tommaney
Tomorrow, tomorrow....
Nov 08, 2007
Tomorrow is the day! Check-in at 11:30am at CA Pacific Medical Center in SF. Surgery at 1:30pm.
The part I'm nervous about is the IV--I hope they find my veins easily! That, and spending the night in the hospital. Not thrilled about this, but I'll get through it.
I do feel blessed that I have my parents to take me, pick me up, and help me with aftercare. Very lucky right now.
Nothing allowed after 12am! My stomach has been growling allllll day anyways.
The part I'm nervous about is the IV--I hope they find my veins easily! That, and spending the night in the hospital. Not thrilled about this, but I'll get through it.
I do feel blessed that I have my parents to take me, pick me up, and help me with aftercare. Very lucky right now.
Nothing allowed after 12am! My stomach has been growling allllll day anyways.
Pre-Op Diet Blues
Nov 01, 2007
Dr. Husted was incredibly kind and knowledgable--I'm so glad I decided to go with him as my Bariatric Surgeon!
Next week, November 9th, is my surgery date and I'm on my pre-op diet, which is supposed to consist of liquids, meaning no carbs and protein shakes--40g of protein 3 times a day. Like I told Dr. Husted's assistant today, I want to stab myself with sharp things just to distract myself from the gnawing hunger and nauseating aftertastes of these drinks.
How am I going to get through an entire week like this? It's bleak. I've only done 80g today and the shake that I attempted to make (even when I added some things to make it bearable) was so gross I couldn't get it down.
I'm also anticipating trouble with getting some Chest X-ray results from Kaiser over to Dr. Husted in time. My physician at Kaiser is on vacation next week and won't be around to get the results to me, so I have to go on a hunt. I already have a small window of time when the results will be in (this Friday, Monday, Tuesday at the earliest) and my surgery date on Thursday. Now I'm worried AND hungry.
Next week, November 9th, is my surgery date and I'm on my pre-op diet, which is supposed to consist of liquids, meaning no carbs and protein shakes--40g of protein 3 times a day. Like I told Dr. Husted's assistant today, I want to stab myself with sharp things just to distract myself from the gnawing hunger and nauseating aftertastes of these drinks.
How am I going to get through an entire week like this? It's bleak. I've only done 80g today and the shake that I attempted to make (even when I added some things to make it bearable) was so gross I couldn't get it down.
I'm also anticipating trouble with getting some Chest X-ray results from Kaiser over to Dr. Husted in time. My physician at Kaiser is on vacation next week and won't be around to get the results to me, so I have to go on a hunt. I already have a small window of time when the results will be in (this Friday, Monday, Tuesday at the earliest) and my surgery date on Thursday. Now I'm worried AND hungry.
Pre-First Visit
Oct 18, 2007
My first visit with Dr. Husted is tomorrow, and I have this disconcerting feeling of a "burden of proof" when I think of what I'll be discussing with him. This is definitely something I've created out of my own mind--not an impression from his staff.
The other night, I wrote out my ages and weights as far back as I could remember, starting at 9 years old and 120lbs. However, I do remember being overweight as early as 6 or 7 from memories of not being able to wear the clothes the others girls did as well as endless taunting and name calling. I'm 26 now, and 222lbs.
I sincerely hope the consult and future tests go well. I hope Dr. Husted is understanding of my lifelong struggle.
