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Surgery Stuff
T-minus 5 days and change until the surgery date. I'm not sure if I posted the date, but if not, I am having surgery on Tuesday, April 19th., at high noon. I will be leaving my apartment around 10:45 that morning, so there should be a bit of time for to catch me online between 9 and 10:45, if anyone's interested. I don't expect that I will be online much at all Tuesday or really Wednesday. I'm highly considering having the computer off, rather than trying to keep up an away message.
I've got the now-titled Definitive Post Op Call List all typed up, but not printed out. If anyone wants to be added, let me know (by Sunday or so) and I will add on before I print a final copy. Steven will probably be doing most of the calling, but there's a possibility it may be my mum, as well. So, if it really sounds like me on the phone, it'll be my mum. Same voice and all...
I bought my first item of "recovery wear" tonight at JC Penney's. Figures it's going to be warm and gorgeous the week I have surgery, when I can't get out to enjoy it. I picked up a pair of robin's egg blue meshy shorts that, if it's really warm the day I go, I'm going to wear instead of my cargo sweats. I still need to get some comfortable (cheap) slipon sneakers and I would like to get another pair of sweats. I just can't seem to find anything without the elastic on the bottoms-- I need something that will just slide over my knee. I'll be making a Wal*Mart and/or Target run this week-end, plus we're going to be hitting JC Penney in Emerald Square on Friday, so maybe I'll have better luck there. On a related tangent, why the christ is nothing for women made with any damn pockets?
I'm still anxious as hell about the surgery. I think it has more to do with the unknown elements, like how much it'll hurt, what kind of recovery I'll have, how soon I'll be back on my feet... So on. This is my first real surgery. I had my wisdom teeth out at 18 under general, but it wasn't quite the same. I was able to move around. I could get up to get myself a drink if I needed it. I didn't have to be as dependant as I will after this surgery. Actually, I think that's some of what's really bothering me, too. I will need someone here to care for me. After I had my wisdom teeth out, I didn't really have to have someone around. I could bathe right after. I am going to go insane not being able to shower or wash my hair for several days. Honestly, I might add medical tape to my list so I can tape my leg up and wash my hair on Wednesday or Thursday. At this point, I don't care if I have to bring a patio chair in, as long as I can be clean. I'm getting the heebie jeebies just thinking about feeling sticky and sweaty. Ugh.
Stupid as it sounds, I'm really concerned about how long I'll have to skip sex for. Really, I mean, that's probably the most stupid thing I can find to get anxious about, but it's a huge worry. I'm used to having sex generally no less than every other day. I know I won't feel like it on Tuesday or Wednesday, but how soon after? I don't know if I should add that to my list of questions for Steven to ask the nurses or what... I don't want them thinking he's forcing me into finding that out or rumours getting back to his ex, who works there sometimes. I guess I'm going to go, using pain as my guide. The doctor said, technically, I could walk out of the hospital right after surgery, if I wanted to, so I doubt laying on my back with my knee good and propped up is going to do any damage.
I still have some miscellanous medical supplies I need to get. I need to get some gel ice packs and probably some of the big band-aids for when I can take the damn bandages off. I also need to get a black pillowcase for my knee pillow. It would be really gross to get ooze all over it.
Steven just woke up because he was having a dream that the phone was ringing, so he got up and, in doing so, scared the ever loving christ out of me. However, I did get hug, which I needed pretty badly, because I'm somewhere between exhausted and super wound up.
I think I need to at least try and sleep before my mind gets anymore mushy. I don't really need to watch 5 hours of XFiles.
I've got the now-titled Definitive Post Op Call List all typed up, but not printed out. If anyone wants to be added, let me know (by Sunday or so) and I will add on before I print a final copy. Steven will probably be doing most of the calling, but there's a possibility it may be my mum, as well. So, if it really sounds like me on the phone, it'll be my mum. Same voice and all...
I bought my first item of "recovery wear" tonight at JC Penney's. Figures it's going to be warm and gorgeous the week I have surgery, when I can't get out to enjoy it. I picked up a pair of robin's egg blue meshy shorts that, if it's really warm the day I go, I'm going to wear instead of my cargo sweats. I still need to get some comfortable (cheap) slipon sneakers and I would like to get another pair of sweats. I just can't seem to find anything without the elastic on the bottoms-- I need something that will just slide over my knee. I'll be making a Wal*Mart and/or Target run this week-end, plus we're going to be hitting JC Penney in Emerald Square on Friday, so maybe I'll have better luck there. On a related tangent, why the christ is nothing for women made with any damn pockets?
I'm still anxious as hell about the surgery. I think it has more to do with the unknown elements, like how much it'll hurt, what kind of recovery I'll have, how soon I'll be back on my feet... So on. This is my first real surgery. I had my wisdom teeth out at 18 under general, but it wasn't quite the same. I was able to move around. I could get up to get myself a drink if I needed it. I didn't have to be as dependant as I will after this surgery. Actually, I think that's some of what's really bothering me, too. I will need someone here to care for me. After I had my wisdom teeth out, I didn't really have to have someone around. I could bathe right after. I am going to go insane not being able to shower or wash my hair for several days. Honestly, I might add medical tape to my list so I can tape my leg up and wash my hair on Wednesday or Thursday. At this point, I don't care if I have to bring a patio chair in, as long as I can be clean. I'm getting the heebie jeebies just thinking about feeling sticky and sweaty. Ugh.
Stupid as it sounds, I'm really concerned about how long I'll have to skip sex for. Really, I mean, that's probably the most stupid thing I can find to get anxious about, but it's a huge worry. I'm used to having sex generally no less than every other day. I know I won't feel like it on Tuesday or Wednesday, but how soon after? I don't know if I should add that to my list of questions for Steven to ask the nurses or what... I don't want them thinking he's forcing me into finding that out or rumours getting back to his ex, who works there sometimes. I guess I'm going to go, using pain as my guide. The doctor said, technically, I could walk out of the hospital right after surgery, if I wanted to, so I doubt laying on my back with my knee good and propped up is going to do any damage.
I still have some miscellanous medical supplies I need to get. I need to get some gel ice packs and probably some of the big band-aids for when I can take the damn bandages off. I also need to get a black pillowcase for my knee pillow. It would be really gross to get ooze all over it.
Steven just woke up because he was having a dream that the phone was ringing, so he got up and, in doing so, scared the ever loving christ out of me. However, I did get hug, which I needed pretty badly, because I'm somewhere between exhausted and super wound up.
I think I need to at least try and sleep before my mind gets anymore mushy. I don't really need to watch 5 hours of XFiles.
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Because women are expected to carry around bulging overstuffed purses!! Oh my poor purse :(
I would tell you right here why I could never have surgery but it'd probably just scare you like all hell or something so I'll wait haha..
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