Pre-op Appt Day

I'm I five days in on the liquid diet.  That's going really well.  I went to the surgeon's office for my pre-op stuff and I've lost 9 pounds since being there the first time. I was given my postop instructions and prescriptions to go get my meds.   I then headed to the hospital to do preadmission, lab,  xray, pulmonary function test, and ecg.  I'm in between appts now, waiting to see the internist that they send all my results to, and he will clear me for surgery.  Later after that, I meet with the nutritionist and counselor.   It's been a full day but makes this so real.  I'm not scared though, I'm ready.  After today it's just continue my liquids until 12/3 when I'll start clear liquids and surgery on 12/4.  I got this!!!!

Yes, you've got this!!

I'm at Mayo.  Tomorrow I get cross and type matched (just a guess; it's a separate non-fasting blood draw, scheduled just before another round of fasting blood work.  I also get my preadmission paper work done, meet with anesthesia and the surgeon.

Then I'm done except for meeting with the pharmacologist and my afternoon nutrition workshop on 12/10.  We've got this!!

Karen

I'm feeling lucky that I don't have to do a preop liquid diet.  I can't have anything but liquids the day prior but no two weeks for me. Yeah!  Sounds like you have it under control though.  Good for you.  My surgery is on the 16th and I go in for all my preop stuff on the 12th.  Other than that, I am already.  Woohoo.  I have been prepping long enough that I am ready to get going with the surgery.