A week and a half left until D Day

I started this journey about 13 months ago, 15 months if you count referral....  so I'm more than ready...  almost done 3 weeks on Opti...  down 16 lbs...  I have most of my post of food packed and ready... protein shakes and vitamins bought...  hotels booked...  Here's hoping I can do this!

RNY scheduled March 2nd at St Joseph's Toronto, with Dr Lindsay.

It's so exciting!  Time will both drag and fly by at the same time.  I've watched Doctor Who a lot and I always think that the time just before surgery is like a time paradox where it slows down and speeds up at the same time!  Good luck and make sure to check in with us after surgery!

what do you have as post food?

I packed Premiere Protein Shakes, Cream of broccoli soup, skim milk powder, unsweetened apple sauce, no sugar added pudding, plain oatmeal and my vitamins.  I still need to pick up unflavored protein and there's a grocery store right up the street from my hotel so my hubby will go get me some cottage cheese, yogurt and refrigerated Jello when we get in.  I have to travel 8 hours away for surgery, so we're asked to stay driving distance to the hospital for a few days after surgery before making the treck home...

You're gonna be fine! Focus on organization right now. It's your best friend to insure a smooth transition back home. I had to travel 3 hours by car for mine. We had to leave the house at 3 a.m. 

It's funny, but what I remember most about my surgery day was that I was FREEZING. My wife had to wipe my entire body with these wipes they sent home with me for the day before. I froze my butt off from that very moment, until this very minute now. I'm still FREEZING!!! But, everything else was worth it totally. 

GOOD LUCK! 

I've posted this before - but it's my best thoughts on what to do before surgery.  I hope that WLS helped you meet your goals.

Be as nervous as you like, that's normal, but also use this time to get clear on why you are doing it.  Most likely your reasons are more than your appearance. I would suggest making a list and then you can check them off over the next months and have motivation to keep the weight off.  For what it's worth, here is the logic I had for surgery: 

   1 - My knee is messed-up and if I do not get the weight off, I will be looking at knee surgery.

   2 - I just lost 100+ pounds with a conventional diet and put 90% of it back on within 2 years, so I am not one of the lucky 3-5% who will keep the weight off.

   3 - WLS is easier to recover from than knee surgery.

   4 - WLS was (and is) the right option for me. 

   5- Things that will be better:  enjoying the outdoors, clothes, . . .

I was more than nervous - before surgery I updated my will, changed my insurance benficiaries, had everything notarized, made sure a lawyer-friend had a folder with all my important papers, (I had the advanced directives form to fill out but I did not get around to it).  That is just me - be prepared.  But, now all that stuff is done. 

But, when it was all said and done, and I was in pre-op and felt the first wave of sedative kick in, I looked at the clock and my reaction was - 7:42, my new lucky number!  I had difficult times - most of us had, but pre-op clarity will help you get through a lot of post-op crap.

May I humbly suggest you generate a list and write down your motivations for surgery.  It might help you prevent 'buyers remorse' and give you focus to get through any difficult times. And give you something to do during these last few days before surgery. 

Best of Luck, or more currently, MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!!