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Pre-surgery liquid diet
Jun 03, 2011
On Tuesday, May 3rd, I began my pre-surgery liquid diet. The first day I did have a horrible headache and went to bed early since I could no longer have my standard after-my-son-went-to-bed/wind-down evening snack of mabe pop-tarts and a big glass of milk or ice-cream etc. Honestly, the week went quickly and really was not bad after the first couple of days. I think the excitement about the surgery really helped to keep my mind off the fact that I was only drinking my meals!!
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My By-Pass Journey Begins...
Jun 02, 2011
Well, as usual, I have procrastinated starting my blog...but I have decided to back-date a few entries because this is going to be the most exciting thing I have ever done for myself and I want to document my journey.
So...on April 29th, 2011 (my 16th wedding anniversary) my husband and I went to meet with Dr. Wade Barker to discuss my options for surgery. I went with every intention of having the "sleeve" done but after meeting with Dr. Barker, he told me I would be an excellent candidate for either the sleeve or the by-pass and my husband and I felt better with the by-pass for me! Yippee...that decision was made! Not to mention, Dr. Barker had me stop taking my anti-inflamatory for my hip dysplasia and knee surgery that I had on 4/15/2011 so that we could schedule my surgery!!! I couldn't believe it...I had dreamt for YEARS of having a surgical procedure but it took my husband longer to agree with the idea. I needed him to not only support the decision, but to 100% agree with the decision!
We spent that weekend in Dallas and spent many hours discussing the decision and the fact that the dream had become a reality! Of course with my one week pre-surgery liquid diet looming, I felt the need to eat anything that I could think of before Tuesday, May 3rd!!! I told my husband, Eric that it is actually a great thing that they were scheduling my surgery so quickly because if they scheduled it months in advance, I would probably gain 75 lbs!!!
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So...on April 29th, 2011 (my 16th wedding anniversary) my husband and I went to meet with Dr. Wade Barker to discuss my options for surgery. I went with every intention of having the "sleeve" done but after meeting with Dr. Barker, he told me I would be an excellent candidate for either the sleeve or the by-pass and my husband and I felt better with the by-pass for me! Yippee...that decision was made! Not to mention, Dr. Barker had me stop taking my anti-inflamatory for my hip dysplasia and knee surgery that I had on 4/15/2011 so that we could schedule my surgery!!! I couldn't believe it...I had dreamt for YEARS of having a surgical procedure but it took my husband longer to agree with the idea. I needed him to not only support the decision, but to 100% agree with the decision!
We spent that weekend in Dallas and spent many hours discussing the decision and the fact that the dream had become a reality! Of course with my one week pre-surgery liquid diet looming, I felt the need to eat anything that I could think of before Tuesday, May 3rd!!! I told my husband, Eric that it is actually a great thing that they were scheduling my surgery so quickly because if they scheduled it months in advance, I would probably gain 75 lbs!!!
