Surgery Nov 16 2012

Hi fellow Michiganians....I'm anxiously awaiting my surgery.  Be at Beaumont in Royal Oak...and now I'm just wanting to get it over with.  Been on a Beaumont PRE-diet for about a month.... they only require 14 days but I HAD to know for myself if I could do this diet and prepare for changes in the family eating style.  I'm fairly comfortable with the plan now and I sure I'll have an occasional

goof up but for the most part I found out after 3 weeks I kept FORGETTING to eat. WOW !!!! Go figure.  My biggest problem still is the WATER.   I hate water in any form, but thankfully I am able to pour Crystal Light powder in a water bottle and I get it down.

I think I'm ready for Friday.  I have all my  Liquids and pureed  food, vitamins, meds I think I'll still be taking assembled away from the kitchen.  (STILL MY DOWNFALL:  Refrigerator, eating randomly, cooking for family and sampling everything.  ugh)  My husband is on his own for meals and lunch bags until I am comfortable with this .   I hope by Mid-January I'll be looking a food in a whole new light.

Please keep posting before, during the weeks of and after surgery.  Found a Support Group at Henry Ford Hospital and visited, they are so nice.  I chose to have my surgery at another hospital however.  Felt bad going back there since I then know I was going elsewhere for surgery.   My surgical hospital is 45 minutes from my house and Henry Ford is just 10 minutes .   Well we all know this week that Beaumont and Henry Ford are merging...isn't that just lucky for me.  Yes I can go to support groups there after all.  Whew!  I'm going to need lot's of support hahahahaha !     Well  I hope to hear from you anytime and take care of YOURSELF.

Patty Jo