5 Days To Surgery Number 14

 

In five days I will be in the Toronto Western Hospital for, yet again, another life saving surgery.

Surgery number 14 since the spring of 2019.

This time they will be using nueroplasty to enter my aorta artery in my groin.

They will maneuver catheters all the way through my body and into the cerebellum area of my brain.

First they will put a minute basket a bit past the damaged area to hopefully catch any debris and bloodclots that the procedure may cause.

Next they will send another catheter with a balloon attachment, along the same route.

When they get to the clogged up stent they will then inflate the balloon and hopefully re-open the blocked section.

One in four chance of success.

If it goes sideways I will be in serious trouble.

Worse case scenario the best I could hope for is that I suffer a massive stroke.

The alternative is death.

Once they start the procedure there is no turning back.

I know that I will be fine.

The nuerologist doing the surgery is ranked top in his field.

Toronto Western Hospital’s Nuerology Department is world famous for it’s advanced care and treatment.

So, Campers, don’t count this old LightHouse out just yet.

My Light will still be shining brightly on January 28th, the day after the surgery.

Why?

Because it is not my time.