Today's agenda

S minus 5 days and counting....

Today's agenda calls for taking Mr D to his Occupational Therapy in Grayson, taking him to school, then going BACK to Lawrenceville to sit in my Rheumatologist's office until they can 'fit' me in.  I have to have his clearance before I can have the surgery.  Now, while I know this was something that the surgeon wrote on his orders, I also know he wrote that before he realized that the doctor was on vacation. We had made other arrangements once we knew that...but the original orders is what we need to go by.

Now, one option is to have the surgeon write up the orders differently.  That would mean another delay in the surgery...because there are no other slots open for surgery for about 3 weeks, and already a waiting list for my slot if we don't go through with it!  So, I will be sitting, and sitting, and sitting.

Amanda will be here to get the kiddos off the school bus for me, and I already have dinner prepared for tonight (thanks to my wonderful daughter in law!) Then we will have church services tonight.

One thing I am becoming increasingly aware of is the fact that I get extremely tired very quickly these days. (evidently it is very exhausting holding up this big head of mine!)

What I expect from my recovery:

I expect to be unable to do most things for at least a day or so after coming home.
I expect to feel well enough to attempt going to church the first Sunday after the surgery.
I expect to be able to start sewing within 2 weeks.
I expect to be very tired for a while, but to start feeling better within a few days.
I expect to go to Disney 10 weeks post op!

I know, for the most part that is not very high expectations.  See, it is really hard for me to have expectations as to the pain and numbness in my hands and arms...since at this moment I have neither.(pain and numbness that is..I do have arms and hands!) So I truly expect to wake up and not have pain and numbness in my arms and hands....in order to know if that part worked I have to wait a while to see if it comes back.

Now as far as what to expect of my family and friends during my recovery....
I expect my husband to try his best to keep up with Mr D's schedule, and fail.
I expect my at home kids to try their best to keep the house at least picked up, and fail.
I expect my grown kids to help out when they can (and try to keep their dad on schedule as much as humanly possible) and succeed.
I expect there to be way more visitors that I am prepared for.
I expect them to bring food, even if we don't need it.
I expect everyone to laugh at me relentlessly when I am bored and want to do SOMETHING!
I expect them to let me sleep (at least for a couple of days).
I expect them all to decide when my recovery is over (mainly because it interferes with their plans!

See, I know my family and friends.

Now, I have to go work on a schedule for hubby to follow ........

Nini