Update on surgery status, Candace's birthday

Well, fun stuff first. Today (March 14th) is Candace's 21st birthday. Of course that means free lunch at Asianna. THe five of us, Rainna and Sammy and Candace all went, Joel opted for a nap :)

Sammy enjoyed dipping his chicken in any thing he could find. He also enjoyed a lemon. Unfortunately no one came to sing to candace (much to her delight) because they forgot about us (we did ask). HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANDACE!!!

So, to update the surgery situation, I went through with the knee pre-op appointment, but halfway through my registration at ParkRidge I got calls from both my knee doctor and the tumor-removing doctor. I was told to cancel the knee surgery and do the tumor surgery first. So, on Monday I have a CT scan and I will schedule surgery. I am hoping to get it done in the next week and am praying for a very very short recovery time so I can do the knee quickly. I really don;t want to be recovering through the summer. I want to be able to walk during the nice weather months and enjoy it, not having to be stuck inside recovering. The pain in my knee is worsening and due to my stomach pain (i have h-pylori and gastritis) I can't take Ibuprofen anymore. Right now I am taking no pain meds. They've given me Xanax to deal with the stress and my anxiety before the surgeries, etc. I'm on 3 meds for the H-Pylori and 2 peptos 3x a day. I feel like an old person with all this medication!

So, basically, I should have a date for the tumor surgery, but I will not know how quick I can reschedule the knee surgery until I have the tumor surgery. He was unsure how much cutting he would have to do (he's really unsure if he will even be able to find it!) As soon as I have something to update, I will add it on here.

More Drama about the surgery

Today I got more results from the GI scope. Apparently I have a tumor (carcinoid) in my duodenum. THis has to be removed and my regular doctor wants it done before my knee surgery. HOWEVER, I have read up on this and it doens't seem life threatening from what I have read. I meet with the surgeon tomorrow at 11 and I will know more. I am hoping he will let me have my knee surgery as usual on Tuesday and then have the tumor removed a few weeks later. I have a CT scan on Friday as well. TOmorrow I will know what to expect as far as recovery and what he thinks about the knee surgery situation. I really don't see what one has to do with the other, but you never know. I will update again when I have more info.