Dana H.

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After years of waiting and researching and working towards surgery I finally have approval and a surgery date.  September 7th, 2010.

I start a 2 week liquid diet next week on August 24th.  I'm more nervous about that than anything else.  Two weeks of liquid diet is going to be super hard, so I decided that even if no one else see's or reads this blog, I should start writing to maybe help keep myself honest.

I'm starting the liquid diet at 311 lbs and according to the Dr and Dietician, I should loose about 10-20 pounds before surgery, but the Dr set a goal to have me at 280 before surgery.  He did say it was an unrealisitic goal but to try hard to get there, so I will try hard but I will NOT beat myself up if I don't get there because I don't think I'm going to be able to do that in a little over 2 weeks.  I would be happy at 290 and I really think that's doable.

I "came out" to my family and friends about the surgery the day we scheduled.  I don't know why, but I was more worried about telling people about the surgery than actually having the surgery itself, but everyone has been super supportive. 

I think right now, even though I have the surgery scheduled, I'm kind of still in a state of disbelief that it's actually going to happen.  I'm excited, don't get me wrong, but it still doesn't seem real.  I'm not nervous about the surgery.  I know I'm making the right decision.