working out for Disney

[Sans Souci]

Hello-

I did my last workout for a month today. It was a leg workout.

They called at one pm today to tell me I need to be at the hospital at 11:30 AM. I have to stop eating and drinking at midnight. I have to remember not to have my 2 glasses of water upon waking up and no coffee. Ugh.

Then, at 4:10, the surgical coordinator called me to ask if I'd made my pre-payment. I was like, HUH? She said someone from the hospital called her saying I hadn't paid and they will need to cancel my surgery. This was the first I'd heard of it. So, she made me call the hospital. They wanted $1008 right there and I said no. Then he came back with $854. I was irate bc you just don't drop this on someone less than 24 hours from surgery. Your inability to contact me in a timely manner is not my problem. Sort your stuff out. I wasn't sure we had that floating around this month, since I hadn't budgeted for it. The surgery coordinator told me to call her back if I had issues. She was going to be in until 4:30. I called at 4:22 and it went straight to voicemail.

Then my surgeon called because he wanted to know how I was doing and if I had anymore questions. I told him what was going on, because I wasn't sure if my surgery had been canceled. Since I told the guy on the phone I did not have that money right then and there. He was very sympathetic. My doc told me to call the coordinator in the AM and that he would wait until 10 AM before cancelling. He said we can reschedule for another time if we had to and it wouldn't be a problem. I'm not rescheduling. We're doing this tomorrow.

I do have the money. I am asking the coordinator who to call to provide feedback. This is unacceptable and they need to be aware this happened. I was already anxious and dropping this on me so soon before my surgery sent me over the edge. I spent all week Spring cleaning my bedroom so I would have somewhere cheery and nice to recover, I bought foods that will be easy to eat and I made peace with the fact that recovery is going to suck, but it will be short-lived. Doing these things made me feel better about it all and then this idiot threatens to cancel my surgery via my surgical coordinator. It feels like a set back.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Hello-

I did my last workout for a month today. It was a leg workout.

They called at one pm today to tell me I need to be at the hospital at 11:30 AM. I have to stop eating and drinking at midnight. I have to remember not to have my 2 glasses of water upon waking up and no coffee. Ugh.

Then, at 4:10, the surgical coordinator called me to ask if I'd made my pre-payment. I was like, HUH? She said someone from the hospital called her saying I hadn't paid and they will need to cancel my surgery. This was the first I'd heard of it. So, she made me call the hospital. They wanted $1008 right there and I said no. Then he came back with $854. I was irate bc you just don't drop this on someone less than 24 hours from surgery. Your inability to contact me in a timely manner is not my problem. Sort your stuff out. I wasn't sure we had that floating around this month, since I hadn't budgeted for it. The surgery coordinator told me to call her back if I had issues. She was going to be in until 4:30. I called at 4:22 and it went straight to voicemail.

Then my surgeon called because he wanted to know how I was doing and if I had anymore questions. I told him what was going on, because I wasn't sure if my surgery had been canceled. Since I told the guy on the phone I did not have that money right then and there. He was very sympathetic. My doc told me to call the coordinator in the AM and that he would wait until 10 AM before cancelling. He said we can reschedule for another time if we had to and it wouldn't be a problem. I'm not rescheduling. We're doing this tomorrow.

I do have the money. I am asking the coordinator who to call to provide feedback. This is unacceptable and they need to be aware this happened. I was already anxious and dropping this on me so soon before my surgery sent me over the edge. I spent all week Spring cleaning my bedroom so I would have somewhere cheery and nice to recover, I bought foods that will be easy to eat and I made peace with the fact that recovery is going to suck, but it will be short-lived. Doing these things made me feel better about it all and then this idiot threatens to cancel my surgery via my surgical coordinator. It feels like a set back.

That stinks that they dropped that on you so late, something similar happened to a friend of mine recently. I hope you are able to have the surgery today and that everything goes well.

 

[Sans Souci]

Hello-

Today is my first day post-op. Honestly, the recovery hasn't been that bad. I did have a horrible night's sleep because I have to sleep elevated, but I only need to do that for another night or two. But I expected that. I also don't know if was the saline or what, but I had so much water retention and I was up all night getting rid of it. I didn't have my surgery until 2:30 PM, which is not fun when you haven't eaten or drank since 9 PM the previous night. My husband stayed with me until they wheeled me into the OR and then he went home. We live only 5 mi away from the hospital, so it's stupid to sit around in the waiting room for 4 hours. He picked me up, had a bit to eat and I stayed up until 10 pm watching TV downstairs. He surprised me with a bottle of zero proof rum.

I asked my ENT about empty nose syndrome and he told me that was extremely rare and that there is awareness about it, so surgeons have adjusted their techniques accordingly. He called my husband when he was done with my operation and told him I still had an active sinus infection and that my right sinus was filled with pus. (I hope once this is cleared, the fatigue I had will go away.) He put medicated packing in there I have splints in my nostrils to help my septum set properly. I have this strap that goes behind my ears that keeps surgical packing under my nose for drainage. Callie is unsure about me. lol

The pain hasn't been bad at all. I don't know if this is normal or if I still have anesthesia in my body. I am alternating between Advil and Tylenol. I have Oxycontin JIC, but I was advised to take it was an absolute resort. I can't breathe through my nose at all. I could last night, right after surgery but I think the swelling from surgery has set in. It feels like a bad cold where you can't taste anything and my ears pop when I swallow.

