Wrenegade
Last 4 days before RNY
Dec 03, 2009
My RNY is scheduled for this Monday, Dec. 7th. I plan to spend these last few days tying up loose ends around the house and stocking up on stuff like broth, SF jello & pudding cups, SF popcicles and such. I'm not totally sure what I will be able to eat when I get home, but I'm pretty sure those things will be on the menu. I have all my vitamins and other meds already, and those yummy protein shakes (not).I plan just to relax as much as possible and get psyched for Monday. I spent the long Thanksgiving weekend cleaning house and doing laundry instead of cooking and eating (and eating). I had already started on the pre-op liquid meal replacements before the holiday, and my husband, who is doing well on WW, claimed he did not really want all that food anyway. Smart man.
I am apprehensive, of course -- this will be a huge change to one of the most basic parts of life. Since I started on my pre-op diet, I've really noticed how much my life revolves around things like fast food and the clock-based routine of breakfast, lunch & dinner times. I never realized how ingrained my food choices really are. Driving down the road, my eyes are drawn like magnets to places like Wendy's or McDonalds. I see every one, and every one makes me want to pull in! How ridiculous is that? It's the power of TV marketing; Pavlov would be proud.
I'm not taking much to the hospital: lip balm, my own pillow, a comb, my toothbrush, my robe and my Kindle are probably enough. Oh, and my checkbook, since they require the deductible up front!
I will be in a private room (hurrah!), so I expect my stay to be filled with pain meds and sleeping, sipping and walking... lime jello and maybe a little brain-dead daytime TV. That will be enough.
This is a very important time to stop and take stock of my life. It is my new beginning, and I am very excited! I look forward to better days ahead.
I am content with this.
