shannon2128
Another step closer...
Oct 28, 2014
Monday 10/27 I went for my "New Me" appointments (what the surgeon's office calls them); EKG, Upper GI, NUT, and Psyhc eval. They all went well - even the barium wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I was a little unimpressed with the NUT though, she just came across as a little flaky to me. Didn't offer too much insight or information. I've found more information online and this forum than I got with her. We'll see if she's any better after surgery, if not I may have to find my own.
Now it's the waiting game - which I'm not very good at - extremely impatient! Need to wait for all the evaluations to be submitted to the surgeon's office so they can then submit to the insurance for approval. I'm really hoping this goes faster than they anticipate. I'd like to have the surgery done before Thanksgiving - as I was told.
I have started working myself into the liquid diet - this week is a shake for breakfast every day, next week will be breakfast and lunch. I'm hoping by the end of next week I'll be told to start the liquid diet. My loving husband has decided he'll do this "pre-pre-op" diet with me as well as the pre-op diet. He's looking to lose some weight and be supportive at the same time. I'm grateful and love him for it, I'm just hoping we don't ring each others neck during the carb detox phase lol
The last two nights I haven't sleep too well; don't know if it's nerves, stress, or the crappy barium lol All I know is I want to get past this point so I can start concentrating on the rest of my life. I know I shouldn't wish my life away, but I hope it moves quickly.