Pre-Op Tests today and the countdown is on..

Well everyone today I head to Moncton for my pre-op tests and all the fun stuff....then the countdown will be on and before I know it August 10th will be here for my surgery.... My stomach has been in knots for the past few days just thinking about the big day and it is almost finally here WOW.  Today will seem like a long day with the blood work and whatever else they do today to get things ready for my surgery day.  My DH and son are coming with me for the drive they are just dropping me off at the hospital and I think they will probably go to the mall and look around,  My appointment is for 1:45pm anyone else going to be up there today for a visit or anything???    It looks like it is going to be a sunny and hot day again.  I will post once I get back today on how things went today.  I wonder if it is today that I order my shakes???  I guess I will find this out once I get there.   I feel anxious and sick at my stomach...I guess everyone gets to this stage and the wheels in my head are a turning...lol  I know everything will go just fine...it is just the nerves...

That's great! Hope all went well with your pre-op work-up. August 10th will be here before you know it!

Thank you Mary, everything went well yesterday at the hospital I am on track and have lost another 5 pounds which is good.   I ordered my shakes and bars this morning from Montreal so they should be here by Friday and I will start them next week on the 26th for two funfilled weeks.  The girl at the place where I ordered my Meditrim was telling me that I can mix some crystal light with the vanilla shake to add a bit of flavor and make it taste better to drink so I am looking forward to that.  I didn't get home from Moncton until almost 8:30pm last evening because when I was getting my tests done yesterday there was over a 2 hour wait in the x-ray department and that put everything behind.  I go back August 3rd just to the clinic to get weighed to make sure things are going well and then my next visit will be on August 10th, I have to be there for 7:00am and my surgery is at 9:30am.  Before I know it, it will be surgery day and this part of the wait will be over.  WOW

Wow Whitney, seems like only yesterdat you were so worried that it was going to be forever before you got your surgert abd now it is just over 2 weeks away. Time sure flies, eh?  I am so so so excited for you. Keep us updated.

I go up for my check up on Aug 9 . I am hoping for a referral to plastics. I am taking Lyrica now and and am having a hell of time with weight gain. That is one of the side effects of Lyrica (pregabalin).

 You have read all the bencher's pre-op  posts, so you know the substance of what you are saying is similar to those who have gone before you. What you are finding out that it is the world of difference when it is YOU! The shake stage is the next step, & like most of us, you will be surprised at just how hard the first days really are.  You  will get through it just fine. In the mean time, feel free to come here to b*tch & we will provide the support!

Thank you Mary and Charline it sure is hard to believe that I am now 2 weeks away pretty much from my surgery.  Tomorrow I should be receiving my shakes and bars as they were ordered on Wednesday and they said it takes about 2 days by puralator so tomorrow some time they should arrive and then on Monday I will be starting my 2 weeks of shakes and bars should be very interesting....I guess the only other thing I can have with the Meditrim will be the crystal lite and water I am going to miss my tea...  oh well small sacrafice for the end result....I am so excited...

Charline I hope you are feeling better real soon....it must be horrible to not be able to eat anything and to not even be able to hold down water at the best of time.  I am thinking about you.

 You should be able to have black tea. Any calorie free liquid is OK. Also they usually say yes to 1 coffee per day- should be the same for tea.
The count down is on!

Yup. I drank my tea too. I had it with splenda and a squeeze of lemon. No calories so it counted as water. Also I was not aware of this until after my liquid phase was over but Renee said I could have chewed sugar free gum. I really missed chewing something. Hope this helps and as Kitty said, come here and **** and moan all you want. We have all been there and understand.

Well that sounds good if I can at least have my tea black (I will have to live with that) I usually get tea with just one milk in it and never had used sugar so I will have to leave the milk out.  I know I can have water with crystal lite in it and they also said when I ordered the shakes that I can put some crystal lite in my van shake to add a bit of flavor.  Monday I start my shakes so it should be very very interesting.  I will take my bars to work with me as it is easier to have them then to try and mix up the shake at work.

WOW the countdown is really on now...I go August 3rd to the clinic just to get weighed and that appointment is for 11am I am off that day so it will not be a rushed day and I can probably stop at Costco and shop around.  So what is the best way to drink the Meditrim when I blend it should I add some ice to it to make it colder or should I put the ice in the blender with the shake and mix it???   Any suggestions???   I work today at 3:30 until 10:30 and it is going to be a very hot day so it will be hot at work also.

Congrats on getting your date!  You shouldn't be nervous, the banding is so easy!  Once you get use to the shakes you will be great.  Good luck.