First, though - my apologies. The past week has been a busy one, with an out of town visitor and a seasonal depression throwing me off my game. I'm not promising to never miss a day, but I will try to be significantly more frequent.
Back to the rear view. This time last year, I was 145 lbs heavier, Moose was still an only child, Delivered Dish counted me as one of their best customers, Mom was a rancher, Roger didn't have to sneak Dinty Moore, and I'd never heard of ULMS. This has been the most eventful year I can remember (of course, my long-term memory sucks, but still...)
It started out horrific - literally horrific, a set out of a horror movie, blood splashing everywhere and me terrified I was going to bleed out before they could stop it. After 24 hours, an emergency D&C and a couple of pints of blood back in me (along with a bit where my blood pressure dropped down to zombie levels after the surgery), Dr Scott (yes, she really was named Dr Scott) patched me up, sent me home, and I thought we were good to go, until she called me on Saturday afternoon - never good when they call you on a Saturday.
But there were a lot of good things that came out of the year of the bad plumbing - I've gotten so much closer to my family than I was, and connected with friends I'd lost touch with. I've also reconnected with parts of my body I'd also lost touch with. It's been a hard journey - boy, has it been hard, but we've made it through. The year of being patient is almost up... enough of a pause, time to move forward.
So, what's ahead - April 11th, I see Dr. Steiner. Two days short of a year from when I got that first phone call, I'll find out when we move forward with the surgery. Here's hoping this coming year is a lot less interesting.
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