Have you ever looked at a gravestone? On it you will find the date a person was born - and the date that person died. In between is a dash. This small symbol signifies a persons whole existence. When it comes time for my dash to be chipped in, I want to know I lived a full and wondrous life.

May 28, 2009

Hospital details - and other boring crap you might not want to know

I have got my times now. It seems things have changed a little to what I thought...

I have to be at the hospital at 7am and I'm third in line for theatre.. with my super-Doc starting the first operation (whatever that one is) at 8am. Plus I have to play 100 dollars excess, lucky me. Don't know why lol I will find out tomorrow. I had sweaty palm syndrome while on the way to picking up my youngest from school. Made the steering wheel all slippery.. yowsa..  It's hitting me now.. I am taking a perfectly good body that is feeling on top of the world and about to subject it to cutting and stapling and ........ ok.. might not want to go down that road.. AND then there's the little fact that I get  nothing to eat apart from my optifast shake tonight with no solids for weeks... that's a little hard to get my head around (although don't know why to be honest... optifast is only liquid.. and yet we at least get to have the crunchy bars...) 
Ok.. prattling now.. so will be off. Next time I see you - or speak to you as the case may be - I will be carrying an alien in my stomach.. and I hereby name her:

                                             Portia ....(port-ia
I'm so clever I scare myself sometimes... lol ........ not!!!
XXXX

5 comments:

  1. GOOD LUCK!!! See you on the other side. Good call taking a pillow, if only for the drive home - good to clutch around your stomach. Re the olives, cheese etc... I still partake. I do sometimes have probs with the olives but I still go there.

    Congrats on losing 8+ kgs on the opti... I think I barely managed 500g!

    Looking forward to the next installment, but don't hurry - take as much rest as you need.

    Em :)

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  2. Well dear Cara we are nearlly there!!

    I have to pay $250 excess - it's the way I set up my health fund - I get more or something no idea really!!

    See you on the other side!!!!!!

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  3. Good Luck Cara,

    Because you've done the hard bit...being on opti, your recovery will be really good. Looking forward to seeing you on the other side

    :o)
    xx

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  4. Very clever, I love the name! Good luck and a speedy recovery!

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  5. I Love the name Portia! very cute! Good luck and welcome to BANDLAND...

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