I am really glad I set my room up for this I had a cool-mist humidifier and a bottle of water on my bedside table. I changed my sheets before I went to the hospital (I usually do on Thursdays) and I had a tin of vaseline lip balm, since I am breathing out of my mouth.

And because 2026 isn't done with me yet, I got a jury service summons in the mail.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

These leggings are adorable.

They have so many fun options. Shipping can take a bit but it is a small business that I believe is run entirely by women. So, I like that I'm supporting something other than Amazon. I got the leggings below for the races coming up. I'm particularly fond of the Lucky Charms marshmallows because I like silly and whimsical but the fireflies are very pretty.



I'm not normally one for graphic tees and tanks but these two spoke to me and will likely be part of my race attire. The first one I got in turquoise and it seems to match the fireflies. The humerus one, while Halloween technically, can work year round and I may just put it with the marshmallows to poke fun at myself for the silliness. It was better than any of their Magically Delicious tanks.



I also got these because Sam's school is the Panthers and our colors are black and green.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I don't go to Trader Joe's as much as I used to bc I don't have the patience for their parking lots (and I would buy too much snack-y stuff), I've never tried their extra lean ground beef. My husband bought a quarter of a cow and it's grass fed. I can't stand the way it smells when it's cooking or the flavor. So, I go out and sneak a pound of ground beef here and there. I might have to endure the universally inadequate parking lot to try it. My husband bought these Thai Yellow Curry flavored potato chips I wish he hadn't...and I am who can take or leave chips.

Our Trader Joe's is right next to the Planet Fitness I frequent, so I usually pop in after a workout. I've been pretty good about skipping the snack stuff and focusing on their more healthful options. That's so funny that you say that about the beef. Years ago, we purchased a steer at auction with a friend and split the meat. We got tons of ground beef. Now, this was some kid's FFA project, so this thing was fed the very best. The steaks and such were fine but the ground beef smelled and tasted awful to me...to the point that I was buying beef from the supermarket. The chips sound interesting. Not sure those would call to me but you just never know with some things.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

Hello-

Today is my first day post-op. Honestly, the recovery hasn't been that bad. I did have a horrible night's sleep because I have to sleep elevated, but I only need to do that for another night or two. But I expected that. I also don't know if was the saline or what, but I had so much water retention and I was up all night getting rid of it. I didn't have my surgery until 2:30 PM, which is not fun when you haven't eaten or drank since 9 PM the previous night. My husband stayed with me until they wheeled me into the OR and then he went home. We live only 5 mi away from the hospital, so it's stupid to sit around in the waiting room for 4 hours. He picked me up, had a bit to eat and I stayed up until 10 pm watching TV downstairs. He surprised me with a bottle of zero proof rum.

I asked my ENT about empty nose syndrome and he told me that was extremely rare and that there is awareness about it, so surgeons have adjusted their techniques accordingly. He called my husband when he was done with my operation and told him I still had an active sinus infection and that my right sinus was filled with pus. (I hope once this is cleared, the fatigue I had will go away.) He put medicated packing in there I have splints in my nostrils to help my septum set properly. I have this strap that goes behind my ears that keeps surgical packing under my nose for drainage. Callie is unsure about me. lol

The pain hasn't been bad at all. I don't know if this is normal or if I still have anesthesia in my body. I am alternating between Advil and Tylenol. I have Oxycontin JIC, but I was advised to take it was an absolute resort. I can't breathe through my nose at all. I could last night, right after surgery but I think the swelling from surgery has set in. It feels like a bad cold where you can't taste anything and my ears pop when I swallow.

I am really glad I set my room up for this I had a cool-mist humidifier and a bottle of water on my bedside table. I changed my sheets before I went to the hospital (I usually do on Thursdays) and I had a tin of vaseline lip balm, since I am breathing out of my mouth.

And because 2026 isn't done with me yet, I got a jury service summons in the mail.

I'm sorry that we went through that pre-ops nastiness over payment. We had something like that when Sam broke her thumb. I remember going in the morning of surgery, thinking that everything would be run through insurance first, she was already being prepped and I was being asked to fork over thousands on the spot. I swear...medical billing is an absolute disgrace.

Sleeping elevated is not fun but at least it's not an extended period of time. It also sounds like your ENT gave you some peace of mind for the concerns over empty nose syndrome. I think that active sinus infection is a sign that the operation was worth it to try and correct all of this. Recovery is never fun but in time, you'll be back to you...hopefully, even better (from a nasal standpoint). I'm sure Callie can also smell that it's you even if visuals are throwing her.

That's good that the pain hasn't been bad so far. If you can manage with Tylenol and Advil, even better. Hopefully the bad cold feeling will soon subside.

Oh man...jury duty on top of this!?!??!?