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Well I am scheduled for surgery at 5:30 am with a 4am arrival on Tuesday 11/11 and I live 3.5 hours from the hospital. So I am driving there today and getting a hotel room for the night. Now we are under a winter storm warning with snowfall starting around 6 am this morning and continuing through Tuesday afternoon. This storm also comes with high winds and we are told to expect blizzard like conditions and visibility under 1/4 mile at times. We are expecting 20+ inches at home and only 12-15 inches at the hospital where my surgery is being done. Wish me luck on my 3.5 hour drive that will probably take us over 7 hours if we are lucky to get there. Why does it have to snow tomorrow and Tuesday of all days? Grrrr at least I will be so worried about the weather I won't have time to get antsy about surgery!

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Be safe and good luck! Where are you ?

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I will send positive thoughts and prayers your way this sounds like exactly my kind of luck lol! Be safe hope your surgery goes well and u have a great recovery best wishes

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winter storm warning

@@Luvin_Life125

i am also curious where you live??

I realize you are having surgery bright and early

Its pretty late to suggest this, buttttt

is there any way you could leave for the trip hours before you need to :unsure:

this way it will be light out, and safer, easier to drive :)

you would arrive to destination much earlier - better safe than sorry :mellow:

early check in??? :unsure:

if this late thought won't work -(maybe you are at work)

take the drive slow and cafefully

always watch out for the other guy

drive safe :)

good wishes :)

kathy

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Thanks everyone ! I am in northwestern Wisconsin about 3 hours northeast of Minneapolis. We made it to the hotel around 11am safe and sound. The hotel let us check in early and is only 5 minutes from the hospital. Hopefully the snow wraps up tonight or tomorrow morning and my hubby can make it back home safely

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safe and sound. hotel let us check in early and 5 minutes from the hospital.

@@Luvin_Life125

i think i took some sort of dummy pill this morning :o

i misunderstood your time period when you were leaving/arriving/DOS :wacko:

oh welllll :blink:

glad all is well :)

"try" and get a good rest tonight :)

easier said than done

nerves, excitement :o

you'll probably go through these feelings a couple times over!! :unsure:

good luck tomorrow :)

speedy recovery

kathy

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Good luck from someone in the Twin Cities! Where are you having your surgery?

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