In Less Than 12 Hours

Just to update everyone, the arrival time for surgery tomorrow is now set for 5 AM. They expect the surgery to actually be underway by 7 AM. The whole thing should take approximately 6 hours, so Del will post something by early afternoon to let everyone know how I'm doing. The surgery will take place on the 6th floor at Walter Reed, Ward 67.

I'm not feeling real terrific at the moment, since I drank the Magnesium Citrate stuff to clean out my system a couple of hours ago. There are worse things in the world than that though. Although the surgeon said I could have a light meal of soup for dinner tonight, I have to say that drinking that stuff was really enough to kill my appetite for a while. I have until midnight to change my mind on that, so we'll see how it goes.

It's hard to believe that the surgery is now less than 12 hours away! The surgeon told me on the phone earlier that I should really try to get a good night's sleep tonight. I think he wouldn't have scheduled it for 5 AM and made me drink that abysmal stuff if he really said that with any thought that it would actually happen. Prescribing me some Valium or something might've aided me in that goal too. I will make an attempt and maybe the lack of sleep from last night will help.

Lesson plans are done, Daisy's sitter info has all been written and sent, many more boxes have been unpacked, and I think as many of our ducks that can be in a row before tomorrow are. Now I just need to pack a bag for the hospital and kill some time. Thanks for all of the prayers, kind wishes, and good luck that have been passed my way. Every little bit helps!