Packed my bags and ready to go...

June 5, 2005

Well almost packed...I keep stalling.

Got back in from L.A. at 7am this morning so have been cramming as

much activity in the day as possible without exhausting myself. I

have all my supplies in order, largely thanks to my mother who bought

me the mother of all blenders. It looks like a ship! She also got me

a water pik which will come in mighty handy post-surgery. Ugh, am

already shivering at the thought of gungky mouth breath and mouth

sweaters as another member nicknamed them.

I went for a manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) massage today just to

get my lymphatic system opened up and flowing nicely. Hopefully my

swelling and bruising won't be too bad as a result. Either way, the

massage was really relaxing. Waxed my legs (which seems to have been

an item on many womens to do list!), treated myself to a manicure and

then spent an hour in and Nobles selecting fun books and

novels to read over the next couple of weeks. Actually this was the

best part of preparing for surgery. I'm really looking forward to

having some reading time. AND yes, I know, I won't feel like reading

for a while post-surgery.

Had my last meal. Kept it light, Fish and rice and broccoli. Lord

knows I stuffed my face silly while in L.A. so I think I've had my

fill for a while. Famous last words! Now need to take last meds

including fomatidine which the hospital gave me to prevent nausea.

Fingers crossed. I would so hate to be as sick as I was during past

surgeries. Currently this is my worst fear. I cannot tolerate

vomiting again.

Also just removed all my jewlery as instructed by my hospital. This

was, I think the one thing that made me realize that the surgery is

for real! Removing my rings, bracelets, even belly piercing, things

I've worn constantly for the past 7 years made me feel so naked.

So here goes. I can't believe my surgery date is practically here.

Thank you to all of you for listening to me and providing me with

unending support and advice. I don't think I would have been able to

handle all the pre-surgery jitters so well if it hadn't been for this

message board.

Happy continued recovery to all recent post-opers, good luck to all

my fellow June surgery buddies who are having surgery this week and

I'll be writing to all of you soon from the other side!

Sara

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