Thank you so much for the words of encouragement Dawnelle! I was just saying to another TT'er that I'm actually not worried about the pain at all.... Wait, I take that back- I am NOT looking forward to the Gas Pain from the Lap. I have had sooo many lap patients at work and they tell me the gas pain is worse than anything. But, as for surgical pain, nope- not worried.
And I had the option of getting my procedure done at my place of work, and I said "HELL NO THANK YOU!" Haha. But seriously, I am keeping this very private for now, and the last thing I want is to be taken care of and lose that sense of privacy and modesty with my coworkers. So yeah.
Today we had the intention of going to the movies, so I could have my last movie treat experience without the restriction of surgery.... We went to Cheesecake Factory for lunch and I had my favorite pasta dish, a Peach Bellini (MY FAVE DRINK!) and skipped dessert. Went and saw "Hangover", which was a really funny movie..... and sadly, we were so stuffed from lunch we didn't get popcorn, or candy, not even a soda!
I guess after all it's probably a good thing since I'm "supposed" to be losing weight before my surgery date. I have been feeling this need to get in all these "Lasts" before surgery- Anyone else do this? Like I already have my final weekend before surgery planned out- my last trail ride on my horse, my last BBQ, my last junk meal (mmm....Panda Express maybe?) I know deep down this is stupid, because all that food is still going to be there, my horse will still be there, etc... Is this human nature, or simply a different face to my perverse relationship with food???
And, so far I have only told about 4 people about my surgery. My boyfriend- who is my main support and very excited for me.... I will tell more about him in another post perhaps. My Mom, because she is my best friend and lives 2 states away- I felt she deserved to be told. Although she has been sworn to secrecy under the threat of death.
lol. She can't keep a secret to save her life so we'll see how long until my entire extended family finds out. I told my closest friend, who lives in Alameda since she sees me more than anyone else and will notice very quickly! And lastly, both of my in-laws have had some form of WLS, and my bf asked his dad for input regarding my choices, etc.... He has also been sworn to secrecy so I hope my MIL doesn't know yet- she also cannot keep a secret to save her life! Haha! I seriously can't wait until I can start to see the pounds melt away.... The countdown has begun!
Oh, and speaking of horses- I am about to post a pic of mine to my profile. He is my other love!