The News and my pre-op!

Hello!

It's been a few months, but I have finally gotten back to writing my blog again!

My family have decided that it's better to choose a holiday destination where it's a little bit cooler and also we are able to cope with the heat.  We decided that Lanzarote was an excellent destination and also it was nicer to be able to stay in the sun for a bit longer.  I even managed to celebrate the fact that I didn't have any seizures by having a seizure on the last night (on Emma's 24th birthday!).  My family suggested getting a takeaway instead of going out to eat, but no way was I going to let the family do that just because I had a seizure!  We were definitely going out both for dinner AND cocktails!  We were going to celebrate Emma's birthday and we were going to do it properly.

We got back home to the usual pile of mail that we expected because we were away, but what we didn't expect was for me to get a letter.  I was just sat there minding my own business, waiting for the football to start, and then Dad walked into the lounge and passed an envelope to me.

From the layout of the font on the envelope, I recognised that the letter was from the hospital (much to my confusion).  As I opened it, I saw three letters which just said "VNS".  But as I continued to read, what I didn't expect was to receive the news that my operation would be held on the 17th May with a pre-op on the 9th May.  I didn't expect it to be so soon, especially because:

1)  I was told at my last appointment by my surgeon that it was a long waiting list.

2)  The operation would probably be in around July time.

3)  The date I was reading the letter was on the 1st May.

So.  That was quite big news.

But, as I came to terms with it, I went to my pre-op with my parents to talk to a few people and meet the other surgeon who would be doing my VNS implant.  But, all in all, the day was all sorted and now it's just a case of counting the days until my operation!  My operation is in four days and it's at seven o'clock in the morning!  I'm allowed to have something to eat at midnight and then I can't eat anything else until after the operation!

So, I will definitely update more now because of my VNS implant.  So here we go!!!