I have been waiting for this day for weeks; however, now that it is here I would really just like to hop on a plane and fly as fast as I can in any other direction. Tomorrow is surgery day which meant today I had preop and final assessment. I went in to work like any other day and prepared the girls as best as I could for my job duties while I am out the next few weeks, turned off my light and went to the hospital to have my final pre-surgery tests.

I had a Lymphoscintigraphy which is a nuclear medicine imaging study for mapping the lymphatic system with scintigraphy. The radiotracer is injected just beneath the skin using a very small needle followed by a series of images. They tell you it feels like a bee sting. I told the girl administering the test that I had recently had a bee sting and would know whether she was lying or not. She laughed and said remember everything is bigger in Texas. When it was all said and done, I told her that it was more like a Texas wasp, not a bee, and she said she would start using that analogy for future patients. Stephen and I then went to preop for my EKG and lab work where they went over everything I needed to do prior to arrival tomorrow morning. All in all, it was quick and we were in and out in time for lunch. We went to Enchilada Ole, haven’t been? You should go - the guacamole is fresh and on point! They have locations on Camp Bowie, N Tarrant and on Forest Park.

Last Friday, Stephen and I sat down and talked about all of the things that have been weighing heavily on my mind. Some were completely rational, while others were were not; however, I really needed someone just to let me vent and voice my concerns out loud. In order for me to work through things, I need to verbalize and let my thoughts stew in the open rather than hidden away. I can honestly say that after working through all of this together, I feel less overwhelmed and more at peace.

So for tomorrow, we are claiming no lymph node involvement and for surgery to go smoothly.