Preop Visit today....

Well...wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.....but I still got a bit emotional b/c my doc was a bit forceful and a bit harsh....but whatever....it's all good.  As long as he makes me healthy...that's all that matters at this point!! First thing, they took a pic of me which they will give to me when I go back to my one year postop checkup visit....I thought to myself "I really REALLY hope when it comes to be one year post op, I will be able to look at that picture and truly see a difference between it and myself at that point." THEN, I got on the scale and HOLY COW....I LOST 4 pounds on vacation!!!  YAHOOOO!!!  I knew we were doing a lot of stinkin walking...ugh....it was insane how much we walked!  ha He talked to me about making changes...blah blah.....you know the spiel...we've all heard it about a billion times before we even get to the surgery... I asked him about open vs lap RNY surgery...and he told me that if I wanted to do it lap that a) he wouldn't remove my gall bladder and b) I would have to change my surgery date....well THAT wasn't gonna happen.....so open RNY on the 16th it is!  I just will have to PRAY and pray hard that I will still be able to start nursing school on time.....that's just how it's gonna have to be! And last but not least, I paid a whopping $129 (well mom paid it since I'm poor) for the preop liquid diet shakes I will be drinking 5 a day of...for the next 10 days after today is over!!  YAYYYYY!!! After we left, mom and I went to dollar tree and I got some stuff  for after surgery (measuring cups and bowls w/ graduations on them and a mixer bottle to mix shakes in if I don't wanna mess w/ the blender and such)  and also got a coloring book for in the hospital :-D  I love to color! Then I got home and turns out my Mom and Dad went in halves and bought me an IPOD to put all my music on so I could take to the hospital with me....and also to use when I'm exercising and for just whenevers :-D  YAY!! AND, one of the books I ordered "WLS for Dummies" came in...so I'm gonna start reading that ASAP!  Has anyone read it?  What did you think?? Okay this is long enough and ya'll probably don't care bout half of this...but I love ya'll anyways!!  I gotta go pack for traveling back to Mo tomorrow.... **hugs**

Rianne, Thats so exciting!!! I want an Ipod for Christmas, so I believe thats what my mom will be getting me.  Good thing my brother will be home then to set me up, cause I have no idea how to use the things.  LOL I am giving it one last attempt to do this myself, while reasearching more of the RNY.  I would have to be lap, because I have two five year olds, and simply cannot be down for that long.  I just cannot do it.  Which is hard.  But, anyway, I have been eating well and walking this week, hopefully I can stick with it forever and make it work, but in any case, I am going to the primary next week to start documentation, so it counts as my 6 months!    GOOD LUCK Girl, I hope those protein shakes get you through........you can do this!!!

Robyn, Thanks a bunch!  I really appreciate it....I'm still a bit in denial, not believing it's really going to happen....  But, that's okay....I still have 10 days to get used to it!!  OMG!!  10 days.... I have no clue how to work an IPOD either, but I really wanted one for the hospital and working out so now I have a week to figure it out before the hospital...ha ha Good luck on your journey, and I pray that you'll find whatever works best for you!  Some people can do it on their own, and for that I applaud them!  I just couldn't, no matter how much I tried or wanted to.

Hey Rianne-- Congrats!!! Sounds like everything is moving along nicely. I brought "WLS for Dummies" -- it is a good book and has a lot of information--- plus some sample menus which was nice to look over and get an idea of what life after WLS is gonna be like (or should be like anyways). Best of luck to you!

Amanda, Thanks a bunch!!  It's going really well so far...I just can't believe there are 10 days!!  That's like...SO close!  Amazing.... I've started the book and so far it's really good, I decided to read the whole thing instead of just skipping over the parts I need....I figure it can't hurt to be more informed :-) How's your journey going?  Where are you at in the process?? Good luck!!

I skipped over some parts too-- but went back over it once from front to back. I do that with most books it seems. 10 days will go by fast-- before ya know it you'll be waking up from surgery and starting your journey! I'm pre-op, my consultation appt is Oct 24th.

Awesome!!!  Congrats and Good luck :-)

Good mornin Sunshine Well we only have ten more days left!!!! I would also like to wlecome you to the pre-op liquid diet today. Last night was the only time I have really felt hungry on this diet. It was hard but I just sucked it up and went and made me another shake. Hope you're having a great day Love ya!!!! Hugs

Hey hon!!  I can't believe it...10 days until our lives get drastically better!!  YAHOOO!!!!! Blech on the liquid diet....lol  These shakes my surgeon is making me drink are SO sweet.....but so far I've had 2 shakes, about 4 oz of chicken broth AND around 16 oz of Water.....not too bad for only 5 hrs into my day...I've also driven 3 hrs from Arkansas to Missouri :-D Glad things are going well, have you noticed your clothes fitting looser since you started the liq. diet?? love ya!! **hugs**

Hey Yes as a matter of fact I have noticed that my shirts are starting to get baggy!!! That's so cool!! You'll ntice too at about 3 days into it. Was is the brand of shakes that you are drinking and how did he ask you to make them!!!!  Keep up the good work!! Have a safe trip and I'll  talk to you soon Hugs