I have no words...

Yeah, I know, it has nothing to do with bypass surgery, but it's too good to not share. Stand By Me is absolutely my most favorite song ever, out of all the favorite songs I've ever had. It applies across all spectrums of life, whether it be in our personal relationships or globally. I believe that we're put here on this earth to help and take care of each other, and do everything we can to make somebody else's life better. Stand By Me just sums that up beautifully for me.

Anyway, there's a group called Playing for Change and they're incredible. Beyond incredible. They start with one person laying down a base track and travel all over the world, layering tracks, creating the most fabulous and joyous music. And, you guessed it, they did it with Stand By Me. I heard this for the first time yesterday and it made me cry, it touched me so deeply. I just listened to it again and cried again. I definitely need to add them to my Zune!!

So here's the vid, enjoy. Grab a tissue first, and turn up the speakers!!

(And here's where we find out if Meg can embed a video...)

I has a DATE!!!

I'll be having surgery May 26, contingent on the results from the bibopsy. My nutrition class & final pre-op appointment with Doc G are on May 13. THAT'S ONLY TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY!!!! And surgery will be 27 days from today!!! *happy dance!!!* I'm feeling such relief right now.

I did have my bibopsy today. Whoever scheduled it ASSumed that there was an error in the order and scheduled a standard fine needle biopsy. Nope, Doc G really did want a core sample, so we had to wait for a surgeon to be available to do the sampling. Four hours later... Anyway, it's done now, hurts like hell to cough and I have a bitchin' tickle in my throat. Results should be in on Monday or Tuesday.

The surgeon told me that "most biopsies come back benign, but I have to be honest and tell you that when it's a single nodule like this, and the size that it is, the risk is higher that it could be a malignancy." DON'T TELL ME THAT!!! Let me live in ignorance for the rest of the week and through the weekend!!! I told him that it'd better be something that Windex can clear up. (He actually got my stupid joke. Hehehe)

So right now I'm praying and sacrificing chickens to to voodoos that it comes back clear, or benign at worst. It's going to be a LOOOOONG wait until Monday/Tuesday. *deep breath* I'll have to work hard on getting my bedroom & closets organized, that should be plenty to keep me busy until then!

It's About Freakin' Time!!

is for APPROVED.

After being without internet for several days and having to run down to the library to check the status only to be met with a big fat "P" for pending, I just got the 'net fixed and the FIRST thing I did was check the status. It's been APPROVED!!!! *happy dance!* I have my bibopsy tomorrow, so we're going to get to the hospital a bit early so I can run up to Dr. G's office & see if I can set my date. Now I just have to pray hard that the bibopsy comes back benign at worst, so we can go through with it. Either way, at least I can start the process soon.


GIDDY!!!