Boob Drama vol. 2

I've been dealing with this same thing for nine years, and today is the first day I've spoken with someone intelligent and informed enough to tell me what the hell is going on. I saw the breast specialist today who was kind enough to inform me that I have fibrocystic breast disease. As a result I have to drastically change my diet. And when I say drastically believe me I mean drastically.... It might be easier to list all of the things I can eat but here is what's definitely out: soda coffee, tea, chocolate, cheese, milk, lobster, shrimp, crabs, and red meat. And well there goes about 75% of my diet. All of this stuff will either contribute to more masses or additional pain from the ones already developed. This is going to take a bunch of will power and effort to change but I'm excited for what might be a totally healthier diet and lifestyle. I'm thinking vegetarian... ;D

She also scheduled me for surgery in about three weeks. I'm kinda freaking about that because it's towards the end of the school year...the time when my instructors just love to cram any and everything they can think of into the last weeks of school but alas it must be done. I'm just hoping for top shelf pain meds because I'll be in surgery one day and back at school the next. I'm a senior nursing student, which means I have to schedule silly things like dinner do you honestly think there's time to be recover from surgery?

I don't even want to think about work. I'll let them know what my deal is tomorrow, but I can't honestly see me going in to work and caring, washing, lifting, and turning other surgery patients fresh from surgery myself. There's not enough pain meds in the world, they can suck my balls. I'm thinking time off will definitely be in order. Speaking of work, tomorrow is my first day with a nurse...I'm scheduled to be with Charge Bitch who in all fairness is a really good nurse, but if you haven't already guessed it: a total bitch! For some reason she hates externs. So that should make for one helluva shift -.-

I just want to learn. So whoever I'm with I hope "irregardless" of all the secondary bullshit hangups I do just that :-/