Long Time No Talk

Wow, it's been quite a while since I last posted. A lot has happened since then, as I went on my whirlwind driving trip of the SouthEast. On such trip, I finally met with my 2nd Opinions, Atlanta and St. Louis. I honestly thought the driving would be a lot worse than it was. Despite losing our driver's licenses (both mine and my husbands) and having to replace the car's front windshield after being hit by a rock, it was a fine trip. The doctor's appointments were whirlwind trips...we wanted to spend most of our time relaxing in Williamsburg.

Those 5 days in Wburg were some of the most relaxing days I've had there. Without the chaos of the holidays, and some time on our side, we were able to spend time with family without being rushed, and to do as we wanted, like spending 3 days at Busch Gardens and Water Country. I hadn't been to an amusement parks in years, much less a water park, and who knows when I'll be able to do it again after the surgery. Jonathan and I had a grand time running around the parks. We wore ourselves out, but we had a great time doing so. We were also fortunate enough to have an uncle and cousins who graciously worked their schedules around so we could go out on their boat. Jonathan and I went water skiing and wakeboarding. Jonathan, who'd never done any motorized water sports before, was a natural. I tended to swallow a bit more water, at least with the wake boarding.

At any rate, the doctors visits were fine. Both were 180 degrees different from the other. That certainly did not make my decision any easier. I was hoping that after visiting with both doctors, one would surely be more in tune with my idea of a great surgery. That wasn't the case, both doctors had their pluses and minuses. For instance, I really liked the bedside manner of Dr. Horton, and his care and concern, but I liked Dr. Lenke's surgical approach better. I hated the longggggggggggg wait and dull waiting room at Dr. Lenke's, and appreciated the ontime appointment and comfortable settings at Dr. Horton's. Another difference - Dr. Lenke's staff has been much more accessible, at least thus far. Oh and of course, the distance from Charleston, Atlanta is much easily to deal with due to distance. So how does one ultimately select where to go?

After flip-floping in my decision for 2 weeks, I finally settled on Dr. Lenke in St. Louis.