~~~April 13th...here I come!

Well, 8 more days...and I am getting VERY excited!!! I have tons of stuff to do and very little time to do it!! I still need to finish getting my vitamins for post-op and make sure I have my clear liquid stocked. Plenty of water and Crystal Lite and Sugar free Jell-O! Any other suggestions for what I should get? Time is flying by...my pre-op is on Thursday!! Man am I anxious!! ~Karen

excited, nervous, happy,sad,excited...... I did my shopping this weekend. I got things like soup....you can strain the veggie and eat the broth...then mash the veggies and have them at a different meat. baby food, grits, cream of wheat, a strainer, small plate, Tbsp, tsp I have my pre-op done all I have to do is sit and wait...wait...wait...stress...stress....pack for the hospital....tell my kids.... good luck with pre-op testing! Katie

I am 4-13-04 also I am also feeling all those emotions all at once. I have not gone shopping yet, but I will within the next couple of days. I am still really busy at work making sure everything is in order. I am a school teacher and have to have lessons ready for when I am out.

My surgery is the 12th, so I'm right there with you! Got my shopping done this weekend. My surgeon has me on liquids for a month afterwards, so I just stocked up on some bottled water, bullion cubes, sugarfree jello, chrystal light and sugar free popsicles. And I got my vitamins, and protein powder. When I first found out my date, I was sooooooo nervous all of the sudden. And now I'm finding myself just getting so excited! Congrats!

Wow..it is so funny how surgeons differ in what they want us to do before and after surgery! Afetr, I will be on clear liquids for 5 days...then to thicker liquids from 5-10 days...then soft foods after 10 days to 6 weeks. I have heard of someone having to be on a liquid diet 1 month before surgery. Man, I don't know if I could do that or not!! Thank God I didn't have to try. Good luck everyone! ~Karen