May 10, 2016. Seems like a pretty normal date, and to anyone else it will still remain just another day in the life. Another day to go to work, or a baseball game or to eat pizza...
But now, this date for me, will mean something. A re-birthday of sorts, a celebration, the day my husband gave my son a chance to live a better life. The day I watch not only one but two people I love dearly be wheeled/walked away to the operating room. It's really a crazy feeling of excitement, fear, and anxiety all at once. Excited that Philip will be on a road to good health, fear that all may not go as planned, and anxiety, well, you name it and I'm anxious about it.
If all goes as planned Philip will have about a 2 week stay and Dan will have about a week stay at the hospital. Both livers should start growing back right away with Dan's being pretty much 80-90% regenerated by 6weeks post surgery. His body will use all of it's energy trying to regenerate it so we anticipate him being very tired after surgery. He also needs to take it easy for several weeks. They will not clear him to go back to work for 12 weeks and then they will see how he is doing to put him back full duty or not. I will take several weeks of as well to care for them and to get Philip's medications down pat and full understand them. They said he will probably be on about 9 medications coming home from the hospital.
It seems as if time is moving faster now and this now special, precious date is just around the corner. We have a lot of loose ends to tie up before surgery so days are full of calls to insurance, doctors and other various entities. Both Philip and Dan go for pre surgical testing May 2.
A lot of people have asked how I feel about a date being set and basically My whole mind and body is just a constant buzz, often accompanied by chest pains, heartburn and the BG's (bubble guts as Dan affectionately calls it). But generally, all I can come up with and say is shit's getting real...
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