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[yazzy 105]

HELLO ALL ...NEWBIE HERE !!!!

DONT MIND THE CAPS , I AM NOT YELLING ..ITS JUST EASIER FOR ME AND I AM NOT A WRITER BUT SOOO WANTED TO GET IN ON ALL THIS WONDERFUL SUPPORT . I HAVE BEEN READING EVERYONE THREADS ON THE SITE AND JUST LOVE U ALL.

MY SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 19,2013. I AM SOO EXCITED AND FRIGHTENED AT THE SAME TIME. MY JOURNEY STARTED IN OCTOBER 2012 AND I CANT BELIEVE I HAVE LESS THAN A MONTH LEFT FOR SURGERY . I HAVE ALL THESE THINGS RACING IN MY HEAD AND ITS SO OVERWHELMING . BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WILL GET THRU THIS. I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO THE liquid diet FOR 2 WEEKS PRE OP ... AND AM THINKING TO CUT IT DOWN TO ONE WEEK ..HAS ANYONE DONE THIS ?? EVERY DOCTOR SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFERENT RULES. I DID STOP SMOKING TOTALLY COLD TURKEY AND AM SO PROUD OF THAT .

WELL THANKS FOR LETTING ME GET STARTED HERE AND HOPE TO BE ON REGULARLY BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!!!!

THANX SO MUCH

YAZZY

[DEZ1975 170]

Welcome! My best advice is to follow ALL of your doctor's orders. Don't start bending the rules before you've even had the surgery, or you'll set yourself up for a tough time. The 2 week pre-op diet helps soften and shrink your liver so it's easier to move out of the way during surgery without damaging it. My doctor has stopped surgery before when the liver had not shrunk enough. Play it safe and follow the rules; your surgeon has them in place for a reason.

[Bluenewman21 6]

Congrats at joining and for starting your journey. As far as the 2 weeks pre op, just take it in 4 hour incriments. Get through Breakfast, then lunch then dinner. Keep busy, do somethings you have been putting off. Take time for yourself. Look how far you have come, not how far you have to go. That's what helped me. Good Luck!