On One hand, I Have a Date …
I am preparing for a date.
All the usual care is being put into my appearance – manicure, pedicure, decent nightwear …
Wait!
Decent nightwear?
Yep. Slippers and dressing gown required.
I have a date with a surgeon, and making sure I’m operation-ready follows a similar path to preparing for an exquisite gala dinner, partying with friends, or having an evening out with Gajitman.
Excluding my decent nightwear and dressing gown, here is a selection of pre and post-op items I find useful.
I’m having a replacement ulna head removed from my left wrist, and will be in plaster for a while. Having been in a similar position a number of times, I know more or less what to expect, what I need to do before I’m incapacitated, and what items to use after surgery to maintain as much independence as possible.
Mirror and tweezers at the ready: Check. Hair colour mixed: Check. Nail file available: Check. Waxing strips cut to size: Check. Plastic arm covers so I can shower: Check. Loose socks, easy to pull on with one hand: Check. Earrings without back studs: Check. Dental floss that doesn’t require two hands and a degree in contortionism: Check. Big, comfy bed: Check. Jill Mansell book to read: Check. Lovely family and friends: Check, check, check.
Right then. Who’s heating up the wax?
Laura x
Ooh, you’re very organised! What great ideas. Good luck, Laura. Hope everything goes well and you make a speedy recovery xx
Thanks, Sharon. I’ve scheduled a couple of blog posts to run too, including the Sisterhood of the World post, planned for next Monday. I’m experiencing difficulties though, with my scheduled posts not being automatically sent, so it might not appear until I can get to my PC and manually publish it. xx