It’s that time of the year again.
I’ll be heading back to the hospital on Friday the 25th for another fun adventure in
surgery land. To keep things fresh and interesting, this procedure will be a
brand new one that hasn’t been performed here before. I’ve been told that my
doctor has performed this procedure in Europe but it was never mentioned how
long ago they were in Europe.
The procedure itself is going to
be more or less similar to my previous one except the complete opposite. I was
told that I would have a spinal block and drugged up again so it’s going to be
exactly the same for me so I’ll have at least that nice level of consistency.
The procedure is going to be similar in that it’s going to involve various
needles and instruments but different because rather than burning the tumor,
they’ll be freezing it to death. The supposed benefit of this is that with the
use of a CT scan (this will be performed in CT) they can actually see the flesh
that is being frozen. This means they can better limit the
collateral damage while also insuring that they kill everything they intend to
kill. It would be nice if the doctors had some experience to be as exact as
possible but that’s the cost of being the first name on a brand new waiting list. Hopefully they practiced on a lot of steak (not a joke).
For my first surgery, I allowed
myself to start running before I could walk again (figuratively, I don’t think
I’ve run anywhere in a few years). As worried as I was about a lot of things, I
really focused on the future and of course was let down when things didn’t
quite work out. This time around I’ve mostly just ignored this whole lead up
for better or for worse. I’d rather try and just take each day as it comes than
get caught up in everything that comes with either success or failure. That being
the case, I’m not actually in the mood to write much more as it completely goes
against what I said I was going to do.
I’ll be back with fun stories
from the hospital in a few days. Wish me luck… or don’t and be a dick.
