Good Luck, Stay positive!!

Well I have offically reached the week of my surgery..only three days to go..I don't know how to feel I am so excited about losing the weight but nervous about the actual surgery
(apprently I have a way of looking for the negative in situations) which I assume it is perfectly normal to be nervous..I keep feeling like I am forgetting to do things..I am a wreck lol...

Wow Guayas,

Thank you so much for your post! I definately agree with you, I feel like the delay had purpose and strengthened my conviction to have the surgery, and today I am much more peaceful than I was the on last Monday, when I was preparing for the surgery! I wish you all the best in your journey and I am excited to be where you are 5 days from now!

Thank you and everyone for your kinds words of encouragement. Best wishes to you all!

I am on day # 7 of my liquid diet.  I havent weighed myself this week-end but onThursday I had lost 6lbs.  We have 9 more days to go, ladies!!!

Do either of you ever go into the chat room?  If  you do,  I go by Rita1952.  Would love to chat with you!

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Hang in there with the liquid diet!  It was kind of hard for me this week-end - but I have made it!  Can start cheating now!

Molly, I am so sorry to hear about your delay and know from personal experience how devastating even the thought of a delay can be.  I was scheduled for surgery last Tuesday, but the weekend before, I developed an infecton in my big toe (long story...but basically it was from an injury to the nail that has most likely abscessed underneath).  I called my surgeon immediately on Monday morning and was told that if it was an infection, the surgery would be canceled.  I spent all day worrying until I could finally get in to see my PCP at about 3:00 that afternoon.  His diagnosis was that it was indeed infected.  We got it x-rayed to make sure the infection hadn't gone into the bone and wasn't systemic, consulted with an Ortho, talked about all kinds of possibilities, dealt with my increasing blood pressure and tears of frustration....finally, after assuring the surgeon that it was a localized infection and not in the bone or systemic and that I would be immediately put on antibiotics that I was told I could go ahead with surgery!!  OMG, can't tell you the relief when I heard that.  And here we are, 5 days post-op.

BUT, I can tell you that the self-talk I engaged in while I was waiting for a final answer was esxcrutiating, especially given how much mental, physical, spiritual, etc., preparation I had gone through to get to that surgery date.  I found peace, however, when I looked at it as an opportunity to make sure this is really what I wanted and that I was truly committed to doing everything I needed to do after surgery. 

You know, it's funny...as I was talking to my PCP and making arrangements to get the x-ray, he asked me whether I could go to Radiology immediately or whether I had to go home first for kids or something else.  I told him that there was nothing more important...that I was 100% committed to doing what I needed to do.  As soon as those words came out of my mouth, I just knew that the surgery would go as planned.  And like you, I just knew there was a reason for the delay.  It was the Universe giving me one more chance to back out if I wasn't 100% committed.  There was definitely a reason for my delay.

And here I sit, 5 days post-op, more certain than ever that I have done the very best thing for me, for my health, for creating the life I want, and for my loved ones.  It's a great, great feeling....and you will undoubtedly experience the same feeling 5 days from tomorrow.

Best wishes on your surgery!!!!  :)


Guayas