I do not sleep much in the week ahead of my operation.  I’m not worried but there is so much to do.  It’s a bit like going on holiday when you run around so much in the days beforehand that you are too exhausted for the first few days of your holiday to really enjoy it!

So aside from the fact that it’s 4 weeks to Christmas and that I’ve bought and wrapped all presents and decorated the house, I have also;

• Had my hair cut and coloured* (can’t have greys in the weeks ahead)
• Had my eyebrows and eyelashes tinted (must look good on the operating table)
• Bought a white board and marker pen ( no one is going to stop me from communicating)
• Purchased two button through night-shirts (‘arse oot hospital goons’ are to be removed as quickly as possible)
• Bought a small, powerful lavender aromatherapy oil and reeds (I cannot recommend this highly enough as your sense of smell heightens after this op)
• Set up a whatsapp recovery group (I need my tribe to keep me looking forwards and outwards)
• Seen the homeopathic Doctor and ordered all my homeopathic drugs in liquid form (any which way baby)
• Been to the doctor and changed my HRT pills to a HRT patch (So Craig can still sleep easy each night)
• Been to see Gina my holistic guru and practised Extra sensory tapping, meditation and chanting (Hey! It works for me)
• Packed five bags – two for me, a small immediate bag for the first couple of nights and a larger one to be brought into hospital later.  And three for Roscoe who is off staying in various mates houses while I’m in hospital. (Won the packing queen award for organisation)
• Written several lists for Craig (all of which he ignores)

So, given this activity, I’m as ready as I’ll ever be to go and sort out this cancer.

*big thanks to Kurt & Danielle Reynolds who changed packed schedules to fit me in to their hair salon ahead of the operation.