Two days ago I received the first email from my GCS surgeon’s office regarding things I need to complete for my surgery this summer, um, woo-hoo! There have been many things in this process, so it isn’t as though this really the first thing, it is more like thing number 429 or some such thing, lol. Okay, maybe not that many things have had to be done, but it kind of feels like it sometimes.
The email informed me that I need to get an EKG sent to them and I also need to get cardiac clearance due to my health history. Three years ago when I went to have my orchiectomy done I also got a request for an EKG to be done. That showed that I had a small heart murmur and I needed a bit of further testing. I had a stress test, everything looked great, and I was cleared for surgery. I knew that this surgery is much more important for me and so I got a head start on contacting my cardiac doctor and have actually already had my first appointment. During which I had another EKG that didn’t show my heart murmur at all. Um, another huge woo-hoo!!
I’ve currently got 51 days to go until my special day is here, and so far I am at day 477 of no nicotine at all!! Um, yes that does deserve another woo-hoo! Over the next two weeks I will be getting an echocardiogram of my heart as well as a nuclear treadmill heart stress test. On May 2nd I will get the results, but so far everything looks way better than it did three years ago when I first began going to this cardiac doctor. And that is really fabulous. I have been working my little butt off trying to get myself into top condition for this surgery. I’ve got a few marks against me, smoked for 30+ years, and am 50 years old, so I figure I might as well do what I can to help improve my odds a bit. And so far, that hard work and my sacrifices are seemingly paying off!
Okay well, I hope everyone out there in the blog-o-sphere who still reads my drivel is doing lovely! For the most part I really have not been. Things since January have been very difficult in many ways. I think ultimately that it all boils down to one main thing, I am super struggling with a little thing called dysphoria. In many ways that is a huge reason why I often find I cannot publish anything on my sad little blog, I just don’t want to put out there massive negativity. A bit of negativity maybe, but not not massive amounts, lol. No but seriously I do prefer to keep an upbeat vibe here and as of late, the last few months especially, I have not been able to do that. I think things are looking up, but still things are tough.
Okay, you take care of you Boo!
Love you!
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Congratulations Kelly! I hope everything goes well.
Yes life just keeps happening good, bad, or somewhere in between. I recently had neck surgery, and I am still experiencing enough pain to have to take morphine ER and hydromorphone as a break through med. Can’t really do much which is almost as bad as the physical pain.
To tell the truth I’m a bit jelly, but only because I am so happy for you.
congrats Teresa ( me) is having GCS may24 reborn at last I seem to have a little more mileage. have enjoyed your blog for many years please keep writing
Enjoyed reading your blog. Wish you lots of happiness and sunshine in the coming years.
If you can’t word vomit, positive or negative, here, where else can you do it? I think those of us that read your blog are supportive enough to handle it. Hugs for you. You’ve come so far!
I’m the last person on earth to give advice…on pretty much anything. So, I’ll refrain from doing so here and only offer my total admiration for all that you and your partner have been through since we first crossed paths back when. I do mean admiration. You have kept a relationship together and been able to take each next step forward together. That’s something I wasn’t able to do.
Hi Kelly! I read about your successful GCS surgery and wanted to say (again) congratulations on completing this huge step! I hope its smooth sailing from here on!