"When you hear hoofbeats behind you, you don't expect to see a zebra". The color for rare diseases is zebra. If zebra can be a color. I guess most doctors do not look past the horses to see the lone zebra. The zebra with the rare disease.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Pre-Op today

Had my Pre-Op today at the Pine Creek Medical clinic today.  You don't need an appointment, I would suggest you go early.  We were there around 9:00 am, not very many people were there yet.  When we were leaving, quite a few more people were there.  The standard stuff was done to me; bloodwork, urine analysis, nasal swab (not sure what that was for), I just went with it.  I had an EKG and chest X-rays.  That was about it, but by the time that was all over, I was burning with pain. About a level of 10 or more.  Of course I forgot my pain pills.  The biggest blessing was Gary drove me and I got to lay down in the backseat of my truck.  Thank goodness for Gary.  There is no way I could drive into Dallas and home again without pain levels so high I couldn't imagine!!

So Pre-Op is finished, it just makes surgery seem that much closer!
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