they are doing something every two to four

hours. But for me I was only there one night and went home

the next

evening, of course that is with no complications! You will

do great

and you just have to keep your mind on the ultimate goal!

Every day

you should feel better. When is your surgery scheduled?

any other

questions just ask! Later, Debbie

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