Works For Me Wednesday & then some….

I am combining two posts into one (hope you don’t mind), they do have to do with each other:My Works For Me is my blender:

My Oster blender is awesome, it crushes ice and makes wonderful milk shakes, anything you want. The blender frappe’s, mashes, grinds, and shreds like the best of them. And this blender will become my best friend for the next 5 weeks.

Which leads me to the second part of my post:

Possible titles to this second part:

I am a chicken.
I am a worrier.
Those who have surgery together stick together.
Or all the men in my house rejoice.

All of these are true to my subject. I am a worrier. When things become out of my control, I freak. I imagine the worst and I plan for the worst. And I usually end up making mountains out of mole hills.

Here is the deal I am having surgery in one week and one day (the 28th). The surgery will involve one night stay in the hospital, and my mouth being rubber baned shut. I am having jaw surgery (hence the title “all the men in my house rejoice”). This is a small description of what I am having done. I currently have braces on, got them on last November.

Orthodontics (braces) may also be needed to allow the teeth to align properly. Corrective jaw surgery involves moving all or part of the upper and / or lower jaw into a more favorable position. For example, the entire jaw can be moved backward if it’s too large. The goal of treatment is to improve function and restore facial balance.

In my case they are moving the lower jaw forward. THE ONLY reason I have agreed to go through this is my boss’ wife is the surgeons assistant, so she will make sure I am taken care of. You have to realize you are talking to a girl who has heart palpitations while going for her regular teeth cleaning. Still a possible chance I drive up to the hospital and they have to drag me in…(we will see…)

Now to explain my title “Those who have surgery together stick together”. Well two days before MY surgery, hubby is having outpatient surgery to fix one of his fingers that was damaged playing basketball. I was a little miffed at the timing. I have already told him, I will baby you after your surgery until mine, and from then on “it is all about me baby!” (I said jokingly….kind of).

I will be on a liquid diet for 5 weeks. I will get to lose weight (this is what I keep reminding myself of, the BIG BONUS). I will look good in my jeans this winter.

Now these are the thoughts running through my head:

What if I die?

What if I die and my house is a mess, I need to find time to do the “big clean”?

Are my personal records in order?

Are my sheets clean?

I will clean my house but I KNOW the next day after I return from the hospital my boys will have rearranged everything, and that is when people will want to come visit!!

My mouth will be rubber band shut and I can not yell at anyone for FIVE WEEKS!!!!

How do you tell the kids “come get your stuff off the floor of the living room” while your mouth is swollen and slammed shut?

The kids will more than likely be laughing. I am going to have to walk around with a big stick, just to look mean (the bruising on my face will help the mean look).

How many shakes can one person drink!!

I need recipes.

The first week is the worst from what I hear.

I should not move for at least a week and half.

I was eating breakfast with my hubby this morning and began the sentence “If I die….” and he looked at me “covered his ears” and said “YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DIE, you are just having jaw surgery”.

I really am scared.

Could you please pray for me leading up to and the week after please. I want to have time to clean my house really well (in between football practices this has been a challenge).

I need peace of mind that I will wake up. Like I said I hate being out of control “meaning put under anesthesia”. And pray things will go smoothly after the surgery. Things did not work out in having extended family here (don’t worry family I understand), but I am nervous how everything is going to work out between getting the kids to school, picking the kids up, dinners, football practices, etc…. (I wont be able to drive for AT LEAST a week)

I am choosing to have the surgery now and lose my weight now, so I can sit down at Thanksgiving and say “BRING IT ON BABY, I CAN CHEW NOW!!!”

If you know any good smoothie recipes I would love to have them. I prefer not to have the “meat and potatoes dinner in the blender” type of recipes they gave me at the Doctors office. I will drink some V8 to get my veggies thank you very much.

And I thank you in advance for reading and listening to my babbling and worries of my impending doom surgery.

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