Pre-Op Today

I had my pre-op today. It was a long exhausting day with a TON of information! As it turns out..I have a bazillion gaul-stones, and have to have my gaul-bladder removed during my bypass. This is fine with me, then I dont have to worry about stones at a later point. It apparently means that they will be in surgery longer, but Im the only case of they day, so that isnt a big deal. I also found out that because I am down 20lbs I dont have to start my liquid diet until Wednesday instead of Monday, so I only have to be on that for 7 days...what a relief!!

On a lighter note, our pipes froze last night, and since my husband wont be home until tomorrow sometime, I have no running water...that means no dishes, no shower, no laundry, no flushing the toilets!!!
which by the way is NOT fun with 3 little boys running around!!

Try to stay warm everyone...

Jenn

Hi Jenn,

Glad you have your pre-op over with now and can focus on the liquid diet and gearing up for surgery.  Only 13 more days to go and that is so awesome and exciting. 

That's great that they'll remove your gallbladder when they do your surgery.  My friend had her surgery in Waterloo and she had to have her gallbladder out first and heal from that before they'd do her RNY.  I know I don't have to worry about that because mine was removed when I was 19.  Sounds like you are doing well with the weight loss too.  Down is the direction we want our weight to go, huh?  

I hope your pipes can be thawed out without any breaks.  That's such a mess to deal with and with the weather we're having, I'm sure there are lots of folks out there in your situation too.  Glad your hubby is going to be home tomorrow to get it taken care of.

Stay safe and warm and enjoy playing with those little boys!

Carol

Carol~
Did you have school today? We didnt, but someone said that it wasnt because of the cold...it was because kalona apparently lost power over night, and just got it back on around 6:00am. So I guess we might be having school tomorrow...Im not sure I want my little ones out in that cold weather!! One of my boys is not feeling well so I called and got a sub tonight just incase we do have school tomorrow, but really, if they were smart, they would keep all those kids home and safe and warm...of course that is just my opinion!

Down is definately the way to go...how are you doing on your diet? We should really call it a "lifestyle change"--diets sound so here and now, and a lifestyle change is FOREVER!!

Are you getting excited for your pre-op appt?? It will be here before you know what happened!! WOO HOO!!

Jenn

Hey Jenn,

No, no school here today due to the weather, I believe.  The teachers have an in-service day but the kids are off.  I agree with you that it's horribly cold outside..........colder than yesterday, actually!  I don't blame you for keeping your little ones home, especially the one not feeling too well.

I'm doing fine with my eating plan.  I haven't been to the clinic to be weighed since Nov. 14th so I'm anxious to see how much more I've lost since then.  I was down 10 pounds that day, so hopefully I'm down at least another 10, if not more.  I haven't been able to get any exercise in the past three days because of the weather.  I have a Gazelle but I haven't gotten on that since the weekend.  Good day for me to do that, huh?  

Yes, I am getting excited about my pre-op.  How long were you there for yours?  I know yours took a little longer because of your gallstone discovery, but at least I'd have an idea of how long I'll be there.  I had to take the whole day off because my appointment is at 10:30, so there's really no rush to get in and out, I guess.

Only 12 more days for you now.  I'm so excited for you!  It is just going to be so wonderful not having to deal with the issues surrounding obesity anymore, isn't it? 

Stay warm and take care.  Hope your little one is okay today.

Carol

Lucky! I wanted them to take my gallbladder, but I didn't have stones, so instead, I have to take these 3 monster size pills a day for 9 months to prevent stones! ON the other note, I had my 1 month visit today, down 30 lbs and 13 inches YIPPIE!!!

Congratulations on the weight and inch loss, Michelle!    That is awesome and I know you are happy about it too.  Keep up the great work.

Sorry to hear you have to take "monster pills"..........but better than getting gallstones, trust me! 

thats awesome Michelle!!! So did they measure you?? How many sizes have you gone down!? I cant wait...im getting anxious..nervous but anxious!! :D