Nervous yet confident.. it's REALLY happening!

So OMG, I've had a pretty quick trip through all the pre-op stuff, didn't have to do any pre-op diet until tomorrow.  It will be my first day of NO FOOD, and then, surgery on Wednesday.  I am so anxious about tomorrow and the "bowel prep" that I haven't really had a chance to worry about anything else!  I haven't ever had to do that before, but I have had surgery before.  Fear of the unknown I guess.  So, I'm reading through my booklet of info and trying to figure out how I'm going to get through tomorrow.  I sincerely hope I want nothing to do with food because if that's not the case, I may be freaking out by 2pm.  Other than that, I'm ready to GO!  I'm going to try to get packed for the hospital tomorrow night (to fill my evening up with SOMETHING to do) while I hurry up and wait for the morning to have surgery.  Although I haven't been that active on here, I do lurk around and read a lot of posts and I'm so glad that all of you are here.  You all have helped me come to terms with this and I can't thank you enough.  :)

Excellent! You and your toilet are going to be VERY friendly tomorrow. Bring your tablet or smartphone in there to keep you company LOL

What sort of bowel prep do you have to do? I had a similar pre op diet. I only had clear liquids the day before surgery and a bowel prep that consisted of drinking TWO bottles of Magnesium Citrate... GROSS. If you haven't gotten it yet, GET THE GRAPE FLAVOR. I was almost able to convince myself that it was a weak grape soda. The lemon flavor tasted like lies and the nightmares of small children.

I will have had 3 bottles of the disgusting elixir by the time all is said and done.  I have to drink 1.5 bottles (15oz) at 10am and then another at 2pm.  I am sooo not looking forward to this.  They didn't have grape at either place I went to :*(  I opted for the Cherry instead of the lies and nightmares version (LOL too funny).  I'm still quite nervous about this...  I keep thinking.. what if my body isn't "finished" by the time I'm supposed to go to bed!!! LOL!  I'm probably overthinking and worrying, but at least it's keeping my mind occupied lol.

You probably WON'T be finished by the time you go to bed... Honestly, you'll probably still be running to the bathroom for the last bit of, ehem, cleansing, while you're getting ready to go to the hospital on surgery morning. I just told my OR nurse that if I poo'ed on the table, DON'T TELL ME. She just winked and said, "Honey, you wouldn't be the first one!"

Oh my gawd! Lies and the nightmares of small children...got a huge LOL out of me!

Heh heh. ;)

GRAPE! Where did you find grape?? 

The lemon flavor tastes like hospital floor mop waters. 

I found it at Walgreens!

Good luck!!!