Pre-op

So I had my pre-op appointment this morning.  I was right on time, but the doctor was 40 minutes late.  He told me that they no longer give him any say over how long appointments are, and they don't usually give him enough time.  He did an ultrasound, and we got to see my fibroids again.  One is definitely an issue, and two are quite questionable.  I also had a large cyst on one ovary, and a small cyst on the other.  We looked at my MRI results again, and he told me he was definitely taking out the big centrally located fibroid, and the other two were maybes.  He doesn't want to remove too much of the uterine lining all at once, and the other two are definitely smaller and not in the way as much, so he might want to take them out in another surgery.  However, one of the smaller ones is so close to the big one that may have to come out as well, and he may end up having to go in laproscopically because it is so close to the uterine wall.  All of these maybes!  I'll just be happy to have the procedure over with.  Afterwards, I'll be on vicodin, antibiotics, anti-nausea meds, and estrogen.  I'll be a veritable pharmacy!

I will also have a stent, aka balloon, in my uterus for a week.  Apparently, this is likely to cause cramping, and possibly nausea as well.  Hooray.  And Halloween is Friday and I'm determined to something sorta fun.  We've been invited to a party.  I want to go, but I'm not sure D is as excited as I am.  It will (probably) be a pretty low-key party, so I really want to go.  Lots of my nerdy friends will be there.  We can have nerdy conversations.  It will be awesome!  I will probably not feel like partying, though.  I'm guessing I will also not be allowed to drink.  Which is probably good for me.

I've been told to be at the surgery center at 9:45, and my doctor told me that my surgery is scheduled for 11:30, although he thinks his first surgery will run long.  I would really, really like to not get stuck in commute traffic on my way home.  That's all I really want.  I'm missing our work luncheon tomorrow, and this is the first time everyone voted to go to my favorite restaurant, but I'll be ok with missing that as long as the ride home is traffic-free.  But I'm guessing I'll be so out of it that I won't notice anyway.

OK, time to get my timecard done and submitted so that I don't have to worry about it while I'm out.