Day 3 of Stage 2 Pre-Op Diet

Oct 29, 2015

Holy smokes.  Need I say this sucks?  lol  I'm surrounded by cupcakes and smells of pizza and my facebook wall is plastered with yummy pumpkin recipes.  My mother-in-law was talking about salted caramel something-or-others last night and my husband yelled at her to stop because I was standing there drinking my protein shake, sulking.  lol  To top things off, I'm really limited on my popsicle choices.  I found a bag of sugar-free ones, but they are still 8 carbs per popsicle,  I saw on the side of the sugar-free popsicle box that there are tropical flavors, so I looked online and there are no stores that sell them within 50 miles of my zip code!  lol  Good thing I like strawberry Jello I guess.  :)  

I had my 2nd appointment with the nutritionist on Tuesday.  He was extremely impressed by my food log which I created in Excel.  I love Excel and it's such a great way to log food and keep track of where you are at.  I don't have or want a smart phone, so I don't use all of the different Apps.   As of Tuesday, I was down 20 lbs since the beginning of this pre-op diet process.  Now I am on the all liquid stage and.... yeah.  I miss my one meal!  I'm going to make it though.  I can do this!  

Since my liver enzymes are still high, the ARNP who will be taking care of me after surgery has requested that the surgeon do a liver biopsy while they are in there doing the surgery on my stomach.  I am all for it because no way do I want one while I'm awake!  A big old needle in the abdomen?  Yeah, no thanks!  Ain't nobody got time fo' dat!  :p  Hopefully my surgeon agrees and allows the biopsy.                                                                     

I am getting pretty burnt out on my chocolate Pure Protein shakes...  I think I am going to have to branch out and try some of the recipes everybody has posted in the forums.  I'm supposed to drink 5-7 shakes per day and blah.... I'm going to have to find a really good one for that to happen.... Or a few good ones.... lol  My counselor asked me if I am worried or scared of anything and I told her that I'm not and I really meant it.  I guess I feel that I have a really good care team and my surgeon is one of the best.  I told her that I guess I feel that I am in good hands.  I am doing my part and will continue to do so, so everything should go well.  crossing fingers  

Onward, my trusty steed!  

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