Tag: surgery
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Feeling OK
Today is day five post-op and I’m feeling pretty good. I had hoped to post an update sooner, but between pain medication, sleep, visitors and the fact that sitting upright can still be a bit uncomfortable, suddenly here were are. I feel much better than I thought I would at this point in the process,…
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Today’s the day
Surgery is today. In fact, by the time you read this, it might be over. They gave this night owl a report-to-the-hospital time of 6 am. (this is a scheduled post) Wish me luck! I’ll post an update when I can. Keep reading here.
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With thanks to Moby
I usually start a new blog post with a strong sense of what I want to say and how. The words and their tone typically come to me as naturally as breathing. And I’m guilty of not proofreading most posts beyond running spellcheck because of my eagerness to connect with people through my writing. Talking…
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Frequently Asked Questions
I thought I’d use this little lull between surgery prep to answer a few Frequently Asked Questions. Keep reading to see why I included this pic Is the mass benign? We don’t know and won’t have details until it’s removed. The surgeon will not do a biopsy because the mass is nicely contained right now.…
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My surgery has been scheduled
There are so many mundane details I could share with you but here’s the important one: the surgery to remove my adrenal mass is set to happen on September 21 so long as all goes well with my remaining pre-op tests and a physical.
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Bad news. What now?
First read this. When the morning after my diagnosis rolled round, I called the office of the surgeon listed on my ER discharge papers. While the doctor was about to be out of the office for three weeks (how nice for him), he would be able to squeeze me in that afternoon. I got lucky–at…
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