I came to Mayo in JAX this morning to complete several appointments in preparation for HOLEP Surgery tomorrow. A big day for me tomorrow! I wanted to brief everyone on the process completed today. My first appointment was at 1:00 PM, to have an EKG conducted. I arrived about 20 minutes early and was taken back for the test about 10 minutes early. It went great, not much to report other than the fact that literally everyone we come in contact with is so nice, professional, and helpful. Only took a few minutes. Next appointment was for Urine collection. The instructions I had and prepared with indicated the need to come with a full bladder. As it turns out, they just needed a small sample, maybe 1/3 cup. This appointment happened ahead of schedule, very quick. Next came bloodwork….two tubes sampled, a very typical blood test. Everything went great. My next scheduled appointment was with Urology, the Physician Assistant reviewed my records, talked about the procedure, answered questions, told me how things would happen for me tomorrow, I signed for it, and that was that! Again, very professional, friendly, and nice. Next was a visit with the anesthesia department, we talked about my history, medicines, condition. Very knowledgeable, and informed me of how things would go for me. Last stop I had to make before the end of the day was a test for Covid. After 6:00 PM, I will be able to call to verify my scheduled time to report for surgery, and providing that my Covid Test shows “ Undetectable “ I’m cleared for surgery. The Covid Test results will not be available until late tonight. If I were to test Positive…..I would need to reschedule. I’d like to emphasize that this hospital seems to be staffed to enable on time appointments. I’ll let the group know how it goes for me tomorrow!