One Week Away

Normally I wouldn't think of posting 2 posts in 1 day... but OMG... my surgery is ONE WEEK AWAY! So many emotions, feelings, thoughts, concerns, worries... a lot of excitement, curiosity, anticipation, anxiety... I keep having dreams about Acromegaly related issues, surgeries, hospitals... I know that it's my brain (or my thoughts..) trying to work things out, but hey.... the cool thing is.. I'M DREAMING! I normally do not sleep long enough to have a dream - normally just sleep in spurts I think. (Then again, I haven't really slept in like 8 years....)

So, trying to get all my ducks in a row.... not only for the surgery, but I am a bit dedicated to my job... and I worry about my teams not getting everything they need from me, so I have been working longer days in order to get everything settled in and my 'proxies' trained while I am out. So that's a bit stressful.....  but, they survived before me, they will survive while I am away! So, I need to just BREATH!

So here's the "Surgical Plan":

• May 10
• Appointment with my ENT
• Appointment with Charlotte, my nurse practioner
• CT Scan
• May 11
• The Peapod comes out
• May 12 ~ 
• Should I stay or should I go?
  So depending on if there are any complications (CSF leaks, diabetes insipidus, damage to my carotid artery, bad lobotomy, too much mummification.. or if they hurt the beanstalk) I will need to stay one night up to 7 or so nights. So lets hope for no issues... 
• May ?? ~ May 15
• Party in Ann Arbor... no just kidding.. more like SLEEP in Ann Arbor! Although, I do want to go to some of those yummy restaurants downtown if I have the engery

 And... my sister, Tree, is coming in from Santa Fe, NM to help my mom take care of me (and maybe more importantly, take care of my mom while she stresses). I totally appreciate your caring enough to come up and be here to support me - and my mom. It'll be a huge help!  

So, with friends and family around, wiping the brain fluid off my nose (just kidding!), I should be well taken care of and very comfortable!!

So, while I have momentary lapses of FREAK out... I am really fine... no, I am fine, really, I am fine, as fine can be... no worries here, cuz I am just FINE!