My surgery is at 7:30am on the 22nd - so a week from right now, I'll be in my room already - DONE.

I also just found out that a friend of my mom's will be my nurse anesthetist and she's bringing her favorite anesthesiologist...so I'll be in good hands. Huge relief there.

The liquid diet is growing old. I went and got a bunch of new 'stuff'...V8 juice, SF pudding, SF Popsicles, a couple different flavors of broth, but what I really really want is to chomp on something crunchy. A stalk of celery would do it. Raw carrots. it doesn't even have to be bad stuff...just crunchy stuff. My teeth feel strange in my mouth after not chewing for a week.

My husband and I went on to a concert over the weekend and that was a bit weird - no dinner beforehand, no drinks during. A preview of the new life, I suppose.

Anyways, I'm feeling more optimistic about this than I was last week. That first week on the liquid diet sucks. I talked to a friend who had RNY a few years ago and she said it's the sugar leaving your body kicking and screaming that makes you such a mess. That's exactly what it felt like.

Keep up the good work! I enjoyed hearing what you have been drinking, I start on the 29th and have my big day July 13th, I am retired so I can let the gas escape somewhat, hope its not painful and the time goes fast.Good luck to you hope the weight just falls off!! right?

I totally forgot about v8!!! I'm waiting to find out my date. I am all clear for surgery. The doctor wants me on a full liquid diet 1 week prior. So thank you for the v8 reminder!!

The liquid diet is hard but very necessary. Hang in there.

Keep up the good work! I enjoyed hearing what you have been drinking, I start on the 29th and have my big day July 13th, I am retired so I can let the gas escape somewhat, hope its not painful and the time goes fast.Good luck to you hope the weight just falls off!! right?

hey peg- I'm in mn and July 13th- where are you having it?

You are doing fantastic and I love the analogy that the sugar is leaving your body kicking and screaming! That is a good way to describe it.

Good luck to you!