So Very Tired...

Bad dreams last night kept me awake. Most of them were catheter dreams. I can't wait for this crap to be over. I'm so. very. tired.

-sd

The Ramp-up to Surgery, Part 1

Next week Tuesday is the surgery, and ramp-up has begun. I've been doing pretty well with the liver-shrinking diet (my shirts are significantly looser, if that is any measure). I'm getting my support staff put together, and need to start booking hotels and stuff for them. I also have to clear my plate of things that will just annoy me, so there's that.

But I'm getting excites, scared, nervous. Can't wait - for it to be finished!

Thanks to my new friends at BariatricPal for their support.

[ddg]

Time Out!

I'm heading out for a few days, so I'm off the blog until next Monday. See ya later!

-sd

And so it begins

Today starts the liver shrinking diet. Started with my only cuppa and 8 oz. of Muscle Milk Light.

Yay.

<sigh>

-sd

The Last Day

Despite the above image, I'm ready. I'm ready to take on this challenge - even though everything is lining up to be really difficult. Travel, a large party, a hard stretch of work, but I'm going to succeed.

Tomorrow is Liver Cleansing Diet Start-Day! Let's Rock!

-sd

A little more backup...

Luckily for me, my best friend at work is going to be joining me in Colorado for a week post-surgery. This is going to be a great help, since we'll be able to have some meetings (both with each other, and with third parties) and do some focused combo-work with very little distraction.

He'll also be able to help me if I get too exhausted. Driving is what I'm most scared of, and he'll be able to haul me around if necessary. So that's a huge relief, and I'm actually looking forward to spending the time with him.

-sd

Preparing for the Liver Shrinking Diet

Given that my surgery is a little over 2 weeks away, it is time to start preparing for my Liver Shrinking Diet. As it was explained to us, the surgeon has to build a 'shelf' to hold the liver away from the stomach while doing the surgery, and this is made much easier if you are one a restrictive diet that shrinks the liver extensively.

This diet is, basically, a Boost in the morning, a Boost for lunch and a slab of chicken and some broccoli for dinner. Yippee! Of course, this is going on during a trip to San Francisco, my sister's 50th birthday celebration and a bunch of other fun stuff. So I'm going to be buying into the 'sadly watching food from the sideline' situation for the first time.

<sigh>

-sd