Pre-op Appointment Today...

Apr 02, 2012

 Today was my pre-op appointment at Grand Health Partners (GHP).  Met as a group with a nurse/rep from St. Mary's Hospital to discuss hospital information and if we wanted to be part of a study.  Then we met with the dietitian to go over what we will be eating pre-op and post-op.  We will be eating the food from the GHP Store for both.  She helped us fill out our order forms for that.  Next we met with the Exercise Physiologist, Andy.  He seemed like a really nice guy and really acts like he want to help us succeed at our goals.  And the last person that came and talked with us was the surgical PA, Matt.  He was very informative, with a dry sense of humor.  After the group meeting we were seen one at a time by the PA again to discuss our medications, answer any questions that we had and sign our consent forms.  That was everything that was covered in the pre-op appointment.  Before we left we could pick up our food at the GHP Store.

Now I need to follow the 800-900 calorie diet for the next two weeks.  Next Monday will be my last appointment at GHP before my surgery.  Matt said that Dr. Kemmeter is a stickler for weight loss pre-op, so I really have to stick with this food plan the next couple of weeks.  They have been know to cancel surgerys if there is no weight loss.

Not really looking forward to eating this for the next two weeks, but in the big picture this is just a very small sacrifice to get to the end results.  So here we go...

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