Surgery On The 19th...

**KimberlySky** · 05-08-2008, 03:27 PM

UGGG just when I was getting back into the swing of things of life here we go with this.....
Having Surgery On The 19th......
Current mood: anxious
Category: Life

Well here it is I am having surgery on the 19th Monday after next .

Just the facts, last Thursday I had an appointment with my Urologist/Oncologist & he said that it felt like both of my kidneys and bladder are inflammed, swollen & have dropped. Which is odd for someone my age. He said that he wanted me to have a CT, MRI, Xrays & Ultrasounds of all 3 ASAP. On Tuesday they called me & said my appointment was Wed at 10 at Florida Hospital. They made all the arrangements.

Yesterday I went for all of it I was there from 9:30 till after 1:30. They did 2 different IV's while I was there too.

The Doctor just called & said he wanted to schedule me for surgery right away. He only does 2 Monday's a month for Surgery which the next being the 19th. He said he was bumping someone out of a slot so he could put me there instead. I will be there from 7am and hopefully back at my home the same night if all goes well if not he will just admit me. He has me already registered at the hospital he said before he called as a possible over night so the room I go to that morning could stay open for me just incase. I will be completely put out etc, all the normal surgical things. He will be doing a Cystosopy & something else I didn't even pay attention to when he said. He is going to remove all the items he saw on the 3 organs & in. He is going to look at all 3 organs too while in there with a camera to check for anything else or any further damage that has been done and take care of whatever else needs to be done while he already has me opened up.

So those are the facts my friends. I think I could very well still be in shock but not sure. This is all happening very fast.

UPDATE (05/09/2008): Dr.'s Office just called & said I have to go to the hospital on the 15th to do all the blood work, labs, cultures & registration stuff. So I am doing that at 1pm that day Thursday the 15th.The Operating room is slated for me at 8:55am on the 19th.

MAY 15th SURGERY UPDATE: Just had all the Pre-Surgery stuff done at the hospital 1pm. Chart is all set up, blood work done, physical done, vitals done & the RN ran thru the surgery day of events. My insurance is really good & usually for surgery the co-pay is only $250 but because of all that he wants to do & use a special operating room my co-pay was $500 I had to pay today. So there goes $500 out of my checking account!

So I have to be at the hospital at 6:55am on Monday. 7:05 I should be in my room. 7:15am the RN will start an IV. 7:30 the Anesthesiologist will be in. 8:15am they are going to wheel me to the operating room & at 8:55 the surgery should be on it's way.

Depending on what all he does and finds while in there it will be a 2-6 hours once started. Then an hour in recovery, then back to my room. At that time he will decide also depending on what he did if I am going to stay the night or not.

TravisJames · 05-08-2008, 03:45 PM

Sorry to hear about your situation. Best of luck to you.

SteveSky67 · 05-08-2008, 03:49 PM

Hope all goes well...will say a few Prayers...May The Force Be With You!!! SteveSky67

GetAboutRL · 05-08-2008, 04:00 PM

May the "Force" be with you my friend.

SkyBaby · 05-08-2008, 05:31 PM

I am praying that all goes well and without incident.... xoxoxo SkyBaby

skyhigh22 · 05-08-2008, 07:27 PM

Good Luck Girl,hope all goes AOK!!!!

TBlueMax · 05-08-2008, 07:46 PM

Hi Kim,

The surgery will be completed without incident and you'll be back on your feet (and behind the wheel of your Sky) before you know it.

Keep a positive outlook and you should have a speedy recovery.

Take good care of yourself.

Pete

Sky_Pilot · 05-08-2008, 07:51 PM

Hope everything goes well and may the luck of the SKYrish be with you!! I underwent a similar procedure late last year (2 weeks after I finally got my Sky - what a bummer it was!), but now my top is down and I'm footloose and fancy free!

IKenn · 05-08-2008, 07:55 PM

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and our hopes that you have a speedy recovery

ChiliSky · 05-08-2008, 09:47 PM

You are a strong healthy lady, you will do just fine. I will say a few prayers for you.
You will be back to your bubbly fun self in no time.

Love ya
K

Darkwing · 05-08-2008, 10:38 PM

Sending a few prayers your way.

