Upcoming Surgeries

Happy Friday, friends, and hoping everybody's well out there.

Today, in the adventures of our family, upcoming surgeries!

Adored Wife needs both hernia repair and carpal tunnel surgery.  According to the doctor the particular type of hernia she has is common in epileptics because the seizure activity stresses the area.  She has to wait until our insurance company gets its act together (and don't get me started on our insurance company; they're the cheapest act in town but they've had computer troubles, system troubles, bureaucracy issues and all manner of troubles) before that can be done, and that's difficult.

At this point she'll probably want to put off the surgery until after her play wraps up in April, but we haven't quite decided on that one.  The hernia's not an emergency and honestly there's no great rush on the carpal tunnel--it's uncomfortable but AW wants to be able to get through her show without having to worry about recovery.

And then there's me and the two teeth I have to get cut out by an oral surgeon.  A very nice dentist took some time to explain to me that getting them out was beyond the capabilities of his office.  Something about how close they are to the maxillary sinus cavity and how easily a simple extraction could turn into a really, really complicated situation in a hurry.  Also I've seen the X-rays and one of the teeth is impacted and almost below the gum line--getting in there with a pair of pliers probably isn't a real option.

So I get to go see an oral surgeon.  Whee.  Also we don't have any insurance that will apply so I'll have to pre-arrange some kind of payment plan or something.  I'll probably have to get something done about the dentistry pretty soon--the mouth is giving me a little trouble.

No worries, God's in control of this as well.  Monday I want to talk a little bit about worry and God's sovereignty.

Thanks for reading, hope everybody has a great weekend, and God bless.