After further meetings with the anesthesiologists and such, it’s a little freaky. Especially since I get the impression that the rheumatologist I saw — who did indeed call me back — wants absolutely nothing to do with it. But for once, thinking about the long term scary implications is far better than thinking about the short term ones. Things I wish I didn’t know, but am kinda glad I do: My throat will hurt more than the usual post-anesthesia scratchiness, because they use a much bigger tube. I am glad I know that. They use a bigger tube because they have to deflate each lung as they work in its general area. Wish I didn’t know that, except it does minimize risk of nicks and cuts, which I am glad I know.

Anesthesiologists are all glad I told them about the diabetes insipidus (I had to push to see them… nurse who did admissions testing assumed it was a blood sugar/insulin/pancreas related thing, not a “patient could dry out because they don’t make this antidiuretic hormone and then lose blood pressure and have heart failure while they have one functioning lung” situation). Endocrinologist cleared that I can take the fake antidiuretic hormone that morning and anesthesiologists now know to keep an extra close eye on that and administer it again prior to surgery.

Y’know, let me post this up above.

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