'Twas the night before surgery

Aug 04, 2011

So, I made it through my week-long pre-op liquid diet and it was fine.  There were a couple of days I was really hungry, but those were the days I went a really long time between protein shakes.  It became especially hard to drink my shakes once I got on a plane to Texas and left home.  Doing the liquid diet out of a hotel is not optimal, since things (mixer, bowls for soup, milk for shakes) aren't so readily available, especially when you're sight-seeing for the day.  But I did okay.  We'll see what the doctor says tomorrow.

So, the surgery is tomorrow! I can't believe the day is here already!  On one hand, I'm glad and excited; on the other hand, I'm nervous and anxious.  And today I've been re-reading post-op stuff and just feeling so unprepared for it all, despite having researched this all for a while.  But I'm sure it will all go fine.

So next up is the surgery, no food on Saturday, start clear liquid on Sunday, followed by two weeks of "full liquids," then one week of soft foods, before I can start introducing solids. 

I'm a bit nervous about getting enough protein during the clear liquids phase.  Anyone have any ideas?  I hear mixed feelings on those protein bullets, although I did see one at mybariatricpantry.com that claimed to be 100% whey protein isolate (which probably means 100% gross-tasting, but hey).  I did order some Unjury unflavored powder (I hear it's clear in drinks and doesn't alter taste--yeah, right, we'll see!), but I don't know that it will arrive in time.  Any other suggestions?

Okay, well it's getting late and I have a 6:45am appointment tomorrow morning, so I best sign off for now.  See you all on the other side!

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