ForJandM's Journal, 27 June 2014

I was going to let you all know that I was taking July off as I had been booked in for a hysterectomy next week. To cut a long story very short, I am losing the battle against anaemia and I have been left with no alternative but to have the operation.

I have been anxious about it because I have had two strokes due to a blood clot and know that this operation increases my chances of having another one.

This afternoon, a nurse from the hospital called and told me that the operation has been cancelled at the hospital of my choice. This is because, despite having another blood transfusion recently, my blood count has dropped again and my platelet levels have increased by too much and so they wont risk performing the operation in a hospital that doesn't have an intensive care unit. So now I am waiting to hear from the consultant to see what we do next.


I have complained to my two best friends and had a little weep so self-pity time is over and getting in better shape planning is on.

In July I will:-

Walk for at least five miles a day, every day.
Start pilates
Start the weekly Tai Chi class that I was putting off until after the operation.
I will continue to put nutrition above cravings.
I will live a portion of every day as if it was my last and as if I need my body to hold up until I am 100 years old.

I am going to repeat the list in my head like a mantra until I stop being frightened about the anaesthetist and consultant wanting to have an intensive care unit on hand.

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1307 kcal

Fat: 78.96g | Prot: 80.91g | Carb: 86.19g.   Breakfast: Bananas, Wholefoods Online Organic Cacao Powder, Fresh Lemon Juice, Whole Foods Online Organic Hemp Protein Powder 50%, Alpro Unsweetened Almond Milk, Waitrose Essential Berries. Lunch: Waitrose English Mature Cheddar, Quorn and veggie mix. Dinner: Pitch Dark Raw Chocolate, Boiled Egg, Waitrose Baby Leaf Herb Salad, Waitrose Essential Cherry Tomatoes. Snacks/Other: Meridian Almond Butter. more...