Today was officially my first day of mandated Christmas vacation. I work for a very large manufacturer and even though I am in outside sales, we have an imposed vacation at the end of the year. I started my vacation out this morning at 6:00AM in the hospital for my gastroscopy! Driving over, my boyfriend said, "Unbelievable, you are actually not going to be late! Late for everything else, all the time, but not this!!" Are you kidding me!! I have been waiting since February 19th for absolutely everything to get me closer to this procedure!
I really don't like needles. I always forget that part. The IV in the hand totally freaks me out. That was the only stress today, the silly IV needle. I was wheeled in, and then started to wake up as they wheeled me back to recovery. The whole thing, lasted a whole 20 some odd minutes then I was getting dressed and ready to go. No complications. Did remind Dr. D. that I still had the port and tubing in me and he told me to remind him of that again on the 14th. Losing that annoying port will be a great treat. When I was at goal, the silly thing stood erect on my tummy like a chopped off tree trunk. Since I have puffed back out, I barely can feel it. Nice to know that my soon to be fit tummy will have no tree trunk reminder of my very bad break up with the Band.
Christmas cookie hangover today too. Overindulged in the sweet, chewy wonderfulness of many of my friend's best cookies as I spent most of the weekend at parties and visiting with her. I am not a huge sweets person. I am totally helpless when surrounded by crunchy, salty or butter laden pieces of bread. I am in a little "pre-mourning" stage for those things, but really, nothing ever tasted as good as fit and skinny did.....
The presents are wrapped, the Christmas meal is planned and ready to put 2013 to rest.
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