Living Inside Myself

Anyone from Charlotte having surgery at Presby the same week? If so, let me know. Thanks.

Karen Congrats on your date!!!

My surgeon require us NOT to gain weight either. We have to do a two week pre-op diet of High Protien, no Carbs, and Low Fat! Gaining weight means being removed from the surgery rotation. They want you to lose weight prior to surgery to SHRINK your liver. The liver sits on top of the area that contains the stomach and small intestines. It is easier to work with laproscopically if the liver has shrunk due to weight loss! So by all means, lose any weight you possibly can between now and then. Some people freak and say if they could lose weight normally they wouldn't need the surgery. This is true, but, I bet most of us are diet experts and can LOSE 5 to 10 pounds if we REALLY TRY hard. Knowing that there is a light at the end of our tunnel will be a HUGE inspiration and two or four weeks of working our fanny's off isn't really asking a lot considering what we will be getting in return. Trust me...I am in the same exact boat. I quit smoking in January and have gained a whopping 25#'s. My surgery is June 5th, and I can't gain another single pound. In fact, I am on the two week pre-op diet for four weeks...(by choice). I can diet and succeed like no one's business...short term......long term..I don't do so well! Which is why I am here. I am going for a 10# loss by June 4th. Not sure if I will make it, but I KNOW I won't gain, and I am already trying to do the things I will have to do POST OP! (Eating Protien first, drinking water constantly, and not drinking with meals....) Just my two cents! Good Luck... Laura

You try so hard to pretend that you've never seen me before But when you look in the mirror you find, I'm not that easy to ignore Cause I'm the one that knows all the rooms of your heart And I even know all the lies that you tell when things start to fall apart Cause I'm that part of you that you've buried so deep within And sometimes if you listen closely you can hear me cry every now & again I've been in here all this time waiting patiently for you While you try and hide from the world and figure out just what to do And as I wait and try desparately to break this shell, life passes us on by Leaving me to look back at the world through my only window, Your eyes By:Pam Blue

I found your poem to be deep and it reminded me of someone myself

Karen, Good luck with your surgery. I had mine 3/17/2003 and I am doing fine.