Lap-Band Date 4-30-08

I've been trying for surgery for almost 4 years, fought two insurance companies and lost. I managed somehow to get a loan and my surgery is set for 4-30! I quit smoking in late 3-08. I also put the daily glass of red wine on the back shelf. I am calling this my re-birth. Each time something seems difficult, I just say to myself that was in the past and that is not me anymore. I am doing the preop diet, and i have read that a good liver cleanser/shrinker to prepare for surgery is dandelion tea, chicory coffee, rosemary sprinkled on top of anything you can tolerate and artichoke anything. I know the preoperative diet is not to lose weight, it is to cleanse and shrink your liver so they can get to your stomach. After all this waiting, I don't want to do anything that will postpone my surgery. If anyone with surgery scheduled for same date or close wants a "loser" buddy, please contact me at [email protected].