rdfreak | I'm still here!

As those who follow me on twitter would know, I am still here, and, therefore, survived Monday's procedure, though I was feeling pretty aprahensive right up until I got the drugs put in me, and literally, I said one word after that and I was gone, out-to-it! So, really, I felt nothing at all, and it was all fine and dandy from then.
The weekend was of course the hardest on me as it was even longer than the 40 hour fammon..
Had a meal of plain pasta, potatoes and a couple of slices of white toast friday night.
Saturday morning i got up and took one of the tablets, and decided I needed to get use to life without food for a while, not even being able to have barley sugar, as I was at least privlidged to on the 40 hour fammon.
Mum brought over some vegetable broth that she'd made for me, and I had a couple of mugs of that, as well as the four glasses of water I was required to have within the hour of taking the tablet.
Saturday I was pretty much OK, as in, no real difference to toiletting routines. I was on twitter for much of the day, being teased (mostly cos I was asking for it :) about foods.
Took me next pill in the evening, and had my daily chat to B. It was about halfway during the conversation when I started to feel heck weak, and just quite strange to be honest. Actually wondered if I would make it; I felt so weird!
Went to the loo a few times; that's when it all started literally!
Even though we were having a pretty good convo, I hung up bout 11.30 when I just thought I needed bed.
Got up a few times that night, and, as B pointed out the following day, perhaps it would have been in my best interest to have a drink before bed, or have water next to me. at one stage, I had to rush up - no further info necessary there :) and I immediately felt like passing out, but I had to do my thing, and came back to bed as quick as I could so as to not actually pass out. but alas, I needed to get up again, and continued to feel so faint. Anyway, once I was back in bed, i felt OK after a while. But I think the fact that I didn't stretch when I got up, and probably the dehydration factor wasn't good for me and made me feel like that.
Sunday morning at 8, I had to have two tablets and the four glasses of water. I so didn't feel like it as, well, the toilet wasn't my friend by that stage.
I felt prettty weak that morning, but was on twitter, having fun.
Had to have two more tablets at noon which i of course really didn't want. Had me some broth as well as water then.
Afternoon I seemed to perk up a little for some reason.
Sunday at 6 I had my final two pills plus water and more broth. Nan came over too as she was going to mind heartly the following day.
I was a tad sore by this stage. anyway, shit happened - as they say - but literally of course for the remainder of the night and early the following morning.

Mum picked me up around 7 and we drove to the YARRA RANGES HOUSE in Lilydale.
Got slotted in, then a nurse came to do my paperwork and answer any last minute questions I had. She did ask me where Heartly was though; think she would have liked to meet her.
Had a chat to her, the doctor and the anesthetist before I got changed into the hospital gear.
Mum left, and I was taken into the room. I lay on the trolly that had a comfortable matress on it and was nervous as heck.
Anyway, they gave me the needle, then they asked if I could turn over which I did. he then said "i'll put the happy drugs into you now," and I replied nervously, "the anesthetic?" , "
"yes" he said, and that's all I knew until I woke up with the nurses talking to me. A kind nurse held my hand while I went out to it; I just looked and felt so nervous!
I felt very sleepy, but after a while I got dressed and sat back in a recliner chair and had some sanwiches which I told the nurse, I was so hanging out for!
I was given the report to take to my specialist next week. Everything seemed fine enough, though they never mentioned my hiatus nernia they discovered the other time.
Later on in the car, Mum read out to me that the bowel prep was really pleasing, so that was good; my effort certainly payed off.
Monday afo Nan left, and i slept for a while, then got up, had dinner and spoke to B. -- he was pretty supportive i must say!
Yesterday i stayed home from work, as required. Started eating normally again. Discovered I hurt my neck in my sleep the night before, and it's still heck painful.
RB came over yesterday for dinner, and that was so nice! We listened to the DVS of Pretty woman before tea.
He left about 9.30 and i then went to bed not long after.
Oh, i got a call from AA from guide dogs yesterday. Having my re-assessment next friday. I told him Heartly was still quite good and I wasn't sure what would be the best thing for her despite her age, but that she still seems to love working. He said that if I didn't want a gap between dogs, this would prob be the best thing to do because once they hit ten, especially eleven (as she will be in July), they may slow down quite quickly. It will be awful though to give her up as a working partner! I do think she'll benefit from a good long retirement though at my parents place.
that's about it. longest LJ entry from me in a while. Off to spellcheck some of those long words like .. um, no attempt writing them again!
til Next time, RdFreak