Almost go time

Tomorrow is the Big day!  We have to be at the hospital at 5:15 and surgery is scheduled to bring at 7:15. I have already been so very humbled by the outpouring of love and support. I am so grateful for each and every person, for each and every kind word and prayer.

I'm starting to get nervous, surprisingly not about being cut open, but about recovery. I'm anxious about completely missing out on life for the next little while so my body can heal. I know it's worth it, don't get me wrong!  For the past couple of years I have felt like an observer of my life, just watching everything from the sidelines instead of participating and I want to participate again!  I'm ready for this!

Any and all prayers and positive thoughts tomorrow and in the coming weeks would be very welcomed. Prayers for peace for my daughters and the rest of my family too!

Always causing trouble

I always feel sorry for whoever is assigned to drawing my blood or starting my IV, my veins are awful!  If there's a story out there about difficult veins, I promise I can relate!  Today it took three tries and two nurses, definitely not a record for me though 🙄

Ever Growing List

I've had two pre-op appointments to complete all the blood work and testing required. It's amazing everything new that shows up with every test. I know some of it is having tests completed by different people so they are interpreted differently, but the list still keeps getting longer. As of today, here is the list of issues/diagnosis I have: 
PCOS

Celiac disease

Bruit in right carotid artery

Chronic Fatigue

MALS

POTS

Intestinal ischemia

Deteriorating spine

Large ovarian cyst

Sinus cyst

Bladder: incidental ureterocele

Liver enzymes 

Gastroparisis 

Sinus bradycardia

Right Ventricular Conduction delay

Hoping and praying surgery will help my body regain its ability to fight these things off and, at the least, keep them from getting worse!  

Surgery is in about 36 hours!  Hip hip hooray!