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Tomorrow is the day…

I will be honest, I did not write this at 3am on Tuesday. I knew I would be rushed for time and did not want to try to make sense in the middle of the night. So I am writing this throughout the day on Monday. This will most likely be my last post before…

September 11, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Family, Heart Surgery, Love, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Uncategorized.

Bonus post – My affirmation card today

Funny how the world works. I have affirmation cards at work and I pulled one today. (note: I randomly – without looking – select a card each day) This is what the card said: “Loving others is easy when I love and accept myself. My heart is open. I allow my love to flow freely.…

September 10, 2012 in Heart Surgery, Love.

Two days: More random thoughts

We leave tomorrow and the surgery is in two days. Tomorrow at this time, we should be more than halfway to the coast. I would like to say that I slept really well again last night. However, not so much. I slept enough, just restless and BIZARRE dreams. I have mentioned in previous posts just…

September 10, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Family, Heart Surgery, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Uncategorized.

Three days: What’s on my agenda?

Three days from now, I should be in surgery. While I have the occasional catastrophic thought, for the most part I still feel very confident that all will be fine. My two biggest worries right now are getting to the pre-op appt on time (avoiding getting stuck in California traffic jams) and pain. We are…

September 9, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Surgery, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Uncategorized.

Four days left: When 4 feels like a lot less than 5

I woke up this morning…yes, I slept pretty well again last night with the help of  diphenhydramine. Anyway, I woke up this morning with the sunrise and it occurred to me that there are only 4 days until my surgery. It startled me a little. Why does that sound a whole lot closer than 5…

September 8, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Surgery, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Uncategorized.

Six days and counting: Random thoughts

Today’s post is a bit less focused. I think it is because I am less focused. If you read yesterday’s musings, you know that I am not sleeping well. Unfortunately, last night was worse. While the gentle rain and cool breeze made for optimal sleeping conditions, I awakened at 12:11am – fell back to sleep…

September 6, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Surgery, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

Seven days to go: What happened to my sleep?

The mania and obsessive-compulsiveness hit over the weekend. I got an amazing number of things done. In fact, I did everything I intended to do and still had time to watch some television and go out for an anniversary dinner. Yesterday morning I continued to feel pretty wired. This is all made even more interesting…

September 5, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Surgery, Mindfulness, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

Eight days out: How do you ask for help?

As the days pass and the day of my surgery approaches, I am faced with a dilemma. However, while others will hopefully not face the same situation, many may find themselves in a place or time where they must face similar issues. I have indicated that I will likely be away from work for 6…

September 4, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Surgery, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

What do you do in the last week before surgery?

I don’t know what others do in the last few days before STAAR surgery (surgical thoracic aortic aneurysm repair), but I am occupied with a variety of things. Yesterday I completed my will, a power of attorney, and a power of attorney for health care (also known as advanced directives). I have always disliked this process,…

September 2, 2012 in Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Family, Heart Surgery.

I’m shrinking…

On June 28, 2012, now over 9 weeks ago, I injured my shoulder. My chiropractor believes that I tore something – possibly a torn rotator cuff. Prior to that time I had adjusted my workouts, but was still pretty pleased with them. The blurry photo below gives you an idea where I was at the…

September 1, 2012 in Fitness, Heart Surgery, Injury, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

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