So I'm cleared for surgery again.
I met with Dr. Lueng - my plastic surgeon - on Thursday for a pre-op appointment. She took a quick look and then her assistant took my "before" photos. That was quite the experience. They have me a disposable pair of underwear in a size small. I've never been a size small. Ever. But I put them on. They're two triangles of fabric connected with some elastic. The elastic was digging into my skin. So the photographer got me a bigger pair - which were falling off. So flattering. So yeah - photos of me in only paper undies exist in the world. Humiliating as that is, it's over. We took photos of my stomach area as well as my arms bent at 90 degrees, muscle-man style. Front and back on both.
Monday morning, I had a pre-op physical with my general practitioner. And with that appointment, I'm cleared for surgery. So two weeks from tomorrow I'll check in at 6am at WestHealth Surgery Center. The OR is mine as of 7:30am. And by noon, I'll be in recovery.
I'm nervous. I'm anxious. However I'm so flipping excited. I'm so ready to take this next step. I wish I could snap my fingers and have the recovery behind me. The couple weeks post-op is the part I dread. I don't do well with the unknown and not knowing how I'll feel or what the pain will be like is unnerving for me. I'm trying to be as prepared as possible - groceries bought, comfy clothes on hand, binder/compression garments ready, recliner bought. I'm as ready as I will ever be.
I'll post photos in the coming weeks so if you're not all about that, beware. :)
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