Fun February
How many months have 28 days? They all do! Heh heh.February isn't my least favorite month. But it's one of them. It's cold and baseball season hasn't started yet. But it's short and there are a couple of holidays. I'll be using one of them to recover from surgery.
My sinuses have been horrible for a long time. I didn't realize how horrible until I had a CT-scan and the doctor told me he'd never seen anything like it. My sinus cavities are all full of gunk and that gunk has to go. Since this includes the big cavity up behind the forehead, I have to have a specialist at Stanford do the operation. It's a little delicate, but not a big deal. The surgeon says the whole thing will only last a couple of hours and I won't have to stay at a hospital. But it will take a little time to recover and I'll miss some work.
I go up for pre-op on the 15th and then the surgery will be on the 16th. Please keep Lisa and I in your prayers as we travel the 3 hours up and back down, and as she puts up with a patient who has a history of whining when he doesn't feel good.
Isn't it wonderful to be able to put everything in God's hands?
posted by Thurman8er @ 9:15 AM
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East Coast prayer machine is in full operation my West Coast Math Brother.
BTW - I couldn't resist:
Hopefully your surgeon will be able to "sniff" out the problem with your sinus. You'll be in our prayers.
I shall define "locational minor" for Randy..."minor surgery" is ALL in the perspective of who is in the surgery room. In my book, any patient who is given a general anesthesia or "conscious sedation" is NOT considered a minor case. Having a mole removed in a doctor's office is "minor". "Minor surgery" has even different definitions if you're an insurance person. Sinus surgery is very intricate, detailed, and technology-intensive. (I know...I had two patients yesterday who had sinus surgery and I was in the Operating Room) But then, I am patient-care driven, as is the case with everyone in the OR, and a great deal of care is taken to assure that nothing goes "south". So, Steve, my dear brother, it IS a big deal. The most important person in the OR is the patient...2nd most important person is the anesthesia-provider. And to stoogelover, I can't begin to tell you how many safety rules and "checks' are performed to make sure the "controlled conditions" go as planned for "routine" things. The technology is FAR above that of "plug-n-play, thank God!! Quite frankly, I'm shocked that a cath lab nurse would divulge such information to anyone other than a family member...in fact, the law states that only a physician can tell the family with any degree of responsibility the exact procedure details. It's called "patient confidentiality", and all professionals are to abide by this. As you can tell, I take my profession quite seriously...and have done so for 41 years!!
Steve, you're in GOOD hands!! (I assume you will spend the night close to where you will have surgery, and won't attempt to drive home that same evening after having had surgery.)
The only minor surgery is surgery performed on someone else.
I'll be praying for you.
And just think when you come out of the fog of anesthesia you will be that much closer to those magic words: "pitchers and catchers report."
timeless is "cool"...but we do get some really "bad raps', and anything disparaging tends to make me want to set things straight, especially when my dear friend and brother is concerned. I am a strong patient advocate. The "unknown" is very frightening.
But between medical people, you would be shocked at our "irreverance" and warped sense of humor! Unfortunately, the TV shows, like "Scrubs" is giving out our secrets.
I'm glad the nurse was talking with your friends wife, but sometimes the less we know the better, eh?
Prayer warriors are active, my dear friend...VERY active.
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