Tests, tests and more tests!

I met with Dr. Mehta yesterday afternoon. It was nice to see him, it had been awhile. We talked about whether or or I was making a good decision in having this surgery and we both think I am. This is not to says that I'm not extremely anxious about it. I expressed the concern that Dr. Rau wouldn't find anything when he got in there. Dr. Mehta thinks he will and said Dr. Rau told him he planned to sample a variety of tissues during the surgery to obtain a good sample. Ick! Would someone please wake me when this is over? Apparently it will take from 1 - 2 weeks to get the pathology results back. I'll just be barely getting back to work by then. While I was there they ran an EKG and the results were good. I need to get blood pulled and have a chest X-ray this week too. I also met with a new optometrist today. She was very nice and gave an impressive exam. I'll be trying a new brand of contact lenses that are designed for folks like me who sleep in their lenses. I also ordered a nifty pair of new glasses. Tomorrow I am off to the dentist to start the last "project" in my mouth - replacing an old crown. Chemo was awful on my teeth. So far I've replaced a major bridge, had major work in my front teeth and replaced 2 crowns. Even with our great insurance this has been a big investment.