Final Pre-Op Appointment

I went in for my final pre-op appointment this morning. They drew my blood, made me pee in a cup, and did height and weight check. I saw a nurse who went over the basics and an anesthesiologist who went over how they will sedate me. I was informed that there is a good chance that because I will be in ICU after the surgery is performed that my husband may not be allowed to stay overnight in the hospital with me. My husband is my biggest supporter and I won't feel right if he can't be there with me the entire time. I also have never had even a minor surgery, so I feel as thought I need him there for mental support! I hope that my Doctor and Nurses can see that and make an exception. All he needs is a chair. Military men can sleep ANYWHERE! I just received my phone call with my report time and I have to be at Evans Army Community Hospital at 6:15 tomorrow morning. I am the first surgery of the day. I have already taken my magnesium citrate drink and I'm not feeling too well. I can only have clear liquids from here on out and after midnight I'm not allowed to have anything. I am in and out of the bathroom and I went as far as to ask Anthony if he can get a ride home from work tonight because I don't know that I could make the drive without going to the bathroom. Feeling trapped in your house like that doesn't feel too great! Tonight I have to shower and wash with a surgical scrub sponge and then again tomorrow morning before I go in. It looks like it's going to be an early morning. I hate waking up early because I get my best sleep between 5-9 AM after Anthony leaves for work. The next time I post I will be POST OP! So exciting. Even though I feel terrible right now, I know that this is what's best for my health and in a month or so I will have more confidence in myself and feel much better in a healthier body! Thank you, everyone, for your support! I will post again very soon!

1 Day Pre-Op

Tomorrow is the big day! Roughly 24 hours from now I will be admitted to the hospital for my Gastric Bypass! I just dropped Anthony off at work and I am getting ready to go to my last Pre-Op appointment. They will be doing labs to make sure I haven't been smoking, drinking alcohol, and to make sure I have been taking my supplements and vitamins properly. They will also go in depth with me about the surgical process from the very beginning to the end. I promised before photos, and I'm finally getting around to uploading them. I am a pretty big procrastinator and like to wait until the last minute to do everything. haha.

Here they are:

Looking at these photographs, I feel like, "That's not me. That's not who I see in the mirror." I feel like I see my personality more than my physical self. I hope to see physical beauty as well as inner beauty after my bypass. Every woman deserves to feel beautiful and physically desired.

3 Days Pre-Op

Today I am 3 days pre-op. I go in on Monday at 8:30 for my pre-op appointment and then at 2:00 I have to take a laxative. After this laxative I will be on a clear liquid diet until surgery the following day and then for another 72 hours after surgery. My last dinner will be tomorrow night, and then my last meal will be Monday morning. Thinking