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I went to my surgeon's office for an educational seminar and for a consultation today, and I am scheduled for surgery for FRIDAY!

I have so many feelings all going on at once. I'm not afraid of pain or of recovering--the anaesthesia has me a little worried (I have trouble giving up control to anyone!) but that's why God made sedatives, right?

I'm so thrilled that I'll have this surgery over and done with so I don't have time to get anxious which is why I deliberately chose the earliest date.

Making the last minute arrangements is a bit of a hassle, but I didn't expect it to be any different. Hopefully we'll be able to get the hospital forms ahead of time so we can fill them out Thursday night and we won't have to worry about them on the day of surgery.

Thursday is going to be jam packed--too much stuff going on! My husband and I are also taking care of his mother who is currently in hospital but will be released before long (possibly when I'm in another hospital recovering from my surgery). She is financing my surgery and I know that she wants to be able to see the results before she becomes too ill. We are in talks to begin palliative (hospice) care for her at home since she's got a lot of heart disease and lung cancer going on. She wants me to be healthy to take care of her son when she goes, so...

Well, that kind of made me tear up.

I'm so grateful to her and to my doctor who made this possible (and is an amazing human being).

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Wow! What a blessing! Take care and lots of XOXOXOXOXOXO! ;)

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Surprised there is no preop diet to prepare your system!!

Congratulations though!! It sounds like you have the support you need and you have made a great decision for yourself!

May God bless this new chapter of your life!!!

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Surprised there is no preop diet to prepare your system!!

Congratulations though!! It sounds like you have the support you need and you have made a great decision for yourself!

May God bless this new chapter of your life!!!

Since I decided to pursue bariatric surgery, I've been on a carb restricted, high Protein, low calorie diet. Tomorrow I start the clear liquid phase of the pre-surgery diet.

Thank you for your kind words--I truly am blessed!

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Wow! What a blessing! Take care and lots of XOXOXOXOXOXO! ;)

Really, I'm blessed to have such a wonderful woman in my life! Thank you for the hugs and kisses, you're so sweet :P

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Wow, and I thought I fast tracked! (3 weeks).

I am happy for you that you are able to move this quickly to share your journey with your mother in law. I

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WOW! That was fast. I'm going in for my endoscopy tomorrow morning and maybe my doctor might ask me if I'm ready to go on Friday :rolleyes: Congratulations and best of luck. You'll be in my prayers. Keep us posted.

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