12-31-07

[imb316 0]

Anyone being banded on New Years Eve at NYU in NYC?

[Chrisann 0]

I am. I have the first surgery of the day, 7:00am. With Dr. Ren.

In day 4 of my liquid phase. Tonite is my office Christmas party. The nutritionist said to drink 2 slimfasts today and eat veggies tonite, and 5oz Protein, broiled or baked chicken or fish. NO liquor though.

[imb316 0]

WOW! I thought I was going to be first becsause I have a latex allergy. I should have started my liquid diet on Monday but I didn't. I read other posts that say they only had to do one day of liquid (the day b-4 surgery). I guess I am in a bit of denial that the surgery is so soon. I only got approved on Tuesday! I am having the surgery on the same day as my best friend and our other best friend who had the surgery 5 years ago is comming in from washington to ring in the new year in NYU Hospital!!!! What is your story?

[Chrisann 0]

When I am dehydrated, my veins recess, so if I am liquid free from the night before, they can't find them to insert the needles, so I was told I have to be first or I will be stuck all over the place. You should see the bruises I have from the blood tests I have done in the past two weeks for this reason. Once when I was having a colonoscopy, they couldn't find any veins in my arms or hand and wound up going into the back of my calf and still didn't hit the vein. I have a permanent bruise there from where the Fluid leaked because the needle had gone clear through a deflated vein. I wasn't knocked out when they started the procedure.

I talked about this with the anesthesiologist at my pre surgical testing on Wednesday.

My surgery was originally Jan 21, but they cancelled it and this is the only other day/week that was convenient for me to take off and my parents to be in town. Otherwise, I would have to wait for their next trip up in April.

Today is day 5 on the liquid, and I swear today was a little better, no real annoying hunger pangs and I don't feel like eating the furniture.