Another Surgery

I received a call from the Oncology Surgeon at Johns Hopkins Monday. She told me they would like me to have the surgery Friday. She will remove the mass inside the pelvic girdle then remove all of the lymph nodes in the groin area (inguinal node dissection) Then since the primary site had no additional treatment she will be removing all of the lymph nodes under my arm (Axillary lymph node dissection). Also since the kidney surgery was done so recent there will need to be another stent. So my whole right side will be stitched up.

This was stressful enough, with Christmas preparations that need to be done before the surgery. But to throw another log on the fire, I was notified from the pharmacy that the insurance was denied. After looking into what caused the glitch, I found out that my employer canceled my insurance and put me on COBRA without saying a word to me. Well to make a long story short after 2 days of phone calls, tears and worrying, I think we are back on track. I am so thankful the pharmacy let me know otherwise I can't imagine what would have happened. The part that I think made me the most angry with the whole thing was I have been sending my employer the premiums for the last 3 months and technically I am still employed. I think that what they did broke quite a few laws.

Well at least now all I have to worry about is the surgery. I do have to say I think this is the surgery I am most worried about. This one is going to be rough....did I already say that? Well I see that I am rambling... So we will be heading out Friday morning at 3:30 am, we need to arrive at the hospital 5:30am and the surgery is scheduled for 7:30am. The surgeon says it should take 6 or 7 hours to remove the mass but with the dissections I am not sure how long I will be on the table this time.
It will be a hard day for Mike and he has been sick this week, I think I worry about him more than me. Say a prayer for Mike and myself.