The Surgery That Almost Happened
Unfortunately my back surgery got postponed due to some very high blood pressure issues. Environmental stress can do that to a person. Changes will be made to rectify the issue. I will get the surgery done in the near future...most likely after the first of the year. Until then I will get another round of Radio Frequency Ablations (RFA) which hopefully will give me a much needed break from the pain until I can get the surgery completed.
Getting Closer To My Surgery Date
This upcoming Thursday, 10/5, I will be having my back surgery. I have to be at the hospital by 6:30 in the morning for an 8:30 surgical time. Projected stay in the hospital is 3 days.
Tomorrow Veronica and I will be attending a 2 hour pre-operative class at the hospital to inform us of what we can expect before, during and after the surgery.
Due to the amount of stress that has been and currently is being generated by a certain unnamed person within this household it has been decided that it is in my best interest to get and stay at a hotel in the area until my surgery.
I need to get my blood pressure down before the surgery or else they will most likely cancel it, and if I continued staying where I am currently at there is no way that will be happening....my stress level dropping. So we will pack up a suitcase and be out of here tomorrow. We will go to our hotel after the class is finished, where I will begin decompressing from all the stress that is created in my day to day life. As if having surgery isn't stressful enough there is always someone that wants to add additional stress into the mix.
Due to the needs and wants of another I have put taking care of myself on the back burner. It is now MY turn!
Tomorrow Veronica and I will be attending a 2 hour pre-operative class at the hospital to inform us of what we can expect before, during and after the surgery.
Due to the amount of stress that has been and currently is being generated by a certain unnamed person within this household it has been decided that it is in my best interest to get and stay at a hotel in the area until my surgery.
I need to get my blood pressure down before the surgery or else they will most likely cancel it, and if I continued staying where I am currently at there is no way that will be happening....my stress level dropping. So we will pack up a suitcase and be out of here tomorrow. We will go to our hotel after the class is finished, where I will begin decompressing from all the stress that is created in my day to day life. As if having surgery isn't stressful enough there is always someone that wants to add additional stress into the mix.
Due to the needs and wants of another I have put taking care of myself on the back burner. It is now MY turn!
Back From Our Latest Adventures And Now Time To Get Serious
Veronica and I returned home from our most recent adventures which took us to Budapest and then Prague. We also took a train to get from one city to the other.
This was Veronica's first train ride and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
As usual I took lots of photos on this trip and I will post them as soon as I get a chance to go through and edit them.
It might take me a while until they get posted because I am gearing up for my back surgery which is only 8 days away...October 5th. Something that must be done but also something I am not looking forward to at all.
The day before yesterday Veronica and I headed back up to Herndon, VA so that we could go through our final interview the Customs and Border Control folks in order to secure our Global Entry status. Besides our final brief interview, we had to bring in some paperwork, have our fingerprints taken electronically and photos taken. Before the evening was finished we had already received confirmation that our Global Entry status had been approved and we were each assigned new Known Traveler Numbers. Our Global Entry cards should arrive via mail within a 2 weeks period.
By having our Global Entry status it will allow us to be processed much quicker at the airports upon our returning to the U.S. from our international travels.
Between now and the date of my surgery I will be tying up all of the loose ends as much as possible since it will be a bit until I am back to my "normal" self.
This was Veronica's first train ride and she thoroughly enjoyed it.
As usual I took lots of photos on this trip and I will post them as soon as I get a chance to go through and edit them.
It might take me a while until they get posted because I am gearing up for my back surgery which is only 8 days away...October 5th. Something that must be done but also something I am not looking forward to at all.
The day before yesterday Veronica and I headed back up to Herndon, VA so that we could go through our final interview the Customs and Border Control folks in order to secure our Global Entry status. Besides our final brief interview, we had to bring in some paperwork, have our fingerprints taken electronically and photos taken. Before the evening was finished we had already received confirmation that our Global Entry status had been approved and we were each assigned new Known Traveler Numbers. Our Global Entry cards should arrive via mail within a 2 weeks period.
By having our Global Entry status it will allow us to be processed much quicker at the airports upon our returning to the U.S. from our international travels.
Between now and the date of my surgery I will be tying up all of the loose ends as much as possible since it will be a bit until I am back to my "normal" self.
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