Yesterday, I get a phone call from the Nurse Practitioner that I seen over a week ago. She called to tell me that she was sorry for her nurses not giving me the results of my blood work in a timely manner. She also wanted to know if I understood all of my blood work results, and if I was comfortable with the Surgeon that she had choosen for me. Can you believe this? An apology?? She also offered pain medication since I still had a few days before I seen the surgeon, and she knew it would be a few more days before I could have the actual surgery. She is awesome!!
Tomorrow, I will see this surgeon and we will decide what we will do about all this pain, and if she thinks, as the Nurse Practitioner does, that I have adhesions, and that they need to be removed. Usually, the Doctors will wait for my cardiologist approval to get off the plavix, and then I stop it for 7-10 days before any procedure. Well, I stopped it last Saturday, because I have to have this done, because I cannot live with this pain much longer. I am not waiting for the permission from my cardiologist, because I know he will give it, if they deem this surgery is going to make me painfree. So, I am praying that the surgery date is going to be within a week or so.
From what I understand, this surgery is just a few holes in the belly, find all the scar tissue, cut it out, put some tape on the holes, and go home. As long as my heart doesn't give them any fits, I will be good to go. I don't feel there should be any problems, only less pain, and I am so looking forward to it. :)
I will write tomorrow and let everyone know what her decision is going to be, and hopefully when my surgery is going to be.
Until then....
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