I was bemoaning how long the pre-op phase is going to be but it is actually going by very fast so far - I guess 3 months is a really short period of time after all. I barely have time to get my blood sugar under control. I also lucked out in getting to see my endocrinologist this week and she said that even if my A1C isn't perfectly under 8%, she told me that she would be willing to let my doc know that I would be safe for surgery. My surgeon called me yesterday to let me know that he was able to count my first visit with him as one nutritional appointment, thereby shortening the time some. Yesterday, I got the Upper GI contrast and Abdominal ultrasound done plus I was able to get an appointment to see the psychologist on Nov. 15th with many thanks to the person who cancelled. I have the next medical weight management appointment on Nov. 22nd and the final one on Dec. 27th. If the Abdominal and GI studies come back okay, I can get a surgery date set. YESSSSS!!!!

It does go fast! I thought it was a really good idea to have that amount of time to prepare, both medically, mentally, and also just logicstially. I bought books and read about nutrition, and recipe books during the pre-op phase. I read through the forums and got an idea of what some of the post-op problems might be. I bought some new kitchen equipment and stuff I thought would be helpful. I was so psyched that when I finally had the final appointment, and then insurance approval (10 days later!) that I was actually looking forward to the pre-op diet (that was the hardest part so far, but that wasn't even that bad).

I have sailed through surgery with minimum pain and was walking 10,000 steps a day after two weeks. No nausea, no regrets, no problems. I wish you the same pleasant journey! Good luck.

3 minutes ago, sundog said:

It does go fast! I thought it was a really good idea to have that amount of time to prepare, both medically, mentally, and also just logicstially. I bought books and read about nutrition, and recipe books during the pre-op phase. I read through the forums and got an idea of what some of the post-op problems might be. I bought some new kitchen equipment and stuff I thought would be helpful. I was so psyched that when I finally had the final appointment, and then insurance approval (10 days later!) that I was actually looking forward to the pre-op diet (that was the hardest part so far, but that wasn't even that bad).

I have sailed through surgery with minimum pain and was walking 10,000 steps a day after two weeks. No nausea, no regrets, no problems. I wish you the same pleasant journey! Good luck.

I am going to struggle to get to 10K steps per day because I am so heavy. It hurts to walk for more than about 10 minutes or so at a time. Instead, 10K steps will be a post-op goal. What I am doing is walking EVERY day. I do what I am able to do. My main goal for the time period between now and the big day is to NOT gain any more weight and simply work towards and A1C goal of >8%.

For me, the only easy day was yesterday. I fully expect nothing will be easy about this process. The post-op diet will be exceedingly difficult, especially the pureed food part. I will have to find foods that do not make me gag. I cannot even stand the smell of cottage cheese, let alone even look at it. Of course, it may turn out to be far easier than I expect but I do not want false hope right now.