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I decided to make a list of what I expected the
benefits of the surgery to be, and what improvements to my life will
be. Some of these may sound somewhat silly, possibly somewhat
offensive, or just generally weird, but that's the way my brain works.
These are in no particular order, except roughly the order in which I
added them.
- Be able to keep up with Isaac, who has just turned two
(08/30/2002).
- Be able to go to a movie, without my ass getting stuck in
the seat.
- Be able to fit comfortably in an airplane seat (coach
class) for an extended trip, so we can take Isaac to Boston to visit
Grandma Oster and the rest of David's family.
- Be able to fit the same number of pairs of underpants in
one drawer, instead of two, as they currently require.
- Go to a store for pants, and only have to worry about if
they're long enough, rather than big enough around.
- Be able to sleep in a regular bed (we have a waterbed)
without the sides of my hips hurting because of the excess weight
pressing down all night.
- Ride down in a slide with Isaac.
- Have my knees quit hurting, or at least slow the rate of
damage to the cartilage.
- Swim suit. Need I say more?
- If David is slow coming to bed, not have the side of my hip
(I sleep on my side) sink all the way down in the waterbed until it
comes into contact with the heater, waking me up with my hip feeling
like it's been gently roasted.
- No more chafing on the inside of my thighs! I tend to wear
loose, comfortable dresses, but get really uncomfortable if I have to
walk very far.
- Not have the fronts of my clothing stained with food spills.
- Go to a movie at a theater and not have the seat bite my
butt.
- Better heat tolerance! I've been told by everyone who's had
the surgery that they are always cold, or at least almost always.
- Be able to get nice underwear at Victoria's Secret (but I
will probably never get a thong!). Update: I did try
thongs, but am not a big fan. Wear them occasionally, but rarely. I get
most of my underwear at Costco (cheap, comfortable cotton bikinis (too
much information?)).
- Different positions. I'll leave it to your imagination what
that means.
- Have less problems finding a vein when I have blood tests
or IVs. Right now they have to use the back of my hand, since the
others tend to be too hard to find.
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