Munford Sky · 05-09-2008, 12:39 AM

As a 30+ year bladder cancer survivor, I understand your concerns. I get cysto's every year just to be sure nothing grows back that is not supposed to be there.

My prayers are for a speedy recovery and no returns of what ails 'ya.

**G8TR** · 05-09-2008, 12:49 AM

Hey cutie, you know that we are all pulling and praying for you. Things like that run in my family too and so far everyone that has dealt with them has come out AOK. I hope and pray that you will also. A positive attitude is one of the most important things you can have.
Can't wait for you to be healed so you can come run with TBR.

**Seagull** · 05-09-2008, 09:08 AM

Our prayers are with you.

Hope it all goes well.

Spfld-IL-SKY · 05-09-2008, 09:12 AM

Hope everything goes well. Your Sky family will be thinkning of you.

**roadsterrage** · 05-09-2008, 11:56 AM

Hang tough, kiddo. Everything will be fine.

**KimberlySky** · 05-09-2008, 12:59 PM

THANK YOU ALL SOOOO MUCH!!!!!! I Love the support from this group of wonderful people. Now I just get to sit around and stir for a week till the surgery! Uggg!

**KimberlySky** · 05-09-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ricthar

Hey cutie, you know that we are all pulling and praying for you. A positive attitude is one of the most important things you can have.
Can't wait for you to be healed so you can come run with TBR.

I have no choice now about the Positive Attitude grrrrrr.. I was hoping to go towards the white light but I made a promise last night to someone that I would fight that urge or will. So.... gotta do the positive thing I guess since I don't break a promise or go back on my word.

**Skip** · 05-09-2008, 01:14 PM

Kim what will be will be. You can have the positive attitude to do anything your little ol heart desires. But iffen HE wants you, who are you to say No. Good luck on the invasive surgery. Remember no aspirin for at least ten days prior, cause of blood thinning. Also no booze cause of thinning effects. Eat good after and eat right....Skip...

LANDSCAPE · 05-09-2008, 05:12 PM

Kim,

If he thinks you may be going home that day then it appears he plans to do this arthroscopically (small cuts and tubed instruments, lasers, cameras) which is a good thing as you will feel less discomfort afterwards and will heal much faster.

My prayers will be for the doctor's hands to be steady, and his eyesight extra keen that day. You don't really need prayers, all you have to do is sleep

You'll be fine.

**G8TR** · 05-10-2008, 01:11 AM

Certainly get your rest. I had hernia surgery a couple of years ago arthroscopically and it cut the recovery time in half. Hope this holds true for you also.

05-08-2008, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
KimberlySky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: "When You Look To The Sky Think Of Me!" Posts: 1,630 My Photos: (11)	Surgery On The 19th... UGGG just when I was getting back into the swing of things of life here we go with this..... Having Surgery On The 19th...... Current mood: anxious Category: Life Well here it is I am having surgery on the 19th Monday after next . Just the facts, last Thursday I had an appointment with my Urologist/Oncologist & he said that it felt like both of my kidneys and bladder are inflammed, swollen & have dropped. Which is odd for someone my age. He said that he wanted me to have a CT, MRI, Xrays & Ultrasounds of all 3 ASAP. On Tuesday they called me & said my appointment was Wed at 10 at Florida Hospital. They made all the arrangements. Yesterday I went for all of it I was there from 9:30 till after 1:30. They did 2 different IV's while I was there too. The Doctor just called & said he wanted to schedule me for surgery right away. He only does 2 Monday's a month for Surgery which the next being the 19th. He said he was bumping someone out of a slot so he could put me there instead. I will be there from 7am and hopefully back at my home the same night if all goes well if not he will just admit me. He has me already registered at the hospital he said before he called as a possible over night so the room I go to that morning could stay open for me just incase. I will be completely put out etc, all the normal surgical things. He will be doing a Cystosopy & something else I didn't even pay attention to when he said. He is going to remove all the items he saw on the 3 organs & in. He is going to look at all 3 organs too while in there with a camera to check for anything else or any further damage that has been done and take care of whatever else needs to be done while he already has me opened up. So those are the facts my friends. I think I could very well still be in shock but not sure. This is all happening very fast. UPDATE (05/09/2008): Dr.'s Office just called & said I have to go to the hospital on the 15th to do all the blood work, labs, cultures & registration stuff. So I am doing that at 1pm that day Thursday the 15th.The Operating room is slated for me at 8:55am on the 19th. MAY 15th SURGERY UPDATE: Just had all the Pre-Surgery stuff done at the hospital 1pm. Chart is all set up, blood work done, physical done, vitals done & the RN ran thru the surgery day of events. My insurance is really good & usually for surgery the co-pay is only $250 but because of all that he wants to do & use a special operating room my co-pay was $500 I had to pay today. So there goes $500 out of my checking account! So I have to be at the hospital at 6:55am on Monday. 7:05 I should be in my room. 7:15am the RN will start an IV. 7:30 the Anesthesiologist will be in. 8:15am they are going to wheel me to the operating room & at 8:55 the surgery should be on it's way. Depending on what all he does and finds while in there it will be a 2-6 hours once started. Then an hour in recovery, then back to my room. At that time he will decide also depending on what he did if I am going to stay the night or not. __________________ ~Kim TODAY IS THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER! BSC! *SINISTER* Onyx 3 Peds LSD Spoiler Splash Guards Sky Mats Tint Short Antenna Console Saddle DC Sports Brace Bar AEM Intake Dual RL Exhaust 1100 10/5/06 Mine 1/26/07 Last edited by KimberlySky : 05-15-2008 at 04:20 PM. Reason: UPDATE

