THR Minus 7 days

1 week to go!!!!  Woo hoo!!!
I am now the proud owner of a pair of shiny new crutches, a 'helping hand' (grabber), a long armed shoe horn, and, last but not least... A Foxy Sock Aid!!! In English that means a thing to help put your socks on!!
Anyhow, I had my Pre-Op Assessment today.
It started with the Physiotherapist, who measured my leg legnth and said that I cannot sit on anything that is less than 18" high.  I will be issued with a raised toilet seat on discharge.  She issued me with my crutches, and said to use them now, if I want to??? I don't think so.  She also issued me with the other aids and showed me how to use them, plus how I should get dressed using them!!  She then taught me to use the crutches.   All this took about an hour, then, armed with all my goodies, I went off to see the nurse....
She went through my health questionaire that I had sent in first, then took my blood, blood pressure, did a heart trace, and took some swabs from up my nose, under my arms and in my groins (???), I then needed to pee in the pot fer her, but I couldn't!!!  I hadn't drank enough!!!  So I went off for my Xray, then had more drink, and sat in the waiting room, until I could pee!!
Both of the ladies I saw were really nice, they explained exactly what will happen, I am allowed to continue to take all my medication until the morning of the op, on that morning I can drink water until 5.30am, then nothing till after the  op.  I am having the Exeter hip, probably Creamic on Ceramic, non cemented, but that won't be confirmed for definate until the morning of the op.
After my Pre-Op, I went into Exeter to do some shopping, but I was worn out so, stayed for less than an hour, then I went home. 
During the hour that I was there, I went to the Apple Shop, to ask about the Ipad, I am seriously thinking about buying myself one, I had a chat with the assistant, obviously he is trying to sell them, but he so had me convinced!!!
I have to go back in tomorrow to have more blood taken, apparently you have to have two lots of blood, taken by different people, on different days???  So MAYBE I might make a purchase!!!