when i went in to talk to dr. sanchez about the next step, without hesitation he said we need to operate. he doesn’t want to do more hormone therapy because of the side affects and the fact that we’d still be guessing on what my actual problem is. and i agree 100%. we picked a day, janurary 19th at 7:30am, which was the first available date. and my pre-op is janurary 9th. but he filled me in on most of the details.
-it’ll be at PIH in whittier
-there will be three incisions: one in my bellybutton and one on each side of it.
-he’ll be diagnosing and most-likely also treating/getting rid of the problem in this one surgery
-most people fully recover after 4 days, but he wants me out for a full week because my job consists of a lot of lifting.
-the surgery time sounds like it can range from a couple to a few hours long. but i’ll be able to go home that day once i’m stable.
-we played the “what if” game, and if it’s worse then he thinks, he’ll sew me back up and talk to me about it and then get the appropriate surgery help and schedule another one.
-work has been very compassionate with the whole ordeal and has graciously given me that week off from work. when i go in on the 9th i’m gunna see if dr. sanchez would approve of me doing “light duty”…. but we’ll have to see what he says about that
yes, i’m scared. but i’m also very excited for the possibility of being pain free and getting my life back! if you’d like to be there on my surgery date feel free to let me know and i’ll give you all the details! i’d love to have anyone and everyone there. i’m a very independent person… until it comes to stuff like this. or, you can come to my house on any of the days after and watch movies with me! thank you all for your love and support, it looks like this will all be over soon! i couldn’t have gotten this far without ya’ll. i’ve wanted to give up so many times but ya’ll keep encouraging me and giving me hope! thanks!
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