Last pre-surgery post!

[thistlechaser]

In under an hour, it will have been 48 hours since I last ate food. Not counting sugar free Jello as food, because no one should count that as anything. While yesterday I ate three boxes of that Jello, today I ate nothing other than water and an ice pop (sugar free, of course). While I am hungry, it's more like "Hey, it's dinnertime, I really should eat" level hunger. The odd thing is I keep forgetting that I'm not supposed to be eating, so it's a near-constant stream of "Hey, I'm kind of hungry, I should have a snack", "Hey, it's almost lunchtime, go eat something." At first it was amusing how often I was forgetting, now it's just annoying.

And know what? Thanks, body, of course my period did start today. Sigh. How many of us knew that would happen? My money was actually on tomorrow, but today's close enough to count. Cramps do not improve the fasting experience, nope.

So anyway, getting up at 3:30 AM (three alarms set! I don't usually sleep through them, but just in case). Leaving home 4:30-ish. Have to be there at 5:30. I don't know when surgery is exactly (hopefully sometime early morning, I'd assume so since I have to be there at 5:30).

I'm bringing my iPad so I can post an "All's okay" post when I'm able to. Hopefully I'll be coming back home on Tuesday. (If I don't keep water down well enough, then it'll be pushed back.) The iPad is a pain to type on, so I won't reply to comments until I'm home.

Very oddly, I'm not nervous at all. My mother said I'm very brave about this, but it's not that either. I feel kind of emotionless about it. Not nervous, not excited, it's just something I have to do. I feel like I should be scared about it, but I just don't feel anything.

Comments

[resonant.livejournal.com]

Yay! Good luck!

[mayanas.livejournal.com]

Good luck!

(Also, I can recommend an iPen for ipad typing. It's much easier than using your fingers! Of course I don't imagine you'll have time to look for one but it was just an aside!)

[hamsterwoman]

Good luck!!

[kelen.livejournal.com]

Good luck! <3

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

Good luck! I hope all goes well for you.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Good luck! I will look for that "All's okay" post.

[belleweather.livejournal.com]

Best wishes for an easy surgery and a fast and simple recovery!

(It's funny you mention your period... I can never eat during mine, so I'd be like "Yay! Fasting just got simple!" in your shoes. Bodies are so interesting. :)

[kishenehn.livejournal.com]

All my very best wishes. It's gonna go great!

[juliansinger.livejournal.com]

Good luck! See you on the other side.

[gmth.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed for you! Hope it goes well. :D

[mousewings.livejournal.com]

Good luck. I wish you all the best and will be thinking about you.

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

See you on the other side! All best wishes for a successful outcome and speedy recovery.

[liedra.livejournal.com]

All the best! Will be sending good vibes! :D

[elo-sf.livejournal.com]

Good luck! Looking forward to the "all's okay" post later today.

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Good luck.

FWIW, my spouse would gladly trade with you on starting period today. I woke up to much cursing from the bathroom this morning. Apparently a pregnancy test was secreted into my house unbeknownst to me. Serious discussions are in her future.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Meep! Serious discussions indeed. Hope everything turns out as best as possible.

[voidmagus.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Statistically not great odds of carrying to term, but we're gonna try. Wifey spent the morning screaming at me, her phone, the toothpaste...Full blown freakout. Amusing to watch.

Glad to hear you coherent :) Hope recovery is going well.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I'll be interested to hear how it goes for you two. And thanks, I'm glad to be coherent, too!

[doxxxicle.livejournal.com]

I await your triumphant return.

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

I've been away from LJ for 10+ days and have some catching up to do. But I want to wish you well and the very best of luck.

*hugs*

[ashmedai.livejournal.com]

Best wishes, and good luck! :)

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Good luck! :-)