preparing to prepare.

Jan 19, 2013

I have done everything I can think to do.  This hurry up and wait business is the pits.  There are so many things that I'm on the verge of needing to do, but it's not time to do them yet.  I have my plan and my financial details squared away, but can't make hotel reservations until pay day.  My pre-op class isn't until the 28th.  I've ordered several different kinds of protein and plan to start a voluntary liquid diet early, as soon as it gets here.  I have an appointment set with my PCP to discuss my current medications post-op.  I know what vitamins I want to order and from where I will order them, but am waiting until after my pre-op class so I know exactly which ones they'll have me take.  I have a list of what I want to take to the hospital.  I've read my surgery guide book at least three times now.  I've posted endless questions, researched everything again to make sure this is the surgery I want, and told the friends I've decided I wanted to know what I'm doing.  I don't know what else to do!  There's still plenty to be done, I just can't do any of it yet until the time comes.  Come ON already February 6th!  Let's get this done!  I'm sick of worrying and waiting and being excited and waiting and worrying again and then being excited and waiting and... you get the idea.

Just in case my "voluntary liquid diet" raised any flags for anyone, I'll explain further, especially in case anyone has any input on it.  My surgeon didn't require me to do a two week liquid diet, only a two day one.  I was surprised that he didn't have me do it, so I spoke to someone at his office and found out why.  She said I could choose to do a week long one if I wanted to, but that he doesn't generally require it for several reasons.  He did advise me to try and lose some weight at my consultation, because anything I can lose will make his job that much easier.  I know I have failed this utterly.  In between is so hard for me.  It's like telling an alcoholic to just drink a little alcohol each day.  I feel pretty certain that I can, however, pull off the liquid diet, because it's not quite like cutting back.  It's cutting off completely and just sticking to liquids.  I have a huge concern about my liver, too, and I want to do anything I can right now to help that, and not wish I had later.  I'm afraid he's going to get in there and find that I have a fatty liver and have trouble working around it, which could extend my surgery by hours, and that makes me concerned about how long it could take my back to recover because I have a herniated disc and spinal stenosis.  If I can do liquids now and make my liver less "angry," then I am more than happy to do that.

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