So here I am with just less than a month to go until my surgery date. I wasn't really all that nervous until Amy from Missouri Bariatric Services in Columbia, Mo. called me last week to set the date. Now it's all starting to hit me that my life as I know it is about to change! It already has some what... over the last two years I have lost a total of 140 lbs. The last 60 have been on the partial liquid diet I have been on since the end of May. It's definitely been a tough road so far and I've learned that the choice I have made to go through with Gastric Bypass is not a choice for whimps by any means... and the partial liquid diet totally sucks! I'm kind of dreading when I go fully to clear liquids. A lot of people ask me if I can handle it and my answer is yes... once I have the surgery I won't have a choice... and I realize that. I've made this choice to save my life... that's what I intend to do! I can't wait for the day that I'll actually be able to step on the scale and say "I haven't weighed this much since the 4th grade!" or the day that because I've lost the weight and gotten healthier I'll be sitting in the delivery room holding my new born child in my arms. I've always dreamed of being a mommy and that is a dream I plan on making a reality along with many others.
Anyway... at this point I am trying to get everything in order that I will need after my surgery... and I'm not completely sure what all I will need. So if any of you that have had a gastric bypass can give me a list or individual suggestions I would greatly appriciate it. Any other advice would be great too! I've done lots and lots of research online and have the book "Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies" which has been really helpful so far. I also want to thank my friends Erika, Cristal, and Lisa and several others too who have all had weight loss surgery and have been great about talking to me and giving me some awesome advice about it all! You guys ROCK!!!
