3 days to go!

It's three days until my VNS (Vagus Nerve Stimulator) implant and the days until my operation seems to be going by quicker and quicker!  I think when tomorrow comes, I will start to think about it more and more!  One thing I did discover today is that I will be having my operation on what will be Epilepsy Awareness Week in the United Kingdom!

The disadvantage of having my VNS implant on the 17th May is that it's my cousin's 21st birthday party four days afterwards and my surgeon said at my pre-op that I won't be able to dance as much as I usually do at her party!  I was chatting to my cousin yesterday and she said that maybe she could get me a chair so I could sit and join in with the dancing!  Apparently, I can join in with the dancing, but I can't wave my arms around.  I've agreed to that, but dancing without waving your arms in the air is easier said than done!

I've been given a couple of weeks off work so I can recover, but when I go back to the shop I'm not allowed to do any heavy lifting.  So I guess that means that I will be sticking to the till and I won't be carrying clothes around the shop and lifting lots of books on to the bookshelves!

I'll continue updating over the next few days ready for the VNS implant because things will be officially changing here!