The day before

I haven't been very good at updating this recently - i've been meaning to for a couple of weeks now, but one thing or another keeps getting in the way.
But.......as tomorrow is the day I go in to hospital for my op on Tuesday, I thought it was about time I did.

So, about a month ago I was given a provisional date of the 6th of July, which is a date very familiar to me, it is our wedding anniversary. But nothing was definite, or at least until all the paperwork came through 2 weeks ago confirming the date and advising that I would be going in to hospital the day before....so all very romantic - hospital food for me and dinner for two for Mike and the dog!
But it is all very exciting if a bit scary!

Since our last appointment as a group, myself, Paul and Kim have been keeping in touch and updating each other of our progress. Paul was given a date of 30th June but Kim was still yet to hear....and then a week ago Friday she was told a slot had come up at the QA for her for the 2nd July, so the 3 of us are all being implanted within a week, but all at different hospitals and with different surgeons, Paul was at the Nuffield and I am at Southampton General.
Have had a couple of updates from Paul and he is recovering well and has had his compression bandage removed which he said felt lovely.....he has been feeling very tired though.
Kim, I am waiting to hear, but I did go and visit her at the QA on Thursday when she arrived and she did seem nice and calm about it all and like me, just wants to get the op over with and start recovering.

Wednesday the 30th was also the day of my pre-op and Will Hellier is my surgeon which I was very happy about, not only have I known him over the years as my ENT consultant, but he is a very talented man and has carried out many CI operations - if you Google him you can see what an amazing career he has had so far. He also has nice steady hands :-)))
There were a few things discussed that left me feeling pretty down after Wednesdays visit - first of all that I would be in hospital until Thursday rather than Weds as first told, secondly that our holiday to the Lakes should be cancelled ......was hoping it was going to be okay to still head up there and recuperate, but Mr Hellier really didn't recommend it and then thirdly, due to the risk of infection, I am to try not to touch Dylan, my dog, as much as possible when I first come home. I think that is going to be near impossible on his part and mine.
But....as people keep saying and I keep reminding myself, all for good reason.

So - big day tomorrow and right now, I am not feeling too nervous. We have had a pretty busy week-end and loads of people have all been very lovely and wished me well.
Mike is cooking a yummy dinner for me tonight which I am looking forward to loads before my diet of hospital food starts!

I've been told to do absolutely nothing for 2 weeks and then try a few things gradually so will be back to update how it all went as soon as I am up and about again. :-)