Last Updated: Wednesday, October 13th, 2010 at 9:17 p.m. CST

Keeping with the theme of my surgery being performance art, the current playbill reads as follows:

Location

• Primary Clinic: The Mayo Clinic at Rochester, Minnesota
• Surgery Clinic: St. Mary's Hospital at the Mayo

Performance Dates

• Tuesday, October 5th, 2010
  • Drive to Minnesota and check-in to hotel near the Mayo
• Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
  • 11:00 a.m. - Blood work
  • 12:45 p.m. - EKG Testing
  • 2:15 p.m. - MRI Testing
• Thursday, October 7th, 2010
  • 1:05 p.m. - Meet with Head Surgeon @ the Department of General Surgery
  • 3:00 p.m. - Meet with Vascular Surgeon @ the Gonda Vascular Center
• Friday, October 8th
  • 9:30 a.m. - Oncology Evaluation @ the Division of Medical Oncology
• Monday, October 11th
  • Day Off
• Tuesday, October 12th
  • 8:00 a.m. - Urology Consultation @ the Department of Urology
• Wednesday, October 13th
  • 8:00 a.m. - Pre-surgery evaluation @ the Mayo
  • 10:30 a.m. - Vascular ultrasound study @ the Gonda Vascular Center
• Thursday, October 14th
  • 5:45 a.m. Surgery at St. Mary's at the Mayo. Time for my Gremlin to find a new home.
• Friday, October 15th to ??
  • Recovery.

Starring

• Protagonist: Yours Truly, Kindler Chase
• Villain: The Gremlin, aka my tumor

Orchestra

• Maestro: Dr. Kaye M. Reid Lombardo, Head Surgeon
• Violinist: Dr. Manju Kalra, Vascular Surgeon
• Cellist: Dr. Bradley C. Leibovich, Urologist / Kidney Surgeon
• Pianist: Dr. Patrick G. Dean, Transplant Surgeon
• Guest Violinist: Dr. Unknown, Oncologist
• Guest Conductor: Dr. Kavanaugh

Behind the Scenes

• Ever-Giving Benefactor: Sadi
• Producers: Rick and Rhonda
• Stage Hands: Timothy, Micah and Erin
• On Location Choreography: Mom, Jordan and, in-spirit, Chelsea