Woo-hoo!  He told me the same thing about losing a little bit of weight prior to surgery.  I did Adkins like as well; high protein & low carb.  I lost 11 pounds.  Think of it as practice for post-op eating.  You'll be in good hands.

I got a date! Saw the surgeon today and there were 2 concerns... one is my blood clot history and two was my open incision from my galbladder surgery. Since I am having DS he said that can make it harder but he can do it. I will be on coagulants for 6 mos post op. But, he said it is the best choice for me and we set the date. I will now share a very special date in common with my nephew... his Bday is my surgery date... Nov. 2nd. I have my preop Oct. 11 and that includes the upper GI. I am making my surgery deposit on Friday. I have found out I can make pmts to my center instead of having to hold on to it so every payday will pay something on it.  I don't know why it seems so far to me when I know it will go sooooo fast. There is not chance of getting a cancellation being he only does the surgery one day a week and usally only one a day. It had become more requested so this is my date and I am ok with it. I have to do pre op diet only for 5-7 days. Well the liquid that is but I have to do some weight loss from now till then... 15 lbs he is asking for. I think I am going to go to a adkins type diet till surgery. That should help. I will just try to eat very little. I thought I would be more excited... I am excited but not in a way I thought I would be. I think I am just nervous about losing the weight before hand and all that. I told my friends to get their flowers ready lol but was just being funny... more looking forward to someone to walk with in the halls. Hugs![/

Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing!

Congrats, measurements are a great way to guage your progress.

Ok, putting it on my Calendar. That is the day after I get my date!