Tomorrow is the big day!

Sep 29, 2010

I have received so much love and support from all of you here and I want to thank you all.  I hope I can be such an encouragement to others who have up coming surgeries.  I just drank my magnesium citrate about 2:00 PM so I am in for the day.  I am only to have clear liquids and jello until midnight then I fast for my surgery.  I am having surgery at Alta Bates Hospital in Oakland.  So far my surgeon seems wonderful.

I did all my pre-opt labs yesterday, blood work, ekg, urine sample and chest xray.  I have a call into the nurse as I take some medication on a regular basis and not sure if I am to continue or hold off until after surgery.

I was scared and second guessing myself yesterday and this morning, but I have calmed down after talking to friends who have had surgery and remembering that this will be a wonderful new beginning for me.  I am letting go of the fact that I can't eat this or how to eat that.  That is my food addiction talking to me.  I am remembering that I am doing this because I have tried one diet after another and allthough I would loose weight, I never could keep the weigth off.  Being slim is a big part of it, but more importantly I want to be healthy.  I am going to be able to fit into clothes again and be comfortable, I am going to be able to go on walks, ride an amusement ride, cross my legs, fly in an airplane comfortability just to name a few things that "normal sized people" take for granted. 

I am committed to attending a support group and have met many wonderful women here,  close to where I live that have luncheons and activities.

I am at peace and I am ready!

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