It is 10 days now before the surgery of my thyroid. I am doing OK with this for now. I have researched and researched information about the surgery and the types of surgery that are offered.
My surgeon is one that will make a small incision to try and avoid a big scar. I am also going home the same day, which in the past was not the case. I am lucky on those two counts. I am worried and so is Sam/Dad. He seems to be more this time around then usual or maybe it is because of the type of surgery.
I think he could handle the other surgeries because it didn't involve anything close to my neck. Now, I will have my neck cut to remove a very large tumor. I am not sure how much of the thyroid the doctor will take as it depends on what he sees when he goes in the area. I am not sure if the whole thyroid will be removed but I have heard a good portion of it. I may or may not have to take medication afterwards.
What is another pill, for me anyway? I take so much now so an addition will not amount to anything.
The months of November and December are turning out to be quite active. Sam/Dad will be flying up to Bethesda, Maryland, on November 7 and having a large meeting on November 8. He will fly back home November 8, but it will be a late flight.
On November 13, I have my surgery. Depending on how I am doing afterwards, will make our other plans work or not. We have a couple of craft shows coming up then and we wanted to attend. Sam/Dad will fly to California on November 26, to work on the bid for an addition to a hospital in San Diego. The bid is on November 29.
The other function, on November 29, is a retirement dinner for a Clark person that Sam/Dad has worked with while he has been with Clark. This retirement dinner is in San Francisco. This will mean that he will finish the bid up in Costa Mesa, maybe by 3 PM, try to catch a flight to San Francisco for the dinner (which is about an hour and a half), and then return to Costa Mesa the next day to finish up the bid.
We just found out when the holiday party will be this year for Clark and it is December 4. Sam/Dad was to return on December 1. The quandary now is whether to stay longer in Costa Mesa for the party. The party will be on the Queen Mary 2. It sounds like a neat venue for a party.
We are also thinking that if everything goes right, we could stop off in Denver, before our return, for a few days.
All of these plans, will depend on how I am doing from the surgery. That is the biggest question we have right now. I don't have a crystal ball to know that answer. It will definitely be a lot of flying. I believe that could be handled but what about Frankie? The time away will be quite long and I have other doctor appointments already booked. Doctor appointments can be rescheduled. I have my indecisions with all of these activities.
We just have to wait and see what happens in a week and half.
