A Date, A Date, A Very Important Date!!!

First of all Happy New Year everybody. I have been traveling and busy with family being ill and in the Nursing home so I have not had a minute to go on line till now. The Happiest news for me is I GOT MY SURGERY DATE January 30th !!!!!!!!!!! Now I am really excited. It seemed like it was one delay after another, one lost Dr's report after another and then last minute adding the hematologist to the list of pre-testing then that report getting lost. But here it is and I Am Ready. I go on Thursday to meet with the Hospital Roger Williams for final pre testing and to meet the anesthesiologist. Then the shake diet till surgery on the 30th. I am an RNY surgery. I peaked my weight at 369 and have been working hard to prepare and am down to 353. I am taking the vitamins, the shakes and lots of crystal light but I did have a few slips around the Christmas and New Year meals. I did not think I would ever get here. I have done all of my " One More Times" and am exploring options for what I can eat after surgery. I have tried baby food. I tried Kristens Pasta less Manicotti and I like it! I have a problem with the blender chicken but I might try to spice it up with garlic, lots of garlic. I am Italian so doing without the pasta is not easy. I even have been using the cpap machine but I still don't think it does a thing for me, no difference at all. I can't wait to tell Dr Gupta what he can do with it after the surgery. I started this journey on October 12th 2006, My Birthday and I am thrilled to finally be getting to the surgery. A personal thanks to all of you who have posted and sent words of encouragement and guidance along the way. I can't wait to get to the other side. I'll let you all know how I make out. Tom

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!! I hope all goes smoothly and your wait goes by quickly Melissa

Congrats! You will be there in no time. How exciting!

there is something very, very wrong about putting chicken [or any meat, for that matter] through a blender. so don't worry about not liking it! no one does. LOL garlic should definitely help - but be careful with it. garlic can sometimes make our new pouches feel not so great. i think it's just how strong it can be - so maybe try roasting it first, before using it. that should soften the blow a bit. congrats on getting your date, Tom. You are about to start a huge life change and i'm excited for you! Can't wait to hear how you make out. Kristen

That is great Tom! It is very smart to start preping like this.

Thanks Everybody, I appreciate your good wishes. I am counting down the days to the 30th. The shakes are weak but I have already lost 9 pounds Wow. I am gald I did my one more times and I am feeling like I don't even miss some of the things i liked " except pasta" I will always miss pasta Time is traveling quickley so I am going to load up my I Pod with new tunes I can't stand the hospital sounds monitors people etc co I expect to drown them all out. My wife says it's not a good idea because sometimes I sing along without even knowing it. Hospitals are no place to go for a rest. I am a workaholic and rearly take time off so this will be a something different for me. The music will help me tolerate it. All The Best Tom

YAAAAAAAAAY! TOm. Good luck to you! I can't wait to be where you are. My first appt with my Dr is Feb 12th. I've been getting all my testing done in the meantime. Who's your Doc? I'll be going to RWH too. I have Dr Giovanni with Dr Pohl. You'll have to let me know how your experience is. BEST OF LUCK!!