Ashley J.
Almost there..
Aug 07, 2007
Yes!! I am excited. I am so close. My surgery is scheduled for August 21. This has been a long time coming. I had my EGD done today. I dont remember much about it. The one thing I do remember is being there at 8:50 am and having to wait till 11:15 before I even went back to start the procedure. I slept alot. The meds they gave me knocked me out. I dont remember them even doing the procedure. I remember waking up in recovery 2 hours later and my husband starring at me. HA!
I go back on Friday to sign consents and do pre-surgery lab work. This is getting so close. I have been waiting for this to happen for years. This is something I have always wanted since I have known about the surgery.
I first got my PCP to refer me to the surgeon but that was after I changed PCPs. My first family physician was a man, in the Air Force, and exercised alot. I think he thought I could exercise and be like him and would be fine. Little did he know I have been trying. Finally I changed my doctors and got a wonderful doctor, Dr. Hamm. She is the best! She referred me to the surgeon. I went and seen Dr. S. Barnes back in February. Of course, at first I went to one of the seminars. After the seminar I went back and spoke to her. I have already done alot of research on the internet about GBS so she just confirmed everything I have read. At the end of the consultation with her I was left in the hallway by myself. I get upset about that because Dr. Barnes was looking for something to give to me, and some paperwork. I never recd any paperwork which is why it has taken so long to get things accomplished. I was suppose to get some sort of packet with detailed info about all the docs I had to see. Yep, never recd that. SO of course I called back alot and everytime I called I kept getting different answers about who I was suppose to see, what I was suppose to do next, and so on. I didnt even know I was approved for surgery. It would have been nice to have known that. Oh well, I am there now which is all that matters to me right now. I am scared but this is well worth it!
I go back on Friday to sign consents and do pre-surgery lab work. This is getting so close. I have been waiting for this to happen for years. This is something I have always wanted since I have known about the surgery.
I first got my PCP to refer me to the surgeon but that was after I changed PCPs. My first family physician was a man, in the Air Force, and exercised alot. I think he thought I could exercise and be like him and would be fine. Little did he know I have been trying. Finally I changed my doctors and got a wonderful doctor, Dr. Hamm. She is the best! She referred me to the surgeon. I went and seen Dr. S. Barnes back in February. Of course, at first I went to one of the seminars. After the seminar I went back and spoke to her. I have already done alot of research on the internet about GBS so she just confirmed everything I have read. At the end of the consultation with her I was left in the hallway by myself. I get upset about that because Dr. Barnes was looking for something to give to me, and some paperwork. I never recd any paperwork which is why it has taken so long to get things accomplished. I was suppose to get some sort of packet with detailed info about all the docs I had to see. Yep, never recd that. SO of course I called back alot and everytime I called I kept getting different answers about who I was suppose to see, what I was suppose to do next, and so on. I didnt even know I was approved for surgery. It would have been nice to have known that. Oh well, I am there now which is all that matters to me right now. I am scared but this is well worth it!
