Had a great post-op

with Dr Talwalkar today, got my dressing off, and then asked if we could schedule my next surgery, at which point we all realised we should have done that when we did the first (I thought we would, but then they didn't, so I assumed they're was done medical reason not to, and we would at the post-op). I was concerned about running out of FMLA. The next date was October 15th, the day before I was supposed to go back to work. Cheryl, the surgery scheduler, gave me that date to have it and said she's get with Dr. Talwalkar to see if he'd be willing to do a block on an administrative day or some other workaround. I got three calls on the way home as she did her magic, but in the end, the right knee surgery is September 3rd, which is his normal surgery day, so they worked me in somehow after she talked to him. Then she had to go get an appointment for my pre-op, which is... tomorrow morning! I managed to get a ride for that appointment, so all is good for now. It should just be the lab work and EKG and picking up my chlorhexidine wipes--UK is already sending me a new bottle of the cleanser; I have all the information packets, just the dates change. Thank you, Bobbie for taking me today and making sure that all bases were covered since I'm not particularly assertive and am better at advocating for others than myself. Thanks to Denise for taking me bright and early in the morning to my appointment on no notice, and my goodness Cheryl from Baptist is a miracle worker. And I think Venus from Baptist is already working on new PT appointments for me at UK. I am really impressed by everyone who has helped me both professionally and as friends. Thank you all so much.