pre-surgery

as my surgery approaches, my anxiety and anticipation are both increasing. of course i'm worried about the surgery itself, about being unable to lead my normal life for a few days, about missing almost a week of work, etc. but i am also excited in a way... to be moving forward in our journey and to have this over and done with.

last week i had my pre-surgery appointment, at which they took some blood, got all of my vitals charted, and gave me more details about the things i needed to do in the couple of days beforehand and on the day of the procedure. today was the first day that i needed to do anything to prep, which was altering my diet. as best as i can figure, they're trying to go easy on my digestion over these next couple of days, perhaps to make it less stressful for my body to be under anesthesia, and also to limit my gas production. apparently lifting and moving around all of my inside parts is made easier when there is not a lot of gas. i have a prescription for a gas-reducing drug that i will take all day tomorrow.

but for today, it was all carbs. which doesn't sound that bad when you first think of it... bread! pasta! but i also couldn't have any dairy products or protein, OR fresh fruits or vegetables (canned/jarred were okay). so it wasn't a glorious eating day. but it wasn't so bad -- i had a bagel with strawberry preserves, some crackers, and pasta with tomato sauce and canned corn for dinner. my favorite part was dessert: canned peaches. tomorrow is all liquids, which is a lot less fun. but luckily it's a work day, so i will keep myself busy. i made some jello tonight in preparation, and bought some juice. and... that will be it for tomorrow. the worst part, though, might be the "nothing at all after midnight" tomorrow. i'm not so worried about being hungry, but i drink a lot of water. imagining waking up tuesday morning and not being able to drink any at all doesn't seem like much fun at all.

but of course... i'll deal with it.

my mom arrives tomorrow, and will be helping out all week. she's even going to cook to give the hubby a break from his usual duties. the hospital will call me tomorrow afternoon to tell me exactly what time on tuesday i should report there on tuesday morning (i'm hoping for as early as possible). i can't bring anything with me or wear any kind of lotion, makeup, nailpolish, jewelry, contact lenses... nothing. but once i get there i shouldn't notice anything at all until i wake up a few hours later.

so that's that -- one more day. one day closer to hopefully being able to conceive a baby! or at least knowing our fate. either way, i'm ready.