Congrats!! Thats just days away!!  Wishng you a smooth surgery and speedy recovery!!! Keep us posted!

Thank you Kristy,
I am doing quite well and I am really looking forward to the journey ahead!
Teri

One of the big things you are taught in the hospital (or at least I was), the ability to get up and down from chairs and beds while not using your abdominal muscles.  I sleep using a few (four, maybe) pillows to act as a wedge/recliner.  That way I can adjust them if I want more lay down, or sit up angle.  My wife sleeps in the bed right next to me.  At first I was worried that her moving around would hurt me, but it hasn't.  It is nice to know she is touchable if I need something and not have to make a phone call or something to get her.  As far as the bathroom, I have no experience in this department yet, as I have not had to go.  If I have not had the experience today by noonish, I will use MoM.  I helped wipe my wife when she needed (I've helped with worse, but I won't go there), but she got to the point where she wiped using a wooden spoon with toilet paper on it.  I might try something like that.  We will see.  Also added advice I forgot to speak of: use the spirometer, walk, and drink.  My post op is kinda boring because I wake up long enough to take my pain meds, and then sleep until it's time to take my next dose. 

I started a mainly liquid diet last Sunday in order to lose the required 10lbs before surgery that my surgon requires.  I noticed that I have this feeling in my throat/upper chest, which I'm wondering if it's heartburn due to change of diet. I've been on  Prilosec for years, but wonder if it's just not working anymore.  I've tried Tums and Mylanta, doesn't seem to help.  It's almost like a lump in my throat, like if I could just swallow hard enough or maybe even burp, it would feel better.

Has anyone else felt something like this? I wonder if it is because of the liquid diet/high protein diet. (My body is so used to massive carbs)  

Yes I was none to happy about requesting help from my hubby in the bathroom.  Had I known it was possible I would have gotten myself some utensils.  But I am having some serious pain from my one incision so I might have still needed his help.