I should begin by saying I'm on a 2 week liver shrinking pre-op diet, with recommendation to eat no more than 50g of carbs per day. Everything started out great on the 11 of Feb. I was in the right mindset, and while I experienced a little carb crash, everything was going alright.

So...my first wedding anniversary was February 13th. The hubby and I went to the zoo, I walked 6 miles, and had a salad for dinner. Grand total of 29 carbs. Not too shabby for pre-op. February 14...Valentine's Day. Got off work at 5, and my husband (still love him dearly, but could KILL him right now...okay, not really, because I'm getting into personal accountability and know this was MY mistake, not his) took me out to the restaurant where we had our wedding reception. HE had our wedding menu recreated (which in and of itself was SO sweet of him). I definitely ate some prime rib, green Beans almondine, and a few bites of rosemary roasted potato. I know I shot my carb intake for the day. I sat there staring at everything for about 30 seconds before looking at my husband and being like "You know I can't eat this....right?"

He felt so bad and said "Oh God, I'm so sorry. I didn't even think about your pre-op diet. I'm so sorry, we can go somewhere else." I felt so bad, and decided I would just eat the meat. Then the check came, and because he had to have them make things that weren't even on the menu, our dinner cost him over $200..at that point I picked at my green beans and potatoes. I did NOT, however, volume eat, or eat until I was full..simply until I felt satisfied. I'm just scared I went over on carbs for the day.

I have eaten under 20g a day for the past 2 days, and still have another 8 days before surgery. I have no intention of eating anything I shouldn't between now and then. You don't think I'm totally screwed now, do you?

You will be fine.

Tomorrow is a new day. Start fresh.

You slipped up a little, it happens!!

Don't let yourself get worked up over nothing

Plus that was AWFULLY sweet of your honey!

Happy Anniversary!

Goodluck!

Yep.....totally screwed.

Just kidding! You have nothing to worry about. The whole point of the preop diet is to shrink your liver and make it easier to hold back. It's not going to get your surgery canceled.

BUT....do take it seriously from here on out. They aren't doing it to be mean....it is being done so that the surgery is SAFER for you and there is less liver hanging around that might get NICKED or CUT. It's for your own safety in surgery that they want this done.