Almost there

I *may* have cheated on this liquid diet thing.  I'm not 100% sure but I did have a piece of gum on Friday night - purely because I was out of water and my breath is the stinkiest thing ever - like I'm offended by my own breath.  Not good.  I also had a Bolthouse Breakfast Smoothie this morning.  They're delicious but I think it had more sugar than I'm supposed to be having right now.  However, other than those two things, I'm very proud to report that there has not been a single conscience cheat so far on this liquid diet.  My liver should be teeny tiny when this is all over.

I'm also a little perplexed that my colon has become so slow on the liquid diet.  I wasn't dreaming this would be a problem but it is!!  And it's kind of a bummer because in the months leading up to this surgery, I had incorporated Chia Seeds into my morning routine and lemme tell ya, they work AWESOME at making things very regular for me.  So as of today, I miss my Chia.  A lot.

I also learned that I will have a personal connection to my Anesthesia Nurse.  She's a friend of my mom and she made sure to schedule both herself and her favorite Anesthesiologist for my surgery. This is so completely comforting to me.  I don't know why - I'm sure she takes good care of all her patients...but having a friendly face with me makes the fear seem a little more manageable.

Then right in the middle of writing this post, the hospital called with my pre-op call.  No, I'm still not allergic to latex.   Yes, I know where to go in the hospital when I arrive.  No, I haven't gotten sick since my pre-op physical.  Yes, I plan on filling out my Health Care Directive (however that is a very scary document to fill out...very morbid...very thought provoking).

Still fluctuating between extremely excited and crap-my-pants scared.  A thought crossed my mind this morning that is a little fun to think about - my 20 Year Class Reunion is August 1.  Will ANYthing in my closet fit or will I just HAVE to go shopping for a new outfit??  God, please make nothing fit.  Even if I wear the outfit once.  No one at the event will know either way but I will and I sure hope I'm in some new duds!!

-XO - Amy