Have got my pre op date so things are becoming more real.  The detachment I learnt at thirteen has come in handy as I have felt that this is happening to someone else.
There is a danger that life could be come one big cliche as all those sayings are now having a lot of meaning-life is for living, you might be deads tomorrow, life is too short.  For someone that has had some hard times I am now thinking that life is too short and there is still so much to do.