On your mark - get set - ALMOST GO!  The dates are set!!  I go to see the OD September 19th for sugical hooks (yeah)!  Presugical appointment with OS on September 24th - Surgery September 28th!  Im really glad to have the dates in the calendar, but now it makes it real.  Im just trying to figure out how to get everything done by then.  You see, Im self employed which means no 6 weeks medical leave so I have to carefully plan income.  I am taking a major certification test the first week of September and I am in constant study mode for that.  I have a vacation scheduled for the week of September 9th, but I can actually make this a working vacation by bringing my computer with me. And I have a "ghost hunt tour" on September 22nd with my crazy friend Krys! This should be a lot of fun... I think we are driving to Kentucky or Tennessee, staying overnight at a haunted hotel(?) and then driving home after a short amount of sleep!  It is probably a great thing to have going on the weekend before surgery to keep my mind off things!! 

I've been asked if I am scared or nervous.  I can honestly say "no" at this point, but that is not to say that I am not concerned.  Having gone through this before, I sort of know what to expect and I have excellent preparation skills!  By the time the surgery rolls around I will have my recliners all equiped with "stuff" such as blistex, boogie wipes, towels, pillows, etc.  All of my blenders will be ready and waiting.  The pantry will be stocked with high calorie, high protein, well balanced stuff to liquify!  (I actually read where you could add silken tofu to smoothies for added protein!) 

I think my husband, Mike, is more concerned than I.  When I don't feel well, its a good idea to leave me alone unless I let you know that I need something. He likes to help - it's his nature where I am concerned.  Sometimes I get a little grumpy when Im under the weather..... you get the picture!  So Mike - I am apologizing in advance for being less than my happy cheerful self :)

This brings me to my only big concern - only 1 night in the hospital??  Really???  I would love anyones thoughts on this.  I'm a pretty tough girl, so I hope this is right - but I dont want to go home and not be ready to be out of the hospital setting.  Does this sound like a reasonable concern??  I think so.

My next task on the blog is to figure out how to upload pictures!  I would like to add a shot of pre-surgery from 1984, what I look like now, and post op 2012~!  Until then  - keep smiling!!