We got a call yesterday from our surgical coordinator that we weren’t expecting. Our surgeon had a family emergency and would be leaving town which meant our surgery was going to be postponed. The first available date for the rescheduled surgery would be September 6th! She let us know that if there were any surgeries cancelled or postponed that we could potentially come in sooner, but as of right now, it’s looking like September 6th will be the day. Sigh.
I am frustrated and disappointed. I am a planner and organizer and have been working and stressing hard to make sure everything was ready and in place for surgery. I think I use it as a coping mechanism to keep my mind off the surgery itself and have something to focus my energy on. With surgery being a few days away, all the plans were starting to be put in motion. When we got the call, Trey was literally driving home from Brody’s pre-op dental appointment (he had to be cavity free to proceed with surgery, which he was). I have been mentally preparing myself and hyping myself up to be ready for Friday. I was giving myself pep talks in my head and pep talks to those I would talk to. I was at peace with the surgery coming up and was ready. I was just ready to get the surgery behind us, start the recovery process and get back home. With surgery now postponed every plan I had made is now up in the air.
I started processing the pros of surgery being postponed (I mean, what else could I really do) and immediately started thinking and adjusting plans. With surgery postponed it gives us more summertime fun with friends and family. June was crazy busy with baseball, but now that July has opened up, we can relax a little and enjoy what’s left of summer. I go back to work in a couple of weeks which I think will make things go by super fast because of how busy it gets. The kids will be in school when we have surgery and during recovery which might make things easier on them with having a routine and the distractions. I am not sure what all this does for Brody and school. He is starting middle school and so there was already a lot of change taking place and now he will be out of school a good chunk of time. I was originally nervous that he might not start the school year depending on how surgery went, but now he can. I want to talk to the doctors about that though because I’m a little nervous about starting school and all the exposure to sickness. It never fails that when we go back to school Brody struggles with a runny nose, cough, congestion and such. I don’t want to risk getting sick and having to postpone again.
Lots to think about, but now I have an additional 2 months to sort it all out! We have had so many people reach out and offer support for our family. We appreciate the trial run of well wishes, prayer and support and will definitely be holding onto it. For now, we are just going to breathe and have some fun.
