Schedule for getting healthy again!!

I have had a lot of people asking me about the various health issues that I have found myself facing as of late so here's the news as of the March, 18th.  My aortic and renal artery surgery (pretty major operations/requires weeks of recovery time) will be done within the next 4 to 6 months.  Both of the operations will be performed at the same time.

The gall bladder surgery (minor inconvenience/only days of recovery time required-LOL) will be done in the next 2 to 4 months. Unfortunately I just recently got some more bad arterial news. 

It seems my carotid arteries are also in pretty bad shape. The left side has blockage of 70% and the right side is blocked 50%. So they want to do the left side in the next 30 days and the right side within 30 days after that.  Each will require about a week of recovery time. This carotid condition is a major cause of strokes so yes, it is pretty important to have it done as soon as possible.  Some people told me this can also cause some memory loss but I don’t remember who said that—just joking of course!!!

I do have to say, I am a big believer in Karma. I honestly feel if you live your life right--good things are bound to be your return. I can honestly guarantee, I have never done anything so bad in my life that I should have to endure the TESTS that I have been presented with as of late. Just understand, the primary reason for all of these health issues is because in all my many years so far, I have been blessed with perfect health.  I have never spent an entire day in a hospital for myself ever.  My time has just come to pay a bit for the blessings I have received, that’s all!! 

This may sound bad to say however, it must be the north side boy in me that allows me to maintain (even with all the bad things going on in my life) a fairly positive, very resilient attitude. I will not be broken down or forced into giving up. The support of family, friends, and other loved ones helps so much in my ability to keep my head above water in these trying times. It is these same people (my wife and family and friends) who make it easy for me to state, the good in my life far out weights any of the bad.  That is just another way of saying, “Thank you to all of you from all of me!!”