9/5/07

I got a date!!!! Woo-hoo!!! Move over losers on the bench, cause here I come!!!

Now I have my pre-surgery appointments all set up as well as my 1 week post-op visit scheduled. Unfortunately not all of my pre-surgery appointments could be on the same day, so I'll have to drive 90 minutes (each way) twice, but that's a very small price to pay. I have sick leave and it's not a super-busy time at work. I'll have my EKG, blood work, get my admitting paperwork, and meet with the nurse educator on August 23rd (all morning appointments). Then I meet with the surgeon and anesthesiologists on August 29th (afternoon appointments). I start my pre-surgery liquid protein diet on August 22nd, so August 21st is when I get to use the gift certificate from my boss for a very nice restaurant here in town. Of course, I don't know WHAT I'm going to eat there since I'm already working to reduce my caloric intake and switch from high carb/high fat foods to low carb/fat high protein foods. Oh well, this too will pass and it will all work out in the end. Susan

congrats on your dates getting all lined up like that all mine thankfully are the same day the 29th, i start my liquid diet on the 26th, i hope that it isnt as hard as i think it is going to be i can imagine being full from these protein shakes when slim fast didnt work for me : - (. i dont have anything set for post op care but but i was told you go back 2weeks 3months and then every three months til 24 months out then annually..i am sooooo excitted. i am going to my first support group meeting on saturday to by the lovely protein shakes...take care good luck you are definately in my prayers.

My doctor has me go back at 1 week, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. I've done liquid protein diet for 6 months before (lost about 40 lbs total -- back when I only weighed 250 to start with), so I can do two or three weeks. That's a walk in the park (I hope). What I need to find out is if there is a place locally I can get sample sizes of the protein(s) I want to try before ordering a 2 lb canister of something that I may not like! Susan

i know what you mean about the samples cause that is what i am doing now. i was told to try and see in the health food stores. i got some samples from my dr office and i have only tried one and i dont really like tht one, got three more to try so i hope i like one of them. i think that as long as i put my mind to it i will be able to not eat anything while on the protein diet and the good part of it is that the kids will be in school so i wont have anything to tempt me during the day. wish you luck....