Bionic Woman

1 week to go and the nerves are kicking in!
For the past 10 days I have been busily "nesting" like a pregnant woman! I have compiled many lists and been ticking off all the little errands and jobs around the house I want to complete before D-day. Not having been pregnant before, this new sensation of purposeful activity has been rather amusing.

Now that it's down to days though I must admit that the 'robotic' nature of the operation is still freaking me out quite a bit. Getting my head around carrying a remote control for the rest of my life, programming myself and charging myself once a week(!) is quite freaky. Maybe in 10 years there will be many operations like this but at the moment it seems very strange. I'm sure that if it reduces my pain significantly I'm not going to care that I'm now a "bionic woman", but until then it still really weirds me out.

Oh and for a lovely story to finish. My 87 year old neighbour who is WAY fitter than me has lent me one of those pick up claws - not the proper term but basically something that will help me pick things up without bending (they are a lot of fun to use actually!) She's also given me her phone number in case I need someone to pop over and check on me. So this delightful 87 year old lady is wanting to look after me - how ironic and cute!!

Countdown time

"Courage is being really really scared but jumping in anyway".
I want to live this quote, I want this to be true for me.

It's 2 weeks to go! After five years of chronic back pain I am undergoing a peripheral nerve stimulation operation on 3rd February in an attempt to improve my quality of life and be able to work again. This blog will chart the final lead up - the anticipation, the nerves, the fear, the excitement about the possibilities and follow my recovery afterwards. This is my first ever blog post. I've never been much of a fan of all the new technologies - ipods, iphones, twitter etc. so I'm surprising even myself with this new venture!