Feeling super happy about that all, also i have lost about 1.5kg over the weekend. its good to have things sorted, and i know i could most definitely lose weight the natural way now the health issues are sorted. The point of the surgery is to do that faster, and not have to deal with the constant gnawing hunger.
I'm nervous and excited about what to expect from the Doctor. I am scared he may need to do things that delay the surgery, or it may land on my friends wedding day.
Oh yeah, that is something i failed to mention. My best friend is having a wedding, and its on April 21st, this is a Friday. I happen to know that the Doctor only does the surgery on the Fridays, and so that wedding may suck for me.
The reason it will suck somewhat is one of the following
a) I may have to delay surgery if it lands on that date, i am NOT going to miss the wedding
b) I will be unable to eat the food at wedding due to pre-op diet
c) I will be unable to eat the food at wedding due to post-op diet
d) I will have changed shape and the dress will not fit me - i have contingency dress!
The object of the pre-surgery diet is to reduce the fattyness of the liver (affects anaesthetic I believe) and to create more room in the abdominal cavity.
ReplyDeleteYou are really going to want to go to that wedding before surgery and as long as you don't pig out one meal should not affect the diet ... talk to your dietitian if need be. The diet I had was one packet of Optifast a meal and what basically amounted to as much non-starchy vegan food as I wanted. I used my knowledge of umami enhancing tricks to bolster soup/stews of the permitted vegetables. Add tomato paste and sliced dried mushrooms and good quantities of onions to boost that flavour. I lost 5kg in 2 weeks and never went hungry.
Heya stephen, Indeed yes i know a ton of the technicalities, im a bit of a surgery buff and often watch surgical procedures on youtube :) .
ReplyDeleteI would rather have the surgery and go without the ton of food at the wedding, it doesn't bother me that much :D