Less than 24 hours to my surgery. Tomorrow, May 21, 7:45am Pacific time. Last 4 days have been filled with joy, sadness, laughter, tears, peace and anything in between. Humbled and grateful for all the support and love received from you all - thank you! See you on the other side 5 days and counting... Feelings, thoughts and emotions about my upcoming amputation. Overall I'm peaceful and calm. I feel connected and grounded and do not experience any anxiety or fear. The mind is trying to throw me off balance all the time but I feel I have gained so much knowledge and tools on how to work with it that I can handle quite a lot right now. not sure what will come up next, all I can do is keep an open heart and embrace the knowledge that I'm guided and protected. See you all next time Choosing what type of amputation surgery to have: Conventional amputation vs. Ertl procedure. After much research and conversations with people who had Ertl and conventional amputations I chose an Ertl Procedure... |