October 9, 2011

Nerve wracking! I only have two more things to do before my paperwork gets sent in for approval. Tomorrow, I start the liver shrinking diet. It helps shrink your liver to make the surgery easier. You are supposed to start 14 days before surgery but, Dr. Merz said that since I have already lost some weight, I won't have to do it for as long, Tomorrow is the 10th and I am being VERY optimistic by hoping that I can have it done on the 17th but, more likely the 18th or 24. On Tuesday, I have one last appointment with an RN over the phone to go over all of my paperwork, any unanswered questions and then Wednesday morning, I have a phone consult to go over pre-op instructions and then they submit everything! :) I am getting so nervous and excited. I am so ready for this. I have slowly started making the necessary changes to get this done. The diet that I have to do for the next 7-14 days is going to be hard. It's basically Eggs, protein shakes, cream of wheat, lean protein, a few veggies and broth. But, I am ready for this change, I am going to do it! :)