Extreme Invasive Makeover

So Thursday's the day: I check in. They slit my throat. I'll leave the next day a little bit lighter.

At church on Sunday, I waggled my eyebrows a la groucho Marx and tried to convince them it was all part of my grand weight-loss plan. "If I just keep having doctors remove one non-essential piece of me at a time, soon I will be able to reach my ideal weight."

I don't think many people bought it. Sadly, I think there were even a few who might have thought I was completely serious. Sigh.....

Last week, while talking with the surgeon about my thyroid and the nitty-gritty about the surgery, I'd mentioned (since I had his attention, and all) that over the past couple of years I'd had 3 instances where my uvula (that's the dangling thingie in the back of your throat, for those of you who went to a state college) would swell and elongate to the point that it would lay on my tongue and gag me.

(Ick. Yes. That mental image and involuntary shudder you just had - that was what I was going for. )

Anyway, the surgeon took a look at my elongated uvula and said, "Sure, we'll clip that for you on Thursday while we're in there."

Hey! How about that!

I'll probably be nervous on Thursday, but right now I'm just excited to have this done and taken care of. I like my thyroid; I'm kind of attached to it (ba DUM bum), but it's given me a lot of grief for the past 4 years. I'm eager to have this procedure done with.

For those of you praying, thank you. God has brought His calm, peace, and (surprisingly) joy to us in the midst of this, and we are truly blessed. Please continue to pray for my family, for healing, for the surgeon's hands, and that there would be no complications.

I should be in the hospital for just one night, but it could be longer. I hope that my stay would look something like this:




But in reality, this is probably closer:



Thank you for your prayers! I'll begin blogging again as soon as I can.