WOW! everything I need to know..Thank you so much!!
No date set for the surgery, yet..I start the 3 interviews on the 27th, and 28 of this month. I hope the surgery will be early or mid January.
Can't wait. It helps to know all thisfor the interviews, as I will have many questions, and when I do return to Houston for the surgery, I will have three weeks total to be there..unless, of course, something unforseen should happen...and it won't.
The pre-op questions occurred to me because of the short time I have to be there, do the surgery, and recover enough to return home.
So it sounds like i may have to make one extra trip sometime within a month to do the pre-op tests to allow any time needed to take care of anything that might come up. I have been in excellent health, used to have asthma, but living in Mexico with the clean mountain air has handled that.
I appreciate all the answers as it will help me to ask all the right questions to prepare for this...without any surprises.
I am sometimes so fearful about this surgery, and yet I know I have to do it.
Pray for me to pick the best man to do it. I certainly am armed with a list of highly recommended surgeons and have researched them best I could until I can meet them in person. I am especially concerned to get adequate pain meds, especially for when I return. Anything slightly narcotic is very hard to get in Mexico, even with a doctor prescription. So ironic, in the states , fairly easy to get pain meds from a doctor and have to get prescriptions for everything..and here one can get many US prescription meds "over the counter"....but very difficult for pain meds.
One of my questions will be about that..to see if I can get enough to bring home for the weeks ahead of the surgery. Anyone else here had that problem?
Best regards, Marquesa