05-08-2008, 03:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
TravisJames Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 196 My Photos: (6)	Sorry to hear about your situation. Best of luck to you. __________________ 2008 RL Mods: Dejon CAI, BOV Spring, Intercooler and Piping, GMPP Cat-Back, Kappasphere reBAR & Eibach Lowering Springs, W/G Mod, JPM Visors, Stubby Antenna, Tint Pending: DDMWorks Calipers, Tune Ordered: 6/21/07 Delivered: 8/31/07

05-08-2008, 04:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
GetAboutRL First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Capital District of New York Posts: 1,485 My Photos: (0)	May the "Force" be with you my friend. __________________ "Lucifer" is my name! Deposit:4-11-06 & Titled:11-28-06 SKY "Red Line" Silver Pearl, Black Wings on it's back, Bloody Red interior, Dejon intercooler/Solo Exhaust, Robert's screen. If you suddenly feel warm, it is just me passing through grinning!

05-08-2008, 05:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
SkyBaby First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Somewhere In The SKY! Posts: 7,137 My Photos: (13)	I am praying that all goes well and without incident.... xoxoxo SkyBaby __________________ Whats NOT to Love??? I would much rather stand out in a crowd and be noticed than life just pass me by while I am bitter! www.kappascoasttocoast.com www.kustomkaps.com www.flameball.com

05-08-2008, 07:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
TBlueMax Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 29 My Photos: (0)	You'll do fine... Hi Kim, The surgery will be completed without incident and you'll be back on your feet (and behind the wheel of your Sky) before you know it. Keep a positive outlook and you should have a speedy recovery. Take good care of yourself. Pete

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
Saturn Sky Forum Advertisement

05-08-2008, 07:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
skyhigh22 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toronto Canada Posts: 71 My Photos: (1)	Good Luck Girl,hope all goes AOK!!!!

05-08-2008, 07:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sky_Pilot Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 219 My Photos: (6)	Hope everything goes well and may the luck of the SKYrish be with you!! I underwent a similar procedure late last year (2 weeks after I finally got my Sky - what a bummer it was!), but now my top is down and I'm footloose and fancy free!

05-08-2008, 07:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
IKenn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bedford,Texas Posts: 236 My Photos: (8)	Our thoughts and prayers are with you and our hopes that you have a speedy recovery __________________ "Liberty" 07 Silver Pearl Black/Red Leather Vin# 103550 6 disc Prem Monsoon, Xm,CD/MP3 Slip Diff GM CAI Magnaflow Exhaust W/ dual quad tips Windrestrictor V1 Custom Laser W Red LED (2) Red Painted Calipers OGT Antenna

05-08-2008, 09:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
ChiliSky First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Marietta, South Carolina and Guelph, ON Canada Posts: 1,037 My Photos: (2)	You are a strong healthy lady, you will do just fine. I will say a few prayers for you. You will be back to your bubbly fun self in no time. Love ya K __________________ JOIN US FOR 2009 TAIL OF THE DRAGON http://www.freewebs.com/solsticeskyatthedragon/ There once was a Kappa named Chili Who loved the back roads that were hilly Afraid of no turn She made those hoops burn I tell you that girl is a dilly BY DRUID

05-08-2008, 10:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Darkwing Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 481 My Photos: (0)	Sending a few prayers your way. __________________ Got it: 2008 Sky Redline Black Onyx Red/Black Leather Single Disc Monsoon Spoiler Chrome Wheels 3 Pedals Picked up 9/04/07

05-09-2008, 12:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
Munford Sky Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 12 My Photos: (0)	As a 30+ year bladder cancer survivor, I understand your concerns. I get cysto's every year just to be sure nothing grows back that is not supposed to be there. My prayers are for a speedy recovery and no returns of what ails 'ya.

05-09-2008, 12:49 AM	#13 (permalink)
G8TR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 671 My Photos: (3)	Hey cutie, you know that we are all pulling and praying for you. Things like that run in my family too and so far everyone that has dealt with them has come out AOK. I hope and pray that you will also. A positive attitude is one of the most important things you can have. Can't wait for you to be healed so you can come run with TBR. __________________ It's always fun when there's more than one!

05-09-2008, 09:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
Seagull First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: From "The OC" to OK City, OK Posts: 1,201 My Photos: (0)	Our prayers are with you. Hope it all goes well. __________________ The Seagull has Landed Delivered May 12, 2006 VIN #1178 Midnight Blue, Premium Black Leather, Three Pedals Stock R/L Dual Exhaust added OKC, Oklahoma (We're Here now) What a ride for a mid-life crisis

05-09-2008, 09:12 AM	#15 (permalink)
Spfld-IL-SKY Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Springfield, Illinois Posts: 221 My Photos: (0)	Best Wishes Hope everything goes well. Your Sky family will be thinkning of you. __________________ Blessed are those who expect nothing for they are not disappointed.

05-09-2008, 11:56 AM	#16 (permalink)
roadsterrage First 2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Memphis Posts: 575 My Photos: (0)	Hang tough, kiddo. Everything will be fine. __________________ BanShee Redline, of course midnight blue/tan, 3 pedals or it ain't a sports car,6 disc,XM,alloys not just no, but hell no spoiler deposit 6/7/06 smokin' tires 9/27/06

05-09-2008, 12:59 PM	#17 (permalink)
KimberlySky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: "When You Look To The Sky Think Of Me!" Posts: 1,630 My Photos: (11)	THANK YOU ALL SOOOO MUCH!!!!!! I Love the support from this group of wonderful people. Now I just get to sit around and stir for a week till the surgery! Uggg! __________________ ~Kim TODAY IS THE DAY MY LIFE CHANGED FOREVER! BSC! *SINISTER* Onyx 3 Peds LSD Spoiler Splash Guards Sky Mats Tint Short Antenna Console Saddle DC Sports Brace Bar AEM Intake Dual RL Exhaust 1100 10/5/06 Mine 1/26/07

05-09-2008, 05:12 PM	#20 (permalink)
LANDSCAPE Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Posts: 330 My Photos: (2)	Kim, If he thinks you may be going home that day then it appears he plans to do this arthroscopically (small cuts and tubed instruments, lasers, cameras) which is a good thing as you will feel less discomfort afterwards and will heal much faster. My prayers will be for the doctor's hands to be steady, and his eyesight extra keen that day. You don't really need prayers, all you have to do is sleep You'll be fine. __________________ Landscape REDLINE #131984 Forest Green / Tan N tires Brake light pulse V2 WR Seat and Lumbar Mod Polished SS IC pipes Color match eng. cover VDI Doors Solo-Mach Lil Chromies, Chrome Domes, Billet Grill Dashhawk Green Neon Underbody

05-10-2008, 01:11 AM	#21 (permalink)
G8TR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 671 My Photos: (3)	Certainly get your rest. I had hernia surgery a couple of years ago arthroscopically and it cut the recovery time in half. Hope this holds true for you also. __________________ It's always fun when there's more than one!