Ok...not that kind of date (ho-hum!) but a date for the RPE (Rapid Palate Expander) surgery.
May 21st, 7:30am.
Dr. Quaroni was very good and quick this morning. He checked the appliance and said that it and my teeth look very good and clean. Then he asked if I had any questions, which, I did, like what the home care be like and if I have to wait a certain number of days/weeks before traveling (not like I'm heading for the ocean or anything, but, you never know!), but he said he wouldn't answer those until our final visit before the operation. *sigh* Fair enough. He patted me on the shoulder and left. His nurse and the surgical coordinator came into the room and asked if he was done and after I said, "yes," his nurse said, "Dang, he's like a ninja sometimes! He's in with a patient one second and then I barely turn my head and he's gone - just like a ninja!" Imagine that, my oral surgeon is a NINJA!!
I left the office thinking "Holy crap, I have a date. Holy crap, I'm going to have surgery..."
I'm still thinking it and now really feeling antsy. It's hard to wrap my head around how fast this is going and how much more REAL it is becoming. I'll settle down, but for now, I need to keep praying - I know in my heart this is what I'm supposed to be doing - I just didn't know "God's time" would be so quick! I guess God is a "ninja" too :)
