I have a date!

May 08, 2009

I can't believe it finally happened - I got my surgery date scheduled!  Just two weeks from today!

Tomorrow starts my 2-week preop diet.  I've never been so excited to go on such a restrictive diet, but for one it's only for 2 weeks, and I think I could do anything for just two weeks and secondly, it's the beginning of something truly wonderful.  I feel so lucky to be where I am, especially after reading the problems that I have read so many people having of just getting approved.  I have faith that God will help everyone desperate for the help of this surgery find a way to make it happen.

So tonight, a good friend took my husband and me out to dinner to "celebrate" my good news, and my last day of captivity in this body.  We went to Outback, and baby I had it all!  Bread with butter, blooming onion, baby back ribs, and even carrot cake!  Mind you that even not being banded there's no way I could eat all of that, so my teenage son will be digging into some leftovers here pretty soon.  But I completely indulged in anything and everything I wanted, and made the statement to my husband and our friend "This is the last time I will ever be able to pig out like this.  Ever."  And our friend told me "Yeah, but there will be a time again when you'll be able to eat whatever kind of food you want, just not as much".  And I know, for the most part, that he's right.

Enough reflection.... gotta go stick my "Slim Fast High Protein" shakes in the fridge and get ready for tomorrow's new diet - AND enter my "surgery date" on my profile!!!

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