July 7th Surgery Date - nerves are getting the best of me.

Jackie, finally found a way to find you. The site is sometimes confusing. All is well, I'm back home, even lost some weight, lost two diabetes meds already. Tomorrow I see the surgeon and the dietician so maybe I'll learn something. The food-- is this eating? And to drink this much liquid is a challenge. I'm very glad I've gotten this far. Hope all is well with you. All the best. Nathan

Nathan, Glad to hear from you and that all is going well. Same here! Somehow I missed the part about all the water weight gain from surgery - I gained 10 (sigh!). Finally lost it and 2 lbs under pre-op weight. Saw my surgeon yesterday and everything is going great! Off the pain meds for several days and incisions healing well. The nurse @ the hospital told me it would be four weeks before I could do my running laps in our above ground pool. It has been absolutely gorgeous here and I've been dying to get in the pool. When I asked my surgeon yesterday how long it would be before I could get in the pool, she said "How long will it take you to drive home." I was so excited - like a kid @ Christmas. So now, I can enjoy my remaining 3 weeks of vacation and my pool - I teach HS and we start Aug. 8th this year - really early. As I read my first message and know how much time I spent stressing about the decision - what a waste of time. This has been the easiest thing I've ever had done @ the hospital. I too am off meds - sugars are really down (off oral meds) and my injections are really reduced. Doc said I need to call my family doc to see which meds he wants me to start reducing b/c my bp was 102/60 yesterday. This surgery is truly a lifesaver. What are you doing for protein. I'm doing milk enhanced w/powdered milk and then I use a protein supplement called "Dessert". GNC only had chocolate so I'll have to go online to get the vanilla. Loving the soup for my meals - have actually eaten out 3 times and just ordered the soup - Panera's low fat chicken noodle, Charleston's tortilla soup, and Olive Garden's Zoupa Touscani (potato saugage soup). I just sip the broth and actually ate the potatoes w/the Zoupa w/o the skins. That really makes eating out much easier for me. Pretty much stick to cottage cheese and applesauce for my "meals" at home. So glad to hear from you and so glad that all is going well. Keep in touch. Jackie