60 Day Countdown

Dec.18th - That is the date that will make me a little less twisted. (Physically anyway.)

I'm preparing for spinal surgery the only way I know how....by searching on Pinterest for cute outfits to wear during recovery, duh. Kidding. I've done ALL the research I can stomach on this operation, and I feel really prepared for what's ahead.

I'm going for my final X-rays on October 28th and will have a lengthy counseling session with my doctor's nurse to go over all the scary risks of surgery.

The recovery is gonna be rough, painful. I might be grumpy. I might be lumpy. I might take a break from social media. (UNLIKELY)

I'm already preparing a hilarious comment I'll tell my doctor when I'm in the recovery room, "Wait, when you said implant, I thought I was getting double D's?!!?" And we'll just laugh and laugh. (He'd actually probably not think that's funny at all and be like, "How is YOUR SPINE EMILY?" And I'll say sorry and blame the meds.)

I really don't want to be taller after surgery, because that will likely make me a step above Crazy Tall, into Monster range. But I'm prepared for that too. I will tell everyone who asks that I am actually a cyborg disguised as a human being sent back in time to live a pretty normal life. T6: The Suburbs

I'm feeling calm about this surgery today. Today is a good day. I'm sure more doubts and tears to come in the next 2 months (plus a birthday!). But today is a good day.

<3

Emily