February 6th

Well we are back from Memphis. Wow!!! Dr Robertson was amazing. It was so comforting to be with someone who can actually do the surgery. He spent 3 hours with Teresa and I going over the anatomy of the base skull, looking at our MRI results, and explaining what his approach will be. I was actually thinking I could do the surgery myself if I wasn't sleeping.

Don't get me wrong it is still brain surgery and he is the best brain surgeon in the world...but it was a big relief. We were at his office for 6 hours going over every detail from how I would be wearing panty hose to prevent blood clots to how they would keep Teresa informed with phone calls every hour to the visiting hours in ICU.

Dr Robertson was confident and humble. He used regular language included a couple of profanities in describing some of the practices of "regular brain surgeons". He told us that residents would be there but they won't touch a thing..."this is my surgery" he said. He also said if I had the wrong team they could really jack me up. I also may not need radiation depending on the success. He did guarantee me the biggest headache imaginable.

The cut will be from between my ear and jawbone to the top of my head. I should be able to recover in 8-10 weeks at the most. The best news is that I am going to live.

Our surgery will be on February 6th at 7:30 AM. Out with the Egg!!!