A Day in the Office and Prep for Surgery!

March 1st

Yesterday was awesome! I got up and got all ready and went into the office where I spent ALL day and got to see my wonderful work family who made me feel so special!My old team got together for lunch which was so fun to get the band all together, Aashima, Sakira, Latoya, Karine, Tom and Danielle. Conversation was lively and collaborative just like old times! It was a great day and I feel super human! The hugs were amazing the genuine interest and concern for my well being was so wonderful!But I have to say the funniest part of the day was when my biggest blog fan told me, in no uncertain terms that she felt I waited too long to post my last post and she was getting a bit anxious about that! Danielle I promise I will post more often from this point forward and will continue to bring you not only humor but also the brutal truth of how I am feeling.

So to be totally honest the delay was due in large part to really feeling both emotionally and physically shitty and I just wanted to crawl in my hole and make the world go away. BTW that doesn’t work AT ALL!

So now we prepare for surgery on March 14th. I have a to do list which keeps getting longer and longer and coordinating the outpouring of love and desire to help during this time. This surgery, the Whipple procedure, will keep me in the hospital for up to 10 days – I am counting on my strong healing powers to kick into high gear and that I will be out in 7 days but I know I need to prepare for more.

So this is what I know – I will feel rather crummy and will be out of it for days. I will probably have a feeding tube for the first 3-4 days. I will probably not remember much of those days which may not be so bad! I plan to do whatever I am told and will not fight taking the pain killers as I know they will help me rest which is how the body heals! I will be at CMC Main in Charlotte, my surgeon is Erin Baker for the Whipple procedure, and her partner David Iannitti for the IRE procedure, who BTW has done the 2nd most of this procedure in the world! I know I am in good hands with some of the best in the country!

I know people will want to be kept up to date and visit if they can, which makes me feel more then loved I am humbled as well. To coordinate this Astrid Martin will be on point for sharing visit updates and letting folks know when visits can happen. To reach Astrid you can text at 704-562-7198 or email her at tid817@gmail.com. You can also reach out to Steve at 704-650-0152.

We will come through this with flying colors and be on the other side of this nightmare soon! With Missy’s mob of warriors and my amazing healthcare team, Lucifer and his little friends are going down!