***Note – I’m taking it old school and bringing back some of my favorite Fitness Friday posts from a LONG time ago while I recover from my operation, hope you enjoy!***

For weeks, WEEKS, I’ve been preparing for an operation I’m sure most of you are aware of.  Not just the mental preparation, but the preparation of finding individuals who can make themselves available to take care of my children during my four week recovery.  A recovery I understand will be very painful.

Two months ago, when this procedure was suggested, I told my doctor about my allergy to narcotics.  I know of this allergy because I’ve had various reactions to those given to me and was told by doctors that means I’m allergic.  At no point in my life was it suggested that I go to an Allergist to actually figure out what I can and can not use to ease any pain that might occur in my lifetime, and since it wasn’t suggested, the thought of needing to do so didn’t occur to me.

On Tuesday, March 9, 2010, I went into the hospital ready to have this operation.  I wasn’t scared, I had a good time keeping up with my online friends by Tweeting and Facebooking and was brought back into the Pre-Op area where I was prepped for surgery.  My items were taken, blood drawn and all the pertinent questions asked.

As scheduled, the Anesthesiologist arrives to talk about my surgical and post-op care.  I again answered the typical questions and when I once again mentioned my allergies, I was quizzed on what medications were used to treat my hysterectomy last June. (more…)

Rage.  It’s rage I’m filled with.

These things always auto-save every ten seconds, yet after some random thing happened with my website, everything I wrote was gone, except the title.

AND IT WAS AWESOME.

You’re probably wondering how I could possibly be publishing this post today considering I’m in the middle of a terribly painful operation.

Well, it’s because I’M THAT COOL.  I also wrote 20 posts in a week and have them all set to auto-publish unless I can feel good enough to write, in which case I’ll save the post I pre-wrote for a lazy day.

For right now, since it’s a week early and hasn’t happened but theoretically could, I would like your opinion – except my dad’s.  I know he’ll comment but I DO NOT want his opinion. (more…)