(#5778) All set for surgery appointment this morning

      All the tasks are done and the instructions have been followed. It is time to leave for the surgery center for my minor carpal tunnel surgery. It should be an assembly line procedure where I go in and then shortly thereafter am released to go home. I was told I could actually drive myself there and back if I wanted to do that. I had already asked my nephew Casey last week if he would like to shuttle me back and forth and he said sure. I told him what they told me later about driving myself but he said no, he would like to spend time with me doing this. I am glad for Casey he has been a wonderful family member in a group of not so many.
     I expect to be leaving in about 30 minutes so all that is waiting to be done is for me show up there and check in. I am not looking forward to the restricted usage of my right hand for the next several weeks but there is no getting around it. I am anxious a bit about how I will be able to type tomorrow which is why I am in a hurry to get this post done before I leave. At least by tomorrow I will have had an overnight to begin healing. The rest of my daily chores I will have to figure out as I am set in my movements and this changeup is going to be a curious adventure. I will get through it but I know it won't be easy. I go back to work on Sunday so 4 days rest from the surgery should give me some flexibility to accomplish my work tasks.
     I really do look forward to being able to use my right hand without pain and restrictions. Having a healthier right wrist is going to be exciting and for all those years I took for granted my utility I am now humbled that I may get another shot of having most of that dexterity back. The left hand wrist should be scheduled in the first or second week of January so that is another positive thought to think about. My health at this age is so much more a priority than it was when I was so strong and healthy. If I had known what this was going to feel like at this age I surely would have taken better care than I did. Regardless though, in a little bit of time, the wrist will be operated on and then begin to heal directly after. Here is to success this morning.