T minus 50 hours and counting...

Ah, we're at a point where I can actually count hours until hospital arrival. I'm getting nervous, to say the least. Not nervous about getting the surgery done, more like nervous that something will go wrong and delay it! It's like that pre-tradeshow bundle of nerves that would keep me up all night the night before I was supposed to get on a plane, running lists in my head....

No yoga today, as it turns out, due to a slight scheduling snafu, but that actually works out fine, because I woke up with a huge headache. Tension, which undoubtedly would have been helped by the yoga, but I'm perfectly ok with not driving up to Chico and working on it at home. I've got plenty to keep me occupied here...


Otherwise, I'm pleased to report that I have nothing to report. Pain...lots of pain... I think the damned thing knows its days are numbered! Otherwise, just various housekeeping tasks and preparing to pack. Opinion question for anyone down in the Bay Area: Do I want my big long fluffy warm robe, or my shorter lighter robe? If I pack the big one, it practically needs its own suitcase, but I don't want to be cold. Hmm.


Oops, now there is something to report: I got a call back from the doctor's nurse just now, confirming that the surgery will indeed be scheduled as an open laparotomy procedure, which means I will have a longer post-op recovery period (fine, whatever) and will be in the hospital until at least Saturday, perhaps as long as Monday. Fine by me, just make it go away!!!! I'm not sure if the change will affect the actual OR time for the surgery; if open takes longer than lap, or vice versa, since looking through a little tube might well take longer than just slicing me open wide, so that's up in the air too. I'm quite sure the CIO will update everyone as soon as we know. Off to do exciting pre-op tasks like laundry.