What would you do?

Thanks for that advice.  I've just started my pre-op diet and have only begun to try various protein drinks.  I need to find something I like fast!

I'm voting to have surgery ASAP!

Thanks, Kimberly. I appreciate your feedback!

Another ditto for "now"!  Like the bumper sticker says "don't postpone joy".

Janet

Thanks so much.  And I love your motto in your signature!

Had surgery 8/11/11. I went on a cruise on 9/6/11. You will be fine. I was 3 weeks out and did fine.

Since cruises have so much food, and you were still restricted, how did that work out?  You just weren't hungry?  Were you still drinking lots of protein shakes?

I mostly ate flaky fish, eggs, cheese, yogurt etc. I did fine bc I don't like to vomit so I only ate what I could tolerate. I even had my NP prescribe me one of those nausea patches. I did not get sea  sick at all that cruise. I really wasn't hungry. Yes I was still drinking protein shakes. I packed my protein powder in my suitcase. 

 do it, for sure. 

Now, without a doubt.

I flew to a dog show (National Specialty for my breed held in conjunction with an all-breed show) 8 weeks post-op carrying a dog under the seat and checking my 50lb suitcase, etc.  I schlepped the dog, suitcase, my equipment by myself too/from car rental, hotel, show site, etc., without issue.  I was in the ring 2 hours after we landed in Newark at a night-time specialty that got over at Midnight (my dog finished his championship that night), and then we were back in the ring at 8:00am the next morning .  When we won the breed the last day, I changed my flights to stay for the group.  My dog then placed in the group which was last; so, we stayed for pictures which had to wait until after Best in Show. We barely made the flight I had booked at the last minute even though  I did the classic OJ Simpson sprint with the dog through the airport.  Fortunately, I had to book us into First Class as nothing else was available, and we got through the lines quickly and had a very comfy flight home.

I packed tuna lunch kits, protein powder, etc. My hotel room had a fridge, and I picked up cheese when I arrived.   My friends dragged me to Hoboken where we stood outside Carlo's Bakery for 2 hours in line (in the freezing cold, which was tough on the Florida girl), and I will say I did take a taste of the cake samples Buddy's daughter was handing out.  It was a great trip.