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It's hard to believe that in less than 12 hours I will be in surgery.  I cannot believe how calm I am.  I am not sure if this will change.  This is something I have wanted for a long time and done a ton of research and read a lot of blogs.  I want to believe that I am super prepared.  I even received a call from my Anesthesiologist, to see if I had any questions or concerns and to let me know what medications I should take in the morning. I guess I was a little surprised by the call, not something I was expecting. If that is an indication of the care I will be receiving while in the hospital I will be well taken care of.  

I will keep you all updated when I am able.

48 hours from now I will be on the losers bench.  Whoo hoo.  I still am having a hard time believing this is really going to happen.  I am still very excited, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little nervous. I wanted to be under 250 before surgery and that happened this morning.  It has been over five years since I was under 250.  I was talking with my husband and he laughed at me when I realized that I will probably never see those numbers on my scale again. He said the smile on my face is priceless.  

It will be eleven months almost to the day of surgery that  I started this journey towards WLS .  I will say that it has all been worth it, through the ups,downs, stalls, paperwork, tests, and yes the anticipation for surgery day. I have been told that the second day post op is the worst, so I am putting it in to perspective.... It is one bad day out of how many good days yet to come.  I can, and will suck it up, and move on. 

I am still very excited for the most part.  Starting to get a little nervous.  Anxiety has set in tonight as my hubby does not have enough vacation to cover my surgery week.  He was sick last week and had to use some of his vacations days to cover.  So now I am worried about the day after I get home from the hospital.  Will I need someone here to help me?  I have not told any of my family members of my surgery.  Just a few close friends. 

What a busy week it has been.  2 part stress test (resting and physical), nutritionist visit, blood tests, and PCP pre-op visit this week.  Then I also started my pre-op diet on Monday.

I can actually say it is not bad at all.  As long as you get the right amount of protein in you won't feel hungry.  The first 2 days I had a slight headache, but that could have been from the added stress.  I am feeling really good, plenty of energy.  Cravings went away after the first day or two, but the closer we get to Thanksgiving, the more I am thinking about solid food.  My surgeon said I can eat Thanksgiving dinner, just not to go overboard.  I am not sure I want to though, with only being 3 days out from surgery. I just want to make sure that my liver is small enough to make surgery as easy as possible.

Finally approved, surgery set for December 2nd.