Thursday, October 15 - Day -5

Oct 15, 2009

This has been a tough day so far, staying focused and drinking/eating ONLY what I am allowed.  Time will fly beginning tomorrow because I am in a class all day and then I work Friday-Saturday-Sunday nights from 1900-0730.  Monday I will come home and sleep away most of the day, take a sleeping pill Monday night and then get ready to be a the hospital by 11:30AM on Tuesday.  I can't wait to get this show on the road.

I did my pre op registration today over the phone.  I don't know how many of those I have done on patients myself and so the access nurse and I had a good talk while she  completed my information.

I am hoping to be able to get out of the hospital by Thursday but then a part of me says to stay and enjoy.  I can always go visiting the nurses I know on the different floors and it would do me good to walk.  Afraid once I get home I will not get my walking in.

I took some awful pictures of myself in a swimsuit.  Which, by the way, is what started this entire process.  I have not had a swimsuit on in ages and thought no problem.  I was absolutely mortified.  Do I really look that way?  Pictures don't lie, they tell the truth.  Well I must say thank heaven I took the pictures because they are the reason I decided I needed to do something about this body I am living in.  I will try and post them when I get a chance. Truth be known, the real benefits of regaining health, lowered blood pressure and just over all feeling better are the main reasons.  Knowing that I may enjoy many more years with my grandkids.

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