Day 4 of the full-liquid, pre-op diet. So far, so good-although we went to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things, and there is a Subway there...and the smell of the bread literally made my mouth water!! :-( I walked past it very, very quickly. This week I have been through hopefully all of my pre-op testing. My endoscopy was on Wednesday and it went well. I had blood tests, a stress echo and a chest x-ray on Thursday.
It's hard to believe that in 11 days, I'm going to change my life forever. I'm nervous, but very excited too. I'm getting ready to put an end to a 16-year struggle...and I will win the battle and the war!! :-) I'm so happy that I've made the decision to do this. I am so thankful for my wonderful, supportive husband (who is doing the liquid diet with me, by the way), and the support of my family and friends.
I'm also finding that the closer I get to my surgery date, the more I see dissent and disapproval starting to creep out of the woodwork. People ask, "Isn't the surgery too dangerous?" No. No more dangerous than having your gall bladder removed. How many thousands of people have that done in a day? "Will you ever to be able to eat again?" Yes. Absolutely. I will eat again-I will eat normal foods again...just in much smaller portions, and I won't have to fight the mind trick that I need more. "Can't you just lose weight the old-fashioned way?" No. I've tried that for 16 years, only to watch myself gain weight year after year.
I'm ready to have my life back. I'm 35 years old, and I want my life back. I have a fabulous husband, a fantastic family, friends, church family, etc. I have so much to be thankful for. I am so blessed-and I am ready to live like the blessed girl I am. I have no doubts that God is with me on my journey. So I don't have much time for nay-sayers. This is a path that I chose for myself. With God's strength, and with the love and support of all my "cheerleaders"....LET'S DO THIS!!
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