Preparing for Surgery...

The past few weeks have flown by! Since my last post, I had the endoscopic ultrasound, which knocked me on my butt for 2 days. The anesthesia made me throw up once I awoke from the procedure, I slept on and off for about 24 hours, and I had a sore throat for 4 days. During the procedure, Dr. L. tried to get a good biopsy of the tumor; however, he said it was difficult because the tumor was similar to the consistency of Jell-o, all jiggly. My biopsy results came back inconclusive because of this, but all signs are pointing to a benign neuroendocrine tumor.

This past week, the hubs and I spent a long weekend in Washington DC visiting friends and being typical tourists. It was nice and took my mind off of the impending surgery; however, now that we are back to reality I am becoming scared and nervous. I am such a planner and am spending today and tomorrow preparing for the surgery, but it is driving me crazy that I really do not know what to expect after the surgery.

I have been pinning numerous inspirational quotes over the past few weeks to help remind me that once I am past this hump, everything will be ok. However, the quotes I keep coming back to that give me peace of mind are these: