25th surgery here I come!

My 25th surgery is scheduled for the morning of April 3rd.  Now that surgery is scheduled, I can finally reveal what my plans for the 25th surgery are.  I needed to obtain some information from my surgeon before I could reveal the plans.  I had hoped to have a different outcome but here goes...

Several months ago I found a video online where a women was having a double mastectomy and she danced with her surgical team in the operating room before surgery started.  I immediately knew that I wanted to ask my surgeon if we could do that.  Not only did I want to dance in the operating room but I decided that I want to make a dance video with all my family and friends that have supported me through the years.

My surgeon was shocked to say the least when I told him about my idea.  Sadly he pretty much shot me down but I can still make my videos with everyone else when I am better. 

My other plan was to get a tattoo to represent the song that helped me get through so many surgeries and the last hospital stay.  That song is Make Everyone Happy/Mechanical Birds by Modest Mouse.  I got a beautiful mechanical bird on my right forearm about  six weeks ago.  I had the tattoo artist put the number 25 on its wing.  Now before I am put to sleep I can look at the bird and remind myself that I am strong and can do this again.  Plus he will keep me company in the O.R.

Besides being incredibly talented my tattoo artist is just, well, AWESOME!  He agreed to make a video with me which we did this morning at the tattoo parlor.  How amazing is that???  We danced to Modest Mouse naturally.  I haven't been able to stand up well since then but it was so worth it! So thank you Omar Kahn and Columbia Tattoo & Piercing in Vancouver, WA!  Also thank you my dear friend Shirley for taking me today!  Glad you could be a part of it.

I have lots of people I need to make dance videos with in California, good friends in Texas, and people in my area.  When I am better I will start contacting everyone so we can get our groove on.  Who knows we may all be YouTube sensations in the next year or so.

I think I will also walk into the operating room rather than being wheeled in.  I want to show Hydro that it can't keep me down.

Now if I can just get Isaac Brock from Modest Mouse to come to the hospital next week to make a dance video in my room that would make all this so worth it!  I'm just across the river from Portland. wink wink

Wish me luck readers.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read this blog and for supporting me.

Getting the tattoo

The final result