A Tonsillectomy

Feb 16th     No new news from the surgeon.  He really just discussed the surgery and what would happen.  Nothing we didn't already know.  He's very good about talking with us and NEVER rushes us out of the office. That's very different than a lot of doctor visits :) 
The one thing I have noticed with doctors however, is that with doctors, especially specialists, everything is kinda "matter of fact".  I understand why it is that way with them.  They do this stuff every day...to an oncologist, a person with cancer, well that's what they do for a living, it's not anything exceptional.   But?  it feels exceptional to me.  I will say, that today, I'm a little sad.   I'll get over this feeling I'm sure.  I always do.  For the most part I'm a pretty upbeat person.  Dan makes sure of that :)  He always looks at the bright side.  It's just amazing to me that these medical workers talk about a double mastectomy with lymph node removal like they are discussing a tonsillectomy.  Okay, maybe not quite like that, but that's how it sounds.     Really, if I think about it I don't want them acting like it's a "big" deal.  You really want the nurses, Oncologist, Surgeon etc to do these procedures enough to be experts at them.   How scary would that be if this procedure was such a big deal for them?  hahaha.  No 1st timers for me please.  As much as I want my doctors to not make this a big deal, it feels like a big deal to me.  This feels life altering.  What they are removing has been a part of me for almost 50 yrs.  It's a part of who I am, a part of what I look like.  Okay, for those of you that know what I look like, they aren't a BIG part of what I look like : P but still a part.   I guess if I really think about it, my tonsils have been with me for just as long.  Maybe this surgery is like a tonsillectomy :)