Busy day as scheduling has started. Tomorrow I get a phone visit with Mayo. I'm supposed to have a list of all prescriptions (don't take any so that is easy) and vitamins, etc (I do take a couple of those like D3; calcium plus D). And a list of doctors, tests, surgeries in the past 3 years (had tear duct surgery in 2019) - trying to gather all those records is a pain. Then on the 10th I have a pre op visit of about 90 minutes and they decide if they want any more tests run. Plus I have to have the 'ouchy' nasal Covid-19 test.

They also set me up for post op visit and activation and programing. Looks like I will be very busy for the rest of November and into the beginning of January at least. I'm going to have to actually visit gas stations more then my every six month schedule (as you can tell I'm not into driving much).

Mayo is being very helpful and nice about answering all my questions. They obviously have a very efficient system setup. But getting out of the house by 4:30AM on the 12th is going to take some doing. Poor daughter Robin! Take a day off to spending it in waiting rooms and driving in the middle of the night.

One interesting thing in the instructions is not to let anyone shave my head unless the doctor okays it. Gather the razor can cause infections. So looks like I won't have a bald spot! No washing hair for a week. And I get to be lazy for a few days after the surgery (I'm so good at that). Then in about two weeks after the surgery (Dec 1) I get activated if all goes well.