A Little Unbelievable

Well I've had a bit of a spanner thrown into the works of my Tour Down Under Training.

I received a letter from the hospital on Friday providing me with a date for my elective surgery - Friday December 4, only 3 weeks away.

What surgery you ask? I decided some time ago that I wanted to finish what I started with my weight loss, and have all the excess skin removed from my tummy - basically a tummy tuck. Its been two years since I decided, and since then I've been on the waiting list to see the surgeon, and then on the waiting list to have the surgery. I could have had it done quicker if I went private, but I weighed up the costs of private cover, plus the cost of the actual surgery, and decided I didn't mind waiting if it meant getting it for free!

I can't really believe that its actually happening and that in three weeks I will be without my little apron around my hips! Of course, it has come at a bad time weight wise - as for some unknown reason I have gained 7 kgs in the last 6 weeks - I have no idea how someone can gain weight that fast - I'm hoping its just a lot of fluid for some bizarre reason, and am now trying to do everything I can to lose as much as i can in the next 3 weeks. I'm also rather nervous about it all, but trying to just focus on all the positives.

I would love to read of others experiences with tummy tucks at the moment - so if you know of any links to relevant blogs - please let me know.