Two week count down, and you know what? I feel great. 

I don't feel scared at all at this point...I keep saying at this point because I expect myself, some time in the next fortnight, to wake up and realise I should be nervous...I don't know if that will happen. 

So what am I doing to prepare? 
Well exams are nearly over so I can finally give this my full attention. 
  • I am going to get fit...over the next two weeks I'm going to do something everyday; swim, yoga, cycle etc. I am hoping Sean will hold me to this as I will soon get bored and give up. 
  • I am going to give up coffee...after the last exam of course! Coffee constricts small blood vessels, not good for healing, so I wont drink it again until I am healed. This is a big deal for me...if I don't have coffee in the morning I get a headache! So I have the decaf ready.
  • I am going to stop drinking, after my Goodbye Boob Party (more on that later). I don't really drink much (apart from at my Boob Party!)...a glass of Red occasionally so I don't actually know why I'm doing this, think I just feel like its the right thing to do (?). It isn't strictly the right thing to do (if you want some medical trivia) an occasional small glass of Red is actually quite protective health wise (see the NICE guidelines for familial BC...they suggest you carry on drinking to protect against heart disease) I emphasis occasional and small! But it does make sense to stop drinking a good while before having a general anaesthetic. 
  • I am going to eat lots of fruit and veg and protein. I already eat healthily but I don't eat enough fruit and upping my protein (eggs, dairy, nuts etc. rather than too much meat) will help with healing. 
I have this problem where I finish exams and I'm meant to start enjoying the break but I get a bit scared that I don't have any work...so turn my hobbies into a job.
I think this surgery has become my summer job.
Perhaps that is why I'm not scared, because I'm so focussed on doing it right...that probably isn't very healthy...a psychologist would have a field day. 

I don't wear a bra any more either! Not for any particular reason...I just couldn't think why I ever wore them anyway, nasty uncomfortable things. 
I'm gonna get rid of them soon...seems nice to give them a bit of fresh air and freedom first. 

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