My surgery countdown has begun! It's 3 days away! I have stocked the house with groceries, and it now resembles your local supermarket.
Today I will change bed linens, do laundry and give the house a D&C (dusting and cleaning). I even bought a new vacuum yesterday. Yes...the old one was not responding to all attempts to revive it and it was unplugged from the socket for the last time. Sniffle.
My stomach flu seems to have run its course no pun intended, and now is just an ugly memory.
I haven't yet tried to find where my ipod music went, and it is on my mind. I planned on relying on that music to sooth my surgical nerves. I may - or may not try to try to fix that, but not sure, it may be more aggravation that I want to take on. I have to weigh the plus and minus on that project!
The hospital told me to bring a good pair of lace up shoes since they will get me out of bed to walk the day of surgery. Are they crazy?! Don't they realize I will just have had my knee replaced? I do not like "good" lace up shoes. I'm a fancy/no lace type of shoe gal. I guess I need to break out the New Balance shoes I wore (occasionally) while on vacation.
Day 2, tomorrow, I plan on doing nothing, but I will pray. My heart goes out to those on the sunken Italian cruise ship and to their family and friends. What a tragedy, that could have been prevented.
Day 1 - I will be arriving at the hospital at 8am. I will be hungry and thirsty, but hopefully I will feel a calm that only comes from God. Yep - that's what I expect to feel!
~It is well with my soul
PS
i GOT ALL MY TUNES BACK ON MY IPOD!! WHOO HOOO!
14 comments:
Dear Pat trust all goes well. My prayers are for you
My prayers remain with you. With an attitude like you have and a God like we serve you will do very well. I know it.
Love & Prayers,
Sandy
I will be praying all goes well and you don't forget your New Balance shoes...they are really the bomb!
Thinking of you and praying, too! All will be well... in time. Blessings, Debra
Glad you are this close! I'll be praying for you in the next few days and on your surgery day too.
Getting up right away sounds awful but it's the best thing for you!
I'll be waiting for a great report!
I make every attempt to read your blog and keep a straight face. As I began reading this I suddenly felt like I was sitting across from you in a cabin in Lewiston Michigan with a fake fascinator on my head...when I got to the lace up shoes part and read..."They will get me out of bed to walk the day of surgery. Are they crazy?" LOL And it was at that point my straight face went out of the door. I love you and your sense of humor...
You got this!! I'll be praying for you Sister !!
Praying for you Pat!
At this point I could bring up all those operations that go side ways. You know the ones. where the patient is put under and never wakes up or the ones where the patient is stitched back up but some how the doctor left in a clamp or gauze or some other foreign device or like my poor friend where they operated on the wrong knee...but I wouldn't do that.. that would just be mean. I am sure it will all be fine....unless of course something goes wrong. I will say a prayer but it might be a good idea to have Hal get up close to the doctor and get a whiff of his breath. I have heard that the drink early in the day can make a doctors eyes go blurry.
Best wishes your friend and mine Grayquill.
Praying for you sissy. You will be up and at it in no time!
Ugh, you know how I feel about lace up shoes...although I do sport them when shopping and walking. Older, does mean wiser eh?
praying for you, and if you need one of those things that covers your leg for a shower please call me or send me a note, I have one!!!!
I also have sweet crutches! I also have a boot. I don't know why you'd need the boot, but sister, if you need it, it's yours :)
And as always, I've got lots of prayers going up on your behalf!
LOVEYOU!!!!
if i had of checked your blog i would have known about your surgery..i am ashamed of myself miss patty but i am praying real hard that the lord will give you a new leg!!!love terry
leo and i were praying for you this morning ... and continued throughout the day ... God is good at fixing knees - or so i hear! (hugs) ... heal up fast!!!!
...continuing to pray for you, my Sherpa Sis! Love you!!! Hugs! ...and so glad you got that iPod loaded up - that music will come in handy while you're in therapy!
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