finally got official approval from insurance last week. go next week for my pre-op. not sure how much weight i've lost on the no-fun pre-op diet, but i've still got two more weeks to get that liver small.

the last couple of days i've been having pain on my right side under my ribs. my PCP says it might be my gallbladder, so i'm doing a hida scan on saturday. isn't that ironic that i'm eating the healthiest in my entire life, and now i might have gallbladder problems. even more ironic, it's the Protein shakes that are giving me the attacks.

ah well. i'm hoping if it is a gallbladder issue that the doc will play nice and do both at the same time. my PCP says sometimes insurance won't pay for both if you do both at the same time, so docs are hesitant. but i really don't want to go under the knife twice, and i read somewhere that a pretty high percentage of LB patients end up with gallbladder problems, so better to get it out now, i suppose.

all in all, my spirits remain pretty high. i've been putting most of my focus into what foods i'm eating, even logging everything at livestrong.com (cool website, btw.)

now i'm on a personal Quest to find the "perfect combo" of protein, carbs, and fat for my weight loss goals.

thanks to everyone for their surgery stories. while some of them have made me even more nervous about what COULD happen, it's helped me in another way really get mentally prepared for this huge event in my life.

Juniper, my fellow DFWer, you'll do great!

Don't expect much from the pre-op, mine was basically just "ok yep, you've lost weight... good job... what question do you have?" and it was over so quickly I was surprised.

You've picked a good hospital and a good team, and they will take great care of you. My mom was so impressed by everyone at the hospital - they were fantastic.

When is your pre-op, btw? I will be there next Thursday for my post-op. (15 days after surgery, but whatever...)

my pre-op is thursday, as well!

i'll be running over there on my lunch break, so i'm hoping it doesn't take too long.