I have a date! May 4th!
….and the waterworks have begun (joyously!) 
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OH Tjmhawk01! Your news just made my day! I’m so excited for you! I’m putting it on my calendar now so I can pray especially for you & your surgeons then. I’m so glad it’s early in May!! The countdown can begin!! 
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You are just so special! Thank you!
And I can’t help but feel my angels are watching over. After all “May the 4th” be with me (if you’re familiar with the reference) 
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Got! I’m an old time Star Wars fan. Even stood in line for hours to be one of the first to get in to see The Empire Strikes back (dating myself here…). 
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Congrats hawk! woo hoo. 
Its been a long hard road for you. I hope your surgery goes well and your recovery too. You have alot of knowledge under your belt and it should be smooth sailing from here.
Isaiah, I too stood in line back then with my first son who was about age 3 to see the first star wars!
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Thank you! I’m so excited and yet cautiously optimistic! And I look forward to documenting the next phase here in hopes that it helps others.
My dad took me to see Star Wars when I was little. Always wanted to watch all the movies that followed. I have a friend who recently had been knighted as a Jedi. Much like becoming a minister. It’s a very special and demanding process. So very interesting. So each time he tells me, “May the Force be with you” I feel like I’m getting an extra special blessing
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May the force be with you indeed! So pleased that you have a date, not too long away! I’ll be praying for you 
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I have my pre-op assessment this Saturdays
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Thank you, Jules!! I just received the call today with my time. 10:25am (central) surgery.
Praying hard that this is the fix!
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Oh, I hope we both come out gleaming and healthy! When is your surgery? How are you feeling about all this?
I have my preop on Monday. I had to giggle a little when they asked what my surgery is for. I tried the medical term path and said, “styloidectomy” only to here the scheduler say, “a what???”
Then I go for the “Eagles Syndrome” response and get a confused silence on the other end.
By now I can see I need to explain what all this is fully knowing they have no idea. Furthermore, not knowing what to put for the reason for my preop appt. I told her just to add neck surgery for the reason
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That’s a great storyTjmhawk01! I just had a minor surgery this week, & when the anesthesiologist came in, he said, “You have an interesting medical history.” I told him to regale me w/ the details that were interesting, & he turned & said, “You tell me…” I headed right to ES & asked if he’d heard of it, which he had, but I was the first person he’d met who was diagnosed w/ ES & had been treated for it. Seems inconceivable to me but then he works in orthopedics so it makes sense.
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Good luck on your surgery!