5 days-Eek!

Today was pre-op day.  Drove down to Laguna Hills by myself and met with the nurse practioner for both my surgeon and plastic surgeon.  Had to sign tons and tons of paperwork and consent forms with tons of disturbing details of all the possible complications and risks of surgery.  Fun stuff.  So I'll be checking in at Saddleback Hospital admitting department at 1:30pm on Monday.  I will then go get radioactive.  They will inject a chemical into my nipple at that time and then I will be directed to the OR to be prepped.  Once I am under they will inject a blue dye that will help determine the sentinel lymph node for them to test to determine if there is any cancer in the lymph nodes.  If the sentinel comes back negative, then they wont have to remove any more, if they come back positive then they will take level 1 and 2 of the lymph nodes from that arm for a full testing.  Then she will do the mastectomy and remove all the breast tissue.  When she is finished then the plastic surgeon will come in and put in the tissue expanders and finish up the surgery.  Estimated time of surgery is 5 hours.  So will be done in the late evening on Monday night with probably only an overnight stay in the hospital.  I cant eat or drink ANYTHING for 8 hours before surgery!!  Not even WATER!  That sucks!! Like a lot.  I usually eat like every two hours and never skip a meal and never go anywhere without my water bottle.  As if I don't have enough of a reason to be cranky that day.  I hate to be hungry!  Argh!
While I was there I also had my blood work done and got fitted for a couple of mastectomy bras.  Everyone I have dealt with has been extremely friendly and nice.  Very glad to be going somewhere that makes me so comfortable and at ease, but really wish it wasn't so damn far!!  Turns out having cancer really makes having agoraphobia a pain in the ass!  Kinda being forced to grow a pair!!
Well the time is a ticking.  Work is crazy, my desk is a disaster, the house is a mess and I have many errands to run, but trying not to let it get me stressed.  It'll get done one way or another and if it doesn't then it doesn't, I've got bigger fish to fry!