groovykg
Oh, the suspense...
Feb 26, 2013
Tomorrow is my day! But, a minor snafu: I have developed a cold. It developed over the weekend, so Monday morning I called the surgeon, who sent my to my PCP for an evaluation. Just a minor head cold, nothing that I would ever seek medical attention for, but nonetheless, they wanted a medical opinion of fever, chest congestion, bacterial issues, etc. I'm a-ok, except for nasal congestion, but the neti pot has helped with that TREMENDOUSLY.
In the morning, assuming nothing gets canceled before then, I will do neti pot again just to make sure all is clear through surgery. I will let the anesthesiologist make the call. If he sends me home, then so be it. It's a sign, it's for my safety. No problem.
In other news, the liquid diet is not bad at all. Days 1 - 3 were the most difficult because I really just wanted to eat, but I wasn't actually hungry. If I did feel hunger, I would just drink something, and it would go away. I only have to do the 7 days, and am on clear liquids and up to 6 protein shakes/day. I haven't had more than 3 or 4 in any given day. And Sunday, day 5, everything seemed so much better. I woke up not hungry at all. I wasn't able to finish the protein shake I made for myself a few hours later. It was suddenly easy. Yesterday and today have been the same way. I just had tea and coffee in the morning before I finally got around to making myself a shake at 11am.
Don't get me wrong, if they want to delay my surgery a week, you can bet your bippy I will have a field day with food before jumping back on to liquid, but it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world. It's kind of nice to not have to deal with food (for me). I still have to prepare meals for 4 other people. But the decision of what to eat and how much of it is gone. That's pretty dang awesome.
