Tuesday Thoughts on my upcoming outpatient surgery

Fidál (Grace), 6 Sultán (Sovereignty), 168 BE – Tuesday, January 24, 2012 about 11:40 AM Pacific Time

I finally found out what is wrong with my legs. It turns out that I have a problem with my veins and the blood is pooling in my lower legs. This is what caused the sores on my left leg, which was spreading to my right leg. I have an ultrasound of my legs last week and a follow up this week.

My veins are not working properly, which causes the blood to pool in the lower legs. I have to have an outpatient surgical procedure to correct the issue. I am not sure precisely when this procedure will occur, probably sometime in February.

I know that the procedure will occur on a Monday. I know this because the surgical center that performs these procedures does so on Monday and Thursday. I have chosen the doctor and the day all that is left is the specific date. I will know the date as soon as my insurance approves the procedure.

As I wrote, the procedure will be done on a Monday. The following Thursday, I will go in for an ultrasound. This is to make sure there are no blood clots. As soon as I find out the date, I will update the information by making another blog entry.

My mother had cataract surgery Thursday

Jalál (Glory), 2 Jalál (Glory), 167 BE – Saturday, April 10, 2010 about 1:35 PM Pacific Time

Mom had cataract surgery on her left eye Thursday afternoon. On Friday morning we went to the surgeon's office for an after surgery consultation. The doctor said that Mom would probably get glasses in about a month. Mom was a bit disappointed because she wanted glasses right away.

Mom and I have discussed glasses several times over the past year. Last year the doctor removed the cataract from her right eye. Last year Mom still had her old glasses, but she broke them early this year. Ever since she broke her old glasses Mom has wanted new glasses, but with the cataract surgery on her left eye, coming this year there was no getting new glasses. I just have to keep encouraging her until she gets the new glasses.

My Mother is going to have cataract removal surgery

I took Mom to the eye doctor on Monday, January 19, and we received the letters today. One was from her health insurance provider they approved procedure and the other was from the doctor's office. She has an appointment to consult with the surge0n, an appointment for the surgery itself and three follow-up appointments.

I put the two of those appointments in the planning calendar, but not the other three. I'm not sure why I didn't put all to them in the planning calendar at the same time. All the appointments are in the same letter, so I have no excuse for not putting them in.

Mom is 87 and her birthday is coming up in March. In 2007, she was in the hospital for surgery and in 2008; she went into the hospital for another surgery. This is an out patient procedure and I have the instructions on what she needs to do after the cataracts are removed. I am just going to take a deep breath and leave everything up to God.