What a day!
What a day!
First -- my surgery is finally scheduled! 09/09/09. What a day to have surgery, right? I am ready. The surgeon was great. What was even better was how positive he was about what will happen after the surgery. He was convinced that after it's over I am going to feel 100% better. They are going to remove the whole (left) adrenal gland. He says it's easier this way and my right adrenal gland is working perfectly normal. (It's actually compensating for the left one already.) He said I won't need to be on any hormone drugs or anything. He also said I am going to loose all the weight and all of my other symptoms are going to go away! Yay! He sounded very sure of all of this. I realize it won't all happen over night, but this is still fantastic news. (He told me I would get back to my 120 pounds that I used to be at! ha! One can hope….) I will be in the hospital for at least one night, maybe two. But I should recover pretty quickly at home. I am so ready to get this show on the road. Only 2 more weeks....
And in other news, I was called for an interview for the Group Study Exchange in India!! Yay!! I am so excited. I really hope I get to go. I think I would be a fantastic candidate. By then I will be all healed up and hopefully a few pounds lighter and feeling great. I am nervous about the interview. It sounds like there is a lot of public speaking. I will need to practice. I need to prepare a 3 minute statement. This is what they want:
"Please prepare a 3 minute statement that includes the following information - an introduction of yourself, a little bit about your vocation, and what assets or strengths you bring as a team member to a Group Study Exchange Team. Also bring several photos that describe you and be prepared to discuss those photos."
Ah! I need to dig out the old photo albums! It also says that the interview will last 3 hours! Omigosh, what I am going to wear! I need to look not fat... grrrr. Wish me luck!
First -- my surgery is finally scheduled! 09/09/09. What a day to have surgery, right? I am ready. The surgeon was great. What was even better was how positive he was about what will happen after the surgery. He was convinced that after it's over I am going to feel 100% better. They are going to remove the whole (left) adrenal gland. He says it's easier this way and my right adrenal gland is working perfectly normal. (It's actually compensating for the left one already.) He said I won't need to be on any hormone drugs or anything. He also said I am going to loose all the weight and all of my other symptoms are going to go away! Yay! He sounded very sure of all of this. I realize it won't all happen over night, but this is still fantastic news. (He told me I would get back to my 120 pounds that I used to be at! ha! One can hope….) I will be in the hospital for at least one night, maybe two. But I should recover pretty quickly at home. I am so ready to get this show on the road. Only 2 more weeks....
And in other news, I was called for an interview for the Group Study Exchange in India!! Yay!! I am so excited. I really hope I get to go. I think I would be a fantastic candidate. By then I will be all healed up and hopefully a few pounds lighter and feeling great. I am nervous about the interview. It sounds like there is a lot of public speaking. I will need to practice. I need to prepare a 3 minute statement. This is what they want:
"Please prepare a 3 minute statement that includes the following information - an introduction of yourself, a little bit about your vocation, and what assets or strengths you bring as a team member to a Group Study Exchange Team. Also bring several photos that describe you and be prepared to discuss those photos."
Ah! I need to dig out the old photo albums! It also says that the interview will last 3 hours! Omigosh, what I am going to wear! I need to look not fat... grrrr. Wish me luck!