Had my preop

I went in this week for my 8 hour preop appointment.  I was ready to pass out LOL.  Add on the hour drive both ways and I about collasped when I got home.  I got to meet my surgeon.  I was so nervous.  I had read up on him online and everyone said he was very cold and professional.  Not very outgoing and almost rude, so I went in thinking I'd keep my mouth shut and be polite.  But he was so friendly!  I think I came off weird because I was trying to figure out what was going on.  He was't the meanie everyone had made him out to be at all!  Plus the nurse that I had was another one people mentioned as being rude and ****y, and she was so sweet.  No more reading up on people online for me!

Anyhow, my sugery is a go for the 12th.  I'm going to be hating Halloween this year.  Dh is still in Iraq so I gotta take the kids out, and I won't be able to steal any candy from them!!  Yes, I know technically that's a good thing, but man, peanut butter cups....

I start my all liquid diet tomorrow.  I'm really nervous about that.  I'm scared I'll slip.  I know I can't, but I get so busy during the week and I do lose it some days.  I guess I'm psyching myself out.

I broke down and told my MIL what I was having surgery for this week.  She's very thin and tiny, from Thailand,  and has always given me grief about my weight.  She's of the mind frame that all you need to do is walk and eat rice (yes, eat rice) and you'll be thin too!  She makes me somewhat nuts.  But I told her since I'll be seeing her over thanksgiving and I don't want to hear the "you'd be so pretty if you lose weight" comments this year.  She doesn't agree with the surgery, but said it's good I'm doing something.  Yeah, like I've never done anything.

Okay that's my novel.  It's been weeks since I've been on here due to the kids playing pass the flu and me having serious migraine issues.  But I need to start checking in and getting ready.

you will do fine. Keep thinking about your goal. When your having doughts about sticking with the liquid diet, remember all the good reasons why yor doing this. I don't know your physical reasons, but I bet we all share some common reasons.

Most of us have a  goal is to not only live longer, but have a better quality of life. We want to be around for our familes, which for most of us would have been a very short period of time without this surgery. Even if we live a long time our lives would not be as full. We look forward to having more energy so we can play with our energetic kids, or become energtic kids with our loved ones. Have the energy to do things we never dreamed of doing before.

Anyway not sure where all this came from.
David B.