PreOp

Jun 21, 2010

6-21-2010
Doing the PreOp diet blues....Oh yeah baby!  My surgery is on the 29th of June in glorious Downtown (or not) St.Louis. So, as every good paitient must do, I am doing the protein preop dance of 2 weeks of liquids. Today is day 6.

Remember Sesame Street? Remember this "Todays show is bought to you by: The number 6 AND the protein shake blues".

No, the shakes are fine, really. They are. But my body (which is a meat ADDICT) is getting use to the farting and burps and other "changes" that the preop liquid diet brings.

I walk or work out at the gym daily and it sometimes stinks to get REALLY woozy and nearly pass out with a 70 LB weight set over you. Actually, since after teh surgery we can no longer take any extended release meds or NSAIDS I am coming off of 4 different prescription medications. (Wellbutrin, Methotrexate, Enbrel and Vicoprofin) as well as prescription Naprosyn.

It wears a body out, it really does. It can get ugly too folks...Running to the bathroom to pee every 4 minutes from all the water and liquids. (Todays show is also bought to you by the letter PEE and Crystal Light!) Not to mention all the ugly pimples and boils from the body detoxing from carbs, crap, salt and sugar....Ah but you know what?

I know this is to keep me healthy! When I am doing the "blues" I tell myself all this is in preparation for the wonderful dance of a new me, and how much BETTER I will feel in several months to a year! I have waited nearly 11 years for this, putting up with 1-3 months of minor discomfort and changing my habits for the BETTER is all worth it.

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