Preparing for the Second Try at the Second Surgery

We went to the UCSF prepare clinic today for a 7:30 a.m. appointment to get ready for the surgery on Tuesday.

Over the course of 2 and half hours we met with four people. Most of it was routine stuff -- checking his vitals, getting his contact information, telling us where to go -- that we've done a couple times already.

The most important part of the clinic is meeting with an anestesiologist to go over the medications

He greeted us by saying "Mr. Sanzchez, I have some bad news for you."

We braced for the worst.

The bad news?

All his prescription information had been deleted from the computer and needed to be re-entered.

What a jerk!

Later, there was some confusion about which blood tests Enrique needed and we paged Enrique's surgeon for a clarification. She came by from her office across the street. It was good to see her.

She told us that it's likely he'll only need to stay in the hospital for one night. That was a surprise and a relief. I hope that's how it turns out.

We'll need to arrive at the hospital at 1pm on Tuesday. The surgery is scheduled for 3pm. The later time is too bad, because it means Enrique won't be able to eat for most of the day.