I'm Free!
YIKES! Only one week until I have open heart surgery...
My desk is clean, my outgoing voicemail message has been changed, my out-of-office email message is new, and I'm logged off of my computer. I'M FREE! I'm done with work until the end of the summer! What a great feeling.
I celebrated at the Mall of America where RobbieMax, Will, and I saw Johnny Depp- er, I mean Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. I loved it! There's something about a movie where you can tell all the actors are having fun.
Now I am celebrating with a glass of red wine (what else did you expect?) and watching The Birdcage on On Demand. You should see it. If only for the great dialogue and Nathan Lane stealing the show from Robin Williams (whom I love). HILARIOUS!
Of course, now that I don't have work to worry about, I'll end up focusing all of my attention on my upcoming surgery. But I have a lot of things to do before next Friday.
For starters, I have a lot of new comfy, button-down PJs to wash and pack. Wow. That's all I really need to pack for a week away from home. Of course, I'll be in the hospital, but still...it will be very strange not to pack my make-up and shoes (flip-flops of course).
OH- but I will be packing my new portable CD player and my favorite CDs, I'll be packing my favorite DVDs and RobbieMax will be bringing the laptop (which has a DVD player), I'll be packing some books, my knitting (yes, I knit!), and ear plugs (for when all of those heart monitors and machines are too loud when I'm trying to sleep), my shampoo and conditioner (just in case), and um, my new yummy smelling body sprays (in case my hair doesn't get washed).
But for tonight, I'M FREE! I'm not worrying about surgery. Not yet.
My desk is clean, my outgoing voicemail message has been changed, my out-of-office email message is new, and I'm logged off of my computer. I'M FREE! I'm done with work until the end of the summer! What a great feeling.
I celebrated at the Mall of America where RobbieMax, Will, and I saw Johnny Depp- er, I mean Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. I loved it! There's something about a movie where you can tell all the actors are having fun.
Now I am celebrating with a glass of red wine (what else did you expect?) and watching The Birdcage on On Demand. You should see it. If only for the great dialogue and Nathan Lane stealing the show from Robin Williams (whom I love). HILARIOUS!
Of course, now that I don't have work to worry about, I'll end up focusing all of my attention on my upcoming surgery. But I have a lot of things to do before next Friday.
For starters, I have a lot of new comfy, button-down PJs to wash and pack. Wow. That's all I really need to pack for a week away from home. Of course, I'll be in the hospital, but still...it will be very strange not to pack my make-up and shoes (flip-flops of course).
OH- but I will be packing my new portable CD player and my favorite CDs, I'll be packing my favorite DVDs and RobbieMax will be bringing the laptop (which has a DVD player), I'll be packing some books, my knitting (yes, I knit!), and ear plugs (for when all of those heart monitors and machines are too loud when I'm trying to sleep), my shampoo and conditioner (just in case), and um, my new yummy smelling body sprays (in case my hair doesn't get washed).
But for tonight, I'M FREE! I'm not worrying about surgery. Not yet.
posted by Julia Hart at
10:53 PM
1 Comments:
Hey You from another OHS survivor... you aren't packing to go on vacation and hopefully you won't get bored enough to need all that you pack! I took a book, didn't touch it - took a while before I could focus on reading again. I would say the best thing is the CD player... but I also was told not to leave anything valuable in the hospital with me so it all went back to the motel room every night with my mom and aunt. I only brought one backpack with some photos, a book, they brought cards so we could play games - yeah I got bored and was only there 3 nights. Other than staring pretty blankly at the TV that I finally got in my room the second or third night... I didn't do a whole lot of much... enjoyed my mom's and aunt's company and played cards. The drugs are good for making ya think you are on vacation! Just don't laugh after your surgery because that HURTS! And if you think you are going to sneeze... grab a pillow QUICK - hopefully that won't happen for a while! So, long story short... I wouldn't pack as if you are going on vacation - pack light! They will have toiletries for ya when the person comes to give you a sponge bath. Chances are - no hair washing - they didn't let me and it was gross; couldn't wait to wash it when I got home. You will have to ask about the smelly sprays at your pre-op (did you have that yet?). The never ending questions! :)
Thinking of you as you prepare for surgery... just two years ago I was doing the same thing as the 20th will be two years since my OHS. WOW!
Traci
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