I can't believe surgery is in two weeks after years of waiting wishing ...preop starts in the morning ...time to kick this sugar habit! Anyone else have Mid December surgery?

I start mine in the morning too. My surgery date is dec 15th.

Me too. Best merry birthday present ever! (Birthday is 12/26)

Yahoo. Now listen here you may encounter difficult days and times when you question why. Just stick with it and keep moving forward . You can do this and have many standing here to cheer you on.

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

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Thanks.Athena. I have waited thirteen years for this surgery. I will not mess it up! So many words of encouragement.here!

I'm so excited!

What thoughtful words Athena!!!!! I thank you as well.

I too am scheduled for surgery on December 15th. I go to my Pre-op class at 8am Monday & start my liquid diet tomorrow. I am so excited & scared all at the same time. I have the craziest thoughts running thru my head! I am diabetic & stay thirsty all the time...so I'm thinking the liquid diet won't be so bad, but I remember waking up from knee surgery & the first thing I wanted was a drink! I even had a dream last night that I was in a desert with a pool... & no one would let me have any water! I know I'm nuts...so I just have to get my head in the ballgame!

Dmaddox. We had the same Dr as you. Good luck.

You will be able to drink after surgery. Just tiny sips though. They don't monitor how much you are drinking though if you are doing it through denton presby, which I thought was... odd that they don't monitor anything you eat or drink before you go home.

Are you ok with morphine for pain relief? Because that's what he gives, or diladid.

DMADDOX1...I am 20 days post op. I will say after surgery my mouth was so so dry I was miserable. I couldn't even talk. I was on ice chips for about a day then upgraded to water. I also am/was diabetic and loved water. So that was hard. I haven't had a sugar reading over 115 since I got home from the hospital!! (In the hospital I was given steroids which I guess raise your sugars.) It will be tough but you can do it! Good luck to all the Decembers!