It’s 12:40 AM the night before (well, I guess technically the morning of) my surgery. Had a long day today in prep. Had a 2 hour meeting with the nutritionist beginning at 8:30AM, met with the financial lady to provide my last payment, then met with Dr. Champion – afterwards I spent 1PM-4PM at Northside Hospital doing preliminary testing. Met with the Anesthesiologist, the Surgical coordinator who gave me a play-by-play of what to expect when I arrive at the hospital, and had an EKG, gave tons of blood and had 2 chest x-rays.
I am just so ready to get this surgery! Enough of the paperwork and initial here and sign here and date there. Read this, expect that. I just want to get the band so I can see how it will work WITH ME. All this prep these last 7 months are by all means worth it. You can never “over-educate” yourself. I had a talk with my dear friend John Starke the other day. He’s in Graduate School for Theology at the Univ. of Georgia. He told me that he’s growing tired of reading about life and God instead of just living it. I guess that’s sorta how I feel. I’m tired of hearing or reading about all the complications and the breakthroughs and the tough moments and the beautiful moments. I just wanna experience it.
Words that express how I’m feeling right now: tired, nostalgic, anxious, hopeful, eager, cold, grateful, creative, nervous, exhausted, antsy, loved, renegade.
Good luck Julie! We can’t wait to hear from you soon!