6 days until pre-op...an update...

Shauna,

This brought tears to my eyes when I read about Eli.  I am glad you were able to have an adult conversation with him and one day he will understand just how important this is to you.
So many people do not understand the anxiety, the fears, the decisions that are made due to being Fat.  And sometimes, I feel that I am irrational and it is related to my weight issues.

Isn't a Z-pack wonderful ?  I like the convenience and that it will work as if you took a 10 days supply of meds.  Glad you are starting to feel better.

I am just so excited for you.  And don't worry about the pre-op diet.  It is the prize at the end that kept me going.   You will be fine.  I have forgotten the date of your pre-op appt.  Is it Nov 6th??

Hope to see you and Allen on Monday night.

Take care and have a great weekend.
Hugs,
Shelia

Shelia,  E's still sulking a bit about my surgery, but I know that in time he WILL understand and I know that, as long as everything goes as planned, he will be thankful mommy had it done.  I know *exactly* what you are talkimg about with the anxiety and fear that obesity brings...the effect on our decisions and even the irrationality it brings!  UGH!  It will be wonderful to put all of that behind us one of these days.  Maybe one day we can be semi-normal?!  hehe  The Z-pack is great.  I had never taken it before.  I still have the silly cough and drainage so I am definitely thinking allergies!  I took my last antibiotic today and am taking the Claritin from here on until surgery.  Need to let Hickory know I started taking that so they can list it with my meds.  I began drinking a Low-Carb Slim-Fast for breakfast each day this past week to help get me started.  I always do better with a liquid fast if I break it in gradually.  I'm hoping it comes easy for me since I've done it so many times before (knock on wood!)...the prize at the end will DEFINITELY be my focus!  Yes, my pre-op is this Thursday, November 6th.  I am ready for them to start me on the liquid fast the following day since I talked to Dr. Cook about having a fatty liver that showed on my last ultrasound.  Allen and I have been planning on trying to make it on Monday but we are up in the air due to Cait's schedule.  Not sure I will know until Monday if we can make it or not.  Hugs back at ya...hope your weekend is a good one! 

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Thanks, Shelli!  I was so glad to hear you are feeling better as well.  I'm really looking forward to tonight.  Hubby brought home a gift certificate last night for a pedicure with the works...what a surprise!  I think he's a little disappointed that I want to save it until the week before my surgery...we have time constraints today and I will love having something to help me relax that week!  I absolutely would adopt you in a heart-beat...I am mother-hen to more than one 30-somethings even though I just turned 40 myself!  lol  I've always dreamed of having a huge rainbow family...I envy Angelina.  All I wanted to be was a mom and a teacher to my children.  I got my dream...just not the adoption part and I'm running out of time!  Where do we sign on the dotted line?  lol