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Getting Ready

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Greetings to all,

Just a note pre-surgery.  I’m sitting at the computer on the side of the Elwha valley looking at the snow gently falling and Lake Aldwell enjoying its last winter in its current condition.

I went to The U.W. clinic on Thursday the 6th for pre-op work ups (blood work, chest x-ray, and anaesthesia interviews) and then went in on Friday for the coronary angiogram.  The report from all was good so the surgery schedule is still on track.  I will be going to Seattle on Thursday afternoon with Carole, Benson, and Ashleigh in preparation for surgery on Friday sometime, hopefully early A.M.

I have received lots of support from friends and family and am confident that everything will work out for the best in the end.  I have been told that I could be sailing again in six weeks by the Surgeon but the Nurse Practitioner made that sound a little optimistic.  She said that I won’t be able to mountain bike for 12 weeks.  One of my good friends said that’s just in time to go to Moab!!!!  Time will tell but I will be back on the bike this summer.

Mike