One Week Closer

One week to go.

This also means I've been on the liquid diet for one week.  The first 3 days were really hard.  Can't say it any clearer than that.  Really f-ing hard.  And now 7 days in, it's still hard but not AS hard.  The trip to Target to broaden my selection of liquid options helped a lot - I found savory and sweet options which helped my tastebuds out a bit.  Broth gets really old fast.  I still want to chew on something...my teeth feel weird after not being used much during the week.

Phil and I went to a concert on Friday night and had a good time.  He ran into some people he knew from college and from work.  I was drinking water - and to be honest, I think that people must have assumed I am pregnant because I wasn't drinking.  That's what I would assume if someone ordered water at a concert.  But whatever.  We had fun.  We also had a 'clear the air' conversation when I didn't want to stay in Rochester to have lunch with his parents.  Phil thought that "liquid diet" meant I could still chew things up to applesauce consistency and that would be fine.  I said "No...liquid diet means LIQUID.  No chewing.  Nothing with texture.  Have you been listening to me at all???  I do not want to sit and watch everyone around me eating.  That is not fun for me."  I felt very neglected.  Very UNsupported.  Very upset.  I'm sure this is one of only many 'clarification' sessions we will need but it was really disappointing.  The statistic for divorce after bypass is 80-85%.  That's a LOT of divorces.  That's a lot of miscommunication.  I do not want to be a part of that statistic but I also realize I'm going to have to work extra hard to not be included in it.   I hope our conversation was a wake-up call for Phil to make a bigger effort to be aware of this process for me...what step I'm on and what that means for our family.

So one week from now I'll be done - in recovery and have new plumbing.   Scary?  Yup.  Exciting?  Yup.