I can't even believe it's already here!
This has been a pretty long process to get to this point and it's so nice to have it all coming to an end! I feel like the hard part is almost over and the fun, exciting part is about to start!
As of Tuesday I've been on my pre-op liver shrinking diet. Let me explain to you a little bit about this diet. Typically people who are overweight are going to have an enlarged or "fatty" liver. The liver can get in the way when the doctors go in to do their thing. So, it's my job to shrink it before the surgery. I'm drinking 2-3 protein shakes a day to replace my meals and eating only foods high in protein and low in carbs/fat/calories.
The protein shakes are really pretty good! The only issue that I have with them is that they will fill me up for an hour or so and then I'm hungry again. We have three different flavors, orange cream, chocolate mint ice cream, and french vanilla. My favorite is the chocolate mint and Jason is quite partial to the orange (Did I mention how awesome my bf is for doing this with me!?).
This is what I take to work with me
By the time the end of the day approached on Tuesday I was feeling really dizzy, nauseous, and my head was killing me so I decided that the next day I was going to at least eat something during the day because the shakes alone were not gonna cut it. I was told by my doctor that I could have small portions of chicken and veggies for dinner while on this diet. So the second day I took a little tiny piece of chicken and some veggies to eat for lunch and it worked wonders. I wasn't feeling bad so clearly that little bit of food helped me out and I didn't feel guilty like I was eating something "bad".
This was my saving grace!
All ready to go!
I also bought a new scale yesterday! We had one that Jason brought with him when we moved in together. It was old, dirty and off by 4-5lbs with no way to adjust it. I had never bought a scale before so I had no clue what to expect to spend...much to my surprise I was able to get one for right around $30. It's quite fancy-it will save the last 12 weigh ins for up to 4 people which is awesome!....It's the simple things in life....
(Check out the new floor, but ignore the lack of trim, we're workin on it!)
Last week I got the approval for FMLA from my HR department. So thankfully I have 12 weeks of job security if for some reason I have any complications and have to be out of work. Right now I've scheduled myself out of work for a little over two weeks but I'm hoping that I'll be able to go back after a week and a half but we'll see. Having the FMLA approval helps ease my mind a bit that I can take the time off that I need to get healed and still have a job to go back to!
Tomorrow is my pre-op appointment with the anesthesiologist at Rex and I should get the final details of everything that'll take place next week when I go in. This is really my official LAST appointment before surgery! FINALLY! (haha)
6 more days!!!
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