My new surgery date is Jan 10th. My job ended earlier than expected so I called Dr. Cobourn's office to see if there were any cancellations and low and behold he could offer me a Jan date. I took it and now the panic I was putting off for the month of Feb has set in. Optifast doesn't start until the 27th so I have one more x-mas "turkey dinner, unzip my pants and look around for a nice place to take a nap" feast to look forward to.:hungry:

I have to get myself one of those fancy schmancy ticker things.

A special thanks to Argon for just being Argon.:clap2:

Congrats Mookie! You must be thrilled, your date is just around the corner!

Way to go Mookie. What a great way to start the new year!

Good news; you're on your way Mookie!

Okay, I tried an Optifast early and ya...I foresee consumption problems. Anybody think that the seatbelt on the flight home may cause a problem? I know it not in the exact same spot but could there be tenderness and swelling?

Hi Mookie

Congrats on your new date, I'm very excited for you. Dr. Cobourn is amazing!!!

Ya, the optifast is, well, not the greatest, but could be alot worse. I had to be on opti-fast for 3 weeks, here's some tricks I did to help cope. First I took 21 little post-it stickies up on my cupboard. Every time I drank a meal I would rip one off (sometimes ripped it to shreads). It was nice to see the posties getting less and less, it was a visual thing for me. Then I only ate something once, on the third night I think. Celery, I believe. It was easier to not eat anything at all, then to eat. The chewing just made me want to eat more. Last but not least drink it blended in a blender, and definately with ice to make it really, really cold.

Don't forget to lean on us as much as possible. That really, really helped me. Thats what were here for. Well, and to harass the hell out of Yoda!!. lol

Good Luck Mookie!!! Your gonna do great!!!!

A special thanks to Argon for just being Argon.:clap2:

You're welcome! and congrats again!

Bravo, Mookie!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

HI mOOKIE

I flew home 2 days after my surgery and the seatbealt was not an issue. But if you can bring a small travel pillow it might help you be more comfortable. But mookie it really is not that painful!! and they give you drugs!! best wishes to you!

Mookie,

You'll do just fine. Good luck and let us know how you're feeling. I agree that we're all here for you and we do like getting a rise out of YODA. She's the best!

Oh yeah, same... seatbelt was not a problem. It sits alot lower than your incisions will be. They'll give you sh!t if you don't have a pillow with you to put under your seatbelt when you leave the clinic, so have that on the plane, just in case you're uncomfortable. (it's nice just to have something pressed against your belly anyways, in case you're feeling like your guts might fall out.)