It's on like donkey kong.

After a torturous last 48 hours, my surgery on Monday, is going on as planned.
I went to the stress test today, the cardiac specialist put me through the ringer, he slapped me on the treadmill, injected some sort of something into me to make my heart go faster, then he made the treadmill go faster.
And when it all finally stopped, he said my heart is 100% ok to have surgery, and as a matter of fact, it's in incredible shape for someone who has been smoking for the last 19 years.
I know I need to quit and I will, I try, I do ok for a bit, and then I fail again.
It happens, it's my biggest fault, that I have to battle my addiction to nicotine, and I will win it eventually.

But I passed that test with flying fucking colors, and then came home where I figured I'd chill and wait to hear more.
I wasn't even home 20 minutes before Cindy (surgeon's nurse) called me and said "Hey Kat, you've been through a lot, you've been a real trooper, but we need you to do two more things, and if you do, we can do surgery on Monday as planned."
So I went back to SMH, (Sarasota Memorial Hospital) had 1 final chest xray so they have the newest view of my neck and spine, and then 1 final blood draw.
While waiting to get the xray, I got a call from the neck brace people.
They asked my height and weight, and said when I wake up on Monday from the surgery, they will be there with the neck brace.
Then I had to run around and find the lab, the hospital moved it to an all new building, there was a slight mishap with the lab script being faxed to the wrong location, but we got that handled in minutes, I gave the 4 vials, and I came home again.

I'm emotionally drained, I'm exhausted.
What my primary doc did to me on Wednesday afternoon threw a wrench in everything, sent me spiraling and it battered me down hard.
But Cindy, she fucking rocks, she busted her ass and got me back in.
And Doc Altierri, he rocks for giving me express cardiac treatment and clearance to go forward.

I'm spending Saturday and Sunday with my sons, hanging out watching movies, just hanging together playing some rounds of guitar hero or rock band, heck, I may even play a round or two of Gears of War, and then Monday morning, Mindy will drive me to St. Joseph's really freaking early in the morning, and I'll start my surgery around 8am.
I'll be back in just a few days, I will be coming home, things will be ok.
I do have to start a new med, to try and help lower my blood pressure, if it even can be, there's no medical reason that it's high that can be found, no blood clots, no closing or blocked arteries, my heart pumps on just fine, but we're going to try so, whatever right?

I have some work to try and knock out, so bear with me, it has to be done, I sorta need that paycheck when I get back home hahaha.
So anyway, thanks for all the supportive comments and emails, sorry I just don't have the time to respond to them all, it's been kinda crazy around here and I only have 2 days left to get my work done and spend time with my boys, but really, thanks for being here for me, I appreciate it more than I can say.