OK, so I figured I should probably update this page - it's been a while and a lot has happened.  My surgery is scheduled for December 17th at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT.

Today i went for my preop appt with my surgeon and a patient education session.  I learned a lot:
1.  I will not have a private room at the hospital.
2.  I will have a pain pump when I wake up in recovery. 
3.  My doc prescribes Lovenox injections for ten days postop...so I will have to give myself (or have my husband give them to me), in the fat on the side of your waist.
4.  I will stop taking my oral diabetes medication the night before surgery.
5.  Post-Op, I will be on a sliding scale of insulin as needed (low dose).
6. I have to stop taking my birth control pills immediately.
7.  From now until surgery, no other pain medicine but Tylenol.
8.  I have to stop taking Lisinopril immediately and switch to something else (forgot the name of it - RX is at the pharmacy now).  Not completely clear on why this is...but something to do with Lisinopril and the liver during surgery.  (FYI - Lisinopril is used to lower Blood Pressure).
9.  I can stop taking my Tricore now (Tricor is used to lower Triglycerides).
10.  I will be taking Prilosec 20mg post-op.
11.  I will come home from the hospital with a drain tube in my abdomen.  It will come out at my week #1 appt.  I am told that this is painless.
12.  I will have 7 incisions from laproscopic surgery.
13.  My doc uses actual sutures on the incisions.  They will be removed at my week #1 appt.
14.  From the time I go in the OR, to the time my husband can see me, it will be five hours - YIKES.....I feel bad, so I told him he could leave and come back.  
15.  I still am waiting for insurance approval - paperwork was just submitted today - yikes!

I start my liquid diet tomorrow...not thrilled about that...I can't imagine anyone really is.  I'm starting to get really exicted and NERVOUS!!!