h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Tomorrow is gaining on me really fast now. The tummy has butterflies fluttering about like crazy and I'm finding it really hard to stay relaxed and calm

I can't eat anything after 7.30am, but I can drink water until 11.30am. I need to be at the hospital for 12.30pm for pre-op checks and wotnot.

My scheduled time for the operation is 2.00, so I will be called for around 15 minutes before hand to make sure all is ok.

It should take (all being well) around 20 to 30 minutes to do the whole procedure.

Once it is done, I will be left on a trolley until I wake up properly in recovery. Then they will take me to a private room that has a reclining chair in it. I will be placed there until I feel better.

They said they need to make sure that I've eaten, drank something and gone the loo before I can go home, but they do have an embarassing thing to do before I can go home.

They have also said that they won't say what they've found until my partner is there to collect me. Apparently the anaethetic can cause people to forget very easily, so they need someone there to tell the results of the operation to. Good job G knows what they will be talking about!

Apparently, I won't be able to move much, much less sort out my knickers. The operation will cause slight "bleeding" from the you know what region, and they will have to fit a "you know what" inside my knickers. It's been years since anyones pulled them up for me!!!

I've been warned to take a cushion with me for the return journey home to help against bumps in the road and wotnot, and I've been warned also not to expect to get out of bed on my own either (for going the loo stuff), so G will be running up and downstairs at my command That should knacker him out enough

One of the problems afterwards is referred pain into the shoulder. This is because of the gas they will put into my tummy so they can have room to move around. They may not get it all out and it will press on my diaphram which causes referred pain in the shoulder. I'm hoping they do their best for me.

I don't know what will happen after this, but I'm hoping they will find the cause of the pain and stop me having to take this stupid painkillers

Anyways, I'm waffling now. (Can't you tell I'm nervous), so I'll finish this off by saying this.....

Sh!t happens. Deal with it and it will always be better in the morning.

Love you all.

VV

Traveller in Time on his head
"Hang on to your , and hope to see you back without pain soon."

You know mine and wifey's well wishes, dear girl. And that her several times around, she never experienced the shoulder-aches (not dissimilar to a divers "bends") So do look towards the more optimistic bit, eh? And my condolences to G in advance.

I just logged on, especially for you, to say:




Thinking of you babe

If you get your mom to email me your address I can mail you a stainless steel bedpan or two

And you as her Personal Bedside Attendant too??

When my trouble plays up, I just stay sat on the loo all day anyway, solves the problem

hmm... sponge bath

Hmmm, as a techy-guy and the son of a plumber, perhaps I could rig auto-cleansing bits for the pan. With full quadrophonic sound?

These things are never as bad as they warn you..I had gynae day surgery last year..i came back from 'recovery' and went straight downstairs for a fag!..despite having been warned of pain n bleeding n whatnot(there wasn't any) so don't worry..itll be fine

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I will be thinking of you with sending some healing vibes!

holds lil me hands

and more, just for you VV and all your family who, no doubt, will also be fretting and worrying non stop!

All the best and remember to take your and

Oh what would I do without friends like you!!!!!

Now look!! You've started me ing now!!!

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Can't abide a lady in the -mode.

awww...you are a good friend to your hootoo pals, Vicki!

Right then guys.

Love you all. Do take good care of yourself whilst I'm away.

Thank you all for your kind words of support. They were not wasted.

Mum will let you all know who I've got on.

Wonders who VV is wearing tonight as a fashion accessory?







Of course I will love