Wow!! ten days till surgery.

I can not believe I have made it through all the pre-op testing and Medifast. Well, I am not done with the Medifast, I still have 10 days left. I reached my goal of 10% in three weeks but Christine @ Dr. Clarke's / Dr. Lirio's office still wants me to continue till my surgery on 10/10/05. Christine called today to tell me that I have a bladder infection that needs to be gone before the surgery. That was after my pcp told me that if the poison ivy (which I've had for 1wk) is not gone, she will revoke her medical release for surgery. I new everything was going too smooth. I will take any ideas on how to get of poison Ivy. I'm on my 2nd round of Predinsone, use hydrocortisone cream & Caladrly every 4hrs. My mother-in-law thinks that this was God's way of saying this isn't my time for surgery. I'm praying all will clear up quickly and God will lead the way. Just a little nervous, my friend/buddy had her surgery on Monday. I visited her @ at ellis hospital and have talked to her everyday. She's doing great, very tired. We have gone to every appointment, blood test, and all the other tests together. She's rooting for me, so is my husband. I would love to hear any suggestions. hope all is well, Becky Jones

Becky, a lot can happen in 10 days so hopefully everything will clear up by then! Hang tough and remember that IF you had to postpone, at least you would still have your chance! We've been overweight this long, another week would be ok! Hugs, Vi