Sharon

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Sharon,

What is an EMG? sounds ouchy! What other tests are they going

to do?

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> , you certainly have been on a wild ride!

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> I just heard from Hillary yesterday regarding a couple of tests

Dr. Rand

> wants me to have. I'll be at NEBH on June 14, so maybe I'll be

able to come

> visit you. No promises, though, because she said after the EMG

all I will

> want to do is go home. I think that's the one where they stick

needles in

> your muscles (!), so I may not be up to it, but I'll try!

>

> Sharon

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> Hi /Cam,

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> You guys won't believe the day I have had!!!

> You are correct Cam.... my rescheduled surgery is scheduled for

5/30.

> I spoke with Hillary late Friday afternoon as she was going to see

if

> she could get me in sometime this week... but she couldn't finagle

> the schedule...so when we ended the call I was still set for 5/30.

>

> Well at 11:30 this morning Priscilla calls me at work to say they

> could do my surgery TOMORROW!! I was totally taken back and told

her

> I needed to get in touch with my husband as he has work

commitments.

> She said either her or Hillary would call me back.

>

> So my husband said he was available for whatever I needed. But I

was

> thinking no I can't do this tomorrow. By 3:00 I hadn't received a

> call back and I got in touch with Hillary. I basically told her no

> and asked if she had a date for my second surgery yet. We ended

the

> call with her working on 6/19 with the OR.

>

> I looked at the calendar after I hung up with Hillary and saw that

it

> was 3 WEEKS in between surgeries!!! My original schedule was 2

weeks

> in between and Dr. Rand wanted me to stay in Jordan Rehab during

that

> time.

>

> So I called Hillary back and asked her if I came in on Tuesday

would

> it make a difference in my second stage date. She said there was

> someone in house that had their 1st stage and she would ask Rand if

> they could have their 2nd stage on 5/30 then I could have their 2nd

> stage date for my 2nd stage.

>

> I was leaving work around 4:15 and called Hillary back to give her

my

> cell phone number and she said she needed to line up a vascular

> surgeon. So it was a go as long as everything could be arranged.

>

> I cleaned my desk at work...said some goodbyes with a P.S. that I

may

> be in in the morning..... and on my way home Hillary called to say

> everything was arranged and when she called the OR...they couldn't

do

> it!!!

>

> So here I am... choosing not to stress over things I cannot

> control...but what an emotional roller coaster!!!

>

> So please send your positive thoughts to me on 5/30....as on

> occassion in the back of my mind I can't help but wonder if this is

> meant to be or not. But when I get my head together I know it is

and

> I am grateful to have this opportunity no matter what it takes.

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