Letter to a friend going into surgery…beginning the journey.

I’m glad next week is a quick in and out. How long does the procedure take? Is it general anesthesia or something else? I had a friend that insisted on getting the anesthesia that doesn’t wipe out the memory of the procedure. Maybe you know what that is. I didn’t care…just knock me out!

I always looked forward to pre op. Honestly! By that time I knew that when I went to sleep I’d wake up knowing more, having the cancer removed, the next breast work stage completed, or hysterectomy, or…So each time I felt I was moving towards better health. I love to go in & do something like wear deer antlers around Christmas, with the jingle bells on them…..had a friend that got to wear her pair into the surgical suite.  She got more jolly : )

Things will improve in someway after a day in surgery….my longest was 6 hours or so. Hey, to me it was a much needed rest from anxiety & unending sleeplessness over my health crisis  and  intense marital separation. So I felt in good hands, confident and had faith that all was going to be well…eventually…just another step in the right direction. one step at a time….small victories along the way.

I’m hoping Mass General lives up to it’s reputation in all ways. I’m super vigilant in hospitals because of my experiences in Miami, FL…home of the “Hospital Circus”.

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