GOT a Surgery date!

[dcat96]

Hi all, spoke with surgeons office today and my AVR is scheduled for October 8....Seems so far away...But I start back at work full time this thurs , so I will keep busy between now and then and I have the ability to take sick days should it be too much. I am releived to know a date. I am not a sit back and relax person soooo I have already started organizing and cleaning out closets..and planning for help when I am home from hospital ( I feel like I am nesting like I did before I had my girls!).
I actually am worring myself a bit that I am so calm at this point (maybe I am spending so much time thinking about what everyone else will need when I am recovering I have not spent too much time thinking about the surgery it self and me)...So when will it hit me?
Well I am officially " waiting"!

 

[WayneGM]

Congratulation on setting the date. It'll be here before you know it. I was pretty calm ahead of my surgery, too. Even on the morning of my surgery when I drove to the hospital my wife remarked on how calm I was. It really didn't sink in for me how big an event this was until after it was over and I was struggling with the slowness of recovery. Best wishes and good luck.

 

[skeptic49]

Hey, congratulations on setting the date! Sounds like you're really on top of the situation. Good for you!

Cheers and best wishes,

Jim

 

[SHEEPDOG]

Great!

Great!

Getting the date makes it real. Recovery went faster than I thought it would. % weeks and doin pretty OK. Released from Surg and Cardio doesn't want to see me for 6mos. Hope you have a fast recovery too.

 

[Superbob]

Congratulations on getting that date set! Fall is a good time of year -- no ice to worry about on return home, and you'll be well down the road to full recovery before the holidays come along. Wish you well as you prepare...

 

[Mary]

Congratulations!
I've put you on the calendar!

 

[dick0236]

The unknowns surrounding heart surgery cause the apprehension. You have eliminated two of the big unknowns, accepting the surgery as necessary and getting a firm surgery date. I would imagine that you will have some days when the upcoming surgery will scare you......but that's OK too. Stay busy, visit these forums often and ask your questions. I doubt that you can ask a question that someone has not experienced.

I wish you an uneventful surgery and easy recovery

 

[Cooker]

It will be here before you know it!! ... I'm sure all will go well!

 

[ruthienc1]

Hi- and good luck to you as you get ready! One good thing about a date in October is that you will have wonderful weather outside for walking during your recovery ..........Best wishes to you!

 

[hall]

Glad to hear you got your date! Hope everything goes easy for you. Good luck to you.

 

[Freddie]

I actually am worrying myself a bit that I am so calm at this point maybe I am spending so much time thinking about what everyone else will need when I am recovering I have not spent too much time thinking about the surgery it self and me.
Well I am officially " waiting"!

I was exactly the same way. I wasn't scared or nervous and maybe that was a good thing. I was put on the surgeons "on call list" on a Monday and he called my that Thursday for pre-op tests with the surgery the next day. Boy did I run around to have everything ready.

But this is all good for you and thats a good thing.
Best Wishes

 

[Phyllis]

Glad you have your date and hope we can help in any way possible in the meantime.

 

[debster913]

Isn't it so great to finally have a date scheduled? Wishing you the best!

Debi (debster913)

 

[ejonbry]

Good luck. I actually was less aprehensive after accepting a solid date. Then the hard part was playing the waiting game. Almost 2 weeks after surgery things are going well and I'm sure you will do well.

Eric

 

[Dawn-Marie]

Hi ~ Congratulations of setting a date! The way time flies, it will be here before you know it. Wishing you all the best, Dawn-Marie