Surgery is Coming Up Soon!

My birthday was a few days ago...on Monday. I turned 40. It is so incredibly hard for me to believe that I am 40 years old. Seriously... when did this happen??  I don't even feel like I should be considered an adult.. LOL and now I'm old.  Oh well.. I'm gonna rock 40 like nobody's business and it ain't gonna know what hit it!  Yep.

 The day after my birthday, I went to the hospital for my pre-admission testing. That went pretty smoothly.. nothing major.  That same day, I went to my doctor's office for a class on what to expect before/during/after the surgery.  That was non-eventful too... other than I got the plan for my pre-op liquid diet. I didn't know what my doctor required and was curious... and it is basically a week of clear and full liquids.  I had been doing a liquid diet the week before, but it wasn't all liquids. I was eating a salad for supper every day... and not just any old salad.. it had good stuff in it... eggs, chicken, cheese... yeah, a good salad.  AND my last post showed a picture of my "last meal before surgery..." Well, I thought that was going to be my last meal, but the day I went for my pre-admission testing, we went to taco bell.  I figured why not? My doctor hadn't started my pre-op diet yet... and I'm not going to get a bite of anything for quite a while.. So, I had a burrito supreme. I didn't over eat... but I enjoyed it.

My liquid diet is going pretty well. I haven't cheated at all. I'm following the plan exactly. The first day was a little hard because I had to cook a lot for my family and I couldn't eat any of it. But it has gotten easier and easier. I don't really crave the food much now. Every once in a while, I will be preparing something for my family and I will really want a bite, but I don't do it. I know I can't, so I don't!  I'm really proud of myself.  :-)   Today is day 4 of this clear/full liquid diet.

My surgery is 4 days away... I'm excited and scared at the same time.  I know I'm going to freak out, probably the night before surgery and the morning of surgery. Maybe they will give me something to calm me down because I know I am going to have a lot of anxiety. I'm trembling just thinking about it...

I'm starting to think about recovery.. I'm dreading the pain. I hope I'm one of those fortunate people who have a fairly easy recovery.  A couple years ago, I had my gallbladder removed.  I know I was sore afterwards, but I don't remember being in a lot of pain. I think it was because I was in so much pain BEFORE surgery that the pain during recovery was a piece of cake.  I suffered for a long time with terrible pain before I went to the hospital with my gallbladder.  I really hope I don't have a hard recovery or complications. I know everybody hopes that.  LOL

Anyway, this will probably be my last blog before surgery.. but I might come on one more time with a final before photo and my measurements and weight.  I did my measurements and weight several months ago before I lost any weight, and I will do it again before surgery, so that I will have something to compare with as I lose.  I'm really excited about losing weight.. In a year from now, I plan to be half the person I am now. (or smaller.. hehe)

A few days before my 40th birthday.