Another year - more surgery 2019

9th April 2019

Goals and aspirations 💟 Walk✔️ 💟 Physio stretches ✔️ 💟 Meditate 💟 MRI & Pre-op✔️ 💟 Read ✔️ Journal Sorry for the long delay in writing, it’s been a mixed start to the year. I’ve finally gone back to work full time as of 11th February 2019 after a small lung collapse the week before. I was ok I was just told to rest. I have taken Fridays off as annual leave from the holiday I accrued from last year (16 days) so I won’t work a Friday until June!! (Every cloud!)

I went for an interview for a higher level role. The interview went really well and I felt good about it. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and I didn’t get the role this time. The hiring manager gave me some incredible feedback and said that my interview was flawless. She said I’m on the right trajectory with my career and agreed to regular catch ups. It was stressing me out a little moving on to something like this whilst my health still isn’t great. I had always wanted to work for the hiring manager as she is incredible.

I had a appointment in Oxford with a severe endometriosis specialist. They gave me a scan and explained that the endometriosis had come back and quite aggressively 😦 I would require more surgery and GNRH injections to suppress the growth of the endometriosis. This shook me up a bit and I took a few days off work to come to terms with it. 7 months since my last surgery and i'd need to go through surgery again? I'd just got back to work full time and started to get my life back again.

I had an MRI and my pre op today, the commute there and back was awful 4hrs both ways so 8 hrs travelling. I nearly missed my appointment 😦 I was so stressed and cried 😭

My operation is booked for the 27th April 2019 in Oxford.

To do (next) week 💟 Buy dressing gown 💟 Yoga 💟 GP follow up for medical Stats: EXERCISE: Walked 11,591 steps MEDITATION: plan to before bed

LBH x

26th April 2019

Goals and aspirations 💟 Travel to Oxford 💟 Eat well 💟 Meditate 💟 Relax pre op

Positive thought of the day “You are one step closer to getting things sorted and more manageable for the future” Journal Today we travelled to Oxford to be in the area for my operation tomorrow. I felt a bit woozy and exhausted and my stomach wasn’t great. We got here, dropped off the bags and went to Prezzo for lunch which was nice. We got a coffee and then headed back to the Airbnb to watch Netflix and relax in bed before ordering a Thai takeaway 😉 ha ha

I didn’t sleep too well was tossing and turning the noises/temperature etc. Maybe I was worried about the op but I didn’t feel like I was. I feel ok about it.

To do (next) week 💟 Recover 💟 Walk 💟 Read

Stats: EXERCISE: Walked 12,204 steps MEDITATION: N/A

LBH x