Day before surgery.... and all through the house...

Dec 13, 2010

It is 6 AM in the morning -- tomorrow at this time, I will be on my way to the hospital God willing.  It is suppose to snow and ice over tomorrow too!  I went ahead and booked a hotel room next to the hospital for tonight just in case --- it is going to be a crazy day today.  So much to do, cleaning, working, packing, laundry, etc...  I could not get anything done yesterday as it was a snow day and I had a full house with hubby, teenagers/their friends, the three year old, all underfoot and I had to work all day.  I ended up working until 9:30 PM and finally crashed on the couch about 11.  Too much sitting -- i am going to have to make myself walk and move during the day.

I am excited though.  Next week at this time I will be one week out.  Weird to think about.....I finally lost another pound.  I had a stall (on the pre-surgery diet!) mid week where I didn't lose then I gained and now I am down 7.5 lbs.  ---- I cannot wait to see what the hospital scale says. 

Today is my clear liquid day with the wonderful "stuff" to drink tonight to clear my insides out.  YUK!  I think I will wait to start that part for when I am in my hotel room.  I am going to have the hubby drop me off there and then he can go take care of the kiddo's for a couple of hours while I spend some quality time in the bathroom.   <---- I've been waiting to use this guy! 

Talked with my surgery sista, Cathy, yesterday.  She came through like a champ!  She had to be at the hospital mid morning and was doing great as of last night.  She had great advice:

1)  Make sure they order the morphine pump as well as the morphine prior to surgery (she had to wait for 3 hours to get hers)
2)  Bring Burt Bees chap stick as she said that is what to use (the other kind you're not suppose to?)
3)  Make sure the drips/fluids are hooked up after surgery --- hers wasn't so she almost dehydrated
4)  Order crushed ice to swish in mouth and spit out so you aren't so dry
5)  Make sure the hubby is waiting on you in your room in order for 1-4 to be remembered, checked, and done

Thank you Cathy!!!  I have already instructed Jason on his "to do" list

Gotta go!  Time to work -- God bless.  k
 

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