The next best thing, to the next best thing, to great sex...

Giggle as you may, the next best thing, to the next best thing, to great sex (happens around Day Three or Four) is a long warm shower!

They don't mention this blissful state anywhere in the many support publications you're appraised of prior to your operation.

In fact, the last chore you ever want to do again, is shower. For three or four days leading up to The-Day, you have to spend at least a continual one-half hour of intense scrubbing each morning and evening with a surgical brush and antiseptic soap. And then again. And just when you're crossing over from pink to early raw, once more for the last time, until bedtime.

But that was my last week's clean phase. Now, after nearly three days in bed, my hair is matted from bouts of intense sweat and dryness. I'm thankful of course, for the regular towelette facial wipings over a formed chin stubble. There has to be more though, as the rest of me is feeling quite icky. It's time, to start turning thoughts into actions.

It doesn't matter as to whether you're a tub or shower person, the 'aaahs' take on a new special meaning at that first hallowed cleansing.