PANIC PANIC

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Hi everybody

Two weeks today and I'll be on the operating table with Mr Treacy.

In most ways I can't wait. At the same time I'm also absolutely

terrified. I took the day off work today to sort some stuff out to

do with financing all this but all it's done is give me time to sit

back and start to panic!! My solution to this used to be to shop

till I drop - nowadays that tends to be before I get to the bottom

of my path - might go in for some internet retail therapy instead!!

By the way, could anyone who's been operated on by Mr Treacy tell me

anything about what I sould expect. I'll be in the Birmingham

priory. I've only met him once for a v short consultation before.

ANYWAY (deep breath) I'm having my operation done quite far away

from where I live. ANy thoughts on my best method of getting home?

Here's my options:

1 hour flight

I fly this route (Glasgow to Birmingham) quite often for work so I

know exactly what it's like, where to go in the airport etc. etc.

And I'll have my boyfriend with me so I wont be on my own.

However, BA are being rather unhelpful in not offering me any

information or solutions at all so far. My problems are that I'm

very tall for a girl (6ft1) and all my height is in my legs. As it

is just now, I can't fit in to standard aeroplane seats without

swivelling my legs to on side (usually can only swivel to my right -

the side that's being operated on). And as it is not really a major

route the plane is usually pretty small with the only extra leg

room seats next to the emergency exits. The other problem with it

not being a particularly major route is that quite often instead of

using those big tunnells that connct to the airport for

entering/exiting the plane, the often use a set of v small, v steep

aluminium steps. I have trouble with these at the moment so I can't

imagine I'll be much good on crutches.

OR

5-6 hour car journey.

My dad can drive me home if I want in a big volvo estate. But the

journey time is an awful lot longer.

Money is no object - I'm already paying an unfathomable amount (for

me) to have this done so a bit extra will make no difference.

ANy replies greatly greatly apprieciated!! V V V MUCH!

I'm going to try to go swimming now to try to calm myself

down...breath morag! Breath!! ;o) (lol)