Monday I was scheduled for several appointments, most of which required that I fast for at least 12 hours prior to the appointments.  This was completely fine with me after my weekend of indulgence AND since I was set to start my liquid pre-op diet.

Appointments:

• Nurse/Patient Interview.  This appointment was about 90 minutes long.  I received my pre-op EKG, a special body wash that I have to start using 2 days pre-op, lots and lots of information about what to expect while in the hospital.  I asked if I could have toe nail polish on.  The nurses response “heck yeah, go get a mani and pedi before surgery!”  Yay!  I also learned that either Mama Scale or Brent will have to give me a shot each day for 10 days after surgery.  Mama Scale, are you reading this?
• Blood Work and Urinalysis.  Incredible quick and simple.  The gentlemen who drew my blood did an amazing job.  I asked him if he could do my IV for surgery.  They took 12 vials of blood!
• Ultra Sound.  This covered most of my major organs; gall bladder, liver, kidneys, stomach.  I was expecting this to be super quick, but it actually took about 20-30 minutes.  It didn’t hurt, but it certainly wasn’t comfortable.  She was pressing really hard into me at some points.  I guess my extra padding was in the way!
• Chest X-Rays.  Super easy.  They took three pictures.

Only three appointments left until surgery!  Time is starting to fly by.

Liquid Diet:

My doctors said if I didn’t lose 10-15 pounds, I’d be required to be on a liquid diet for 5-10 days pre-op.  Since I went overboard this weekend, I was way up on the scale Monday morning.  I made the executive decision to go on liquids 4-5 times a day and then do a “Lean & Green” dinner a’la Medifast to get the pounds off.  Once I meet with the surgeon next Thursday for my final appointment, I should be down enough that he might only require the 5 day liquid diet.  Either way, it will help me lose the weight to shrink my liver over the next couple of weeks!