Eight days to go

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Hello everyone,

Only one more week till I will be in San Diego for my pre-op class and surgery. I am finally getting a little nervous. I keep thinking I am going to forget something.

I have been making "just in case" letters to everyone in my family. I am sure I will be fine but since nobody in my family seems to want to talk about the possibility that something might happen I have to do it on my own. Its pretty emotional to write a letter to the people you love and realize it may be the last thing you are able to say to them.

For the last couple of months everyone in my office has been passing around a virus so I have been loading up on my vitamin C and echinacea and up until yesterday I was able to fend it off. I am hoping beyond hope that I am able to knock this cold out this week. If I have to postpone the surgery because of a simple cold I will be so ticked! I have waited over a year and a half for this and I will not let a cold get in the way of it all. Grrrrr!

Other than that... I am seriously ready! I already packed my hospital bag and have started packing up my proteins and supplements and so forth for the week stay in San Diego.

Last week I went to another local Kaiser support group meeting. I have to say I am a bit disappointed in the lack of support there for a newbie. They talk about the struggles they all have each day, and touch a bit on supplements and proteins, etc. But nobody talks to each other outside of the group. I went there to find somebody close to me to be my surgery "angel". Somebody to guide me along and come to my rescue if needed. No such luck. I gave my business card to a couple of people that asked, at the first meeting, and I am sad to say that neither of them gave me their info and neither of them called or emailed me and its been 2 months. I do have Pat from this list and she is a dear. I am glad she is available to me by email or phone.

So anyway... that is the latest for me.

Counting the 8 long days till I am on the other side.

Hugs,

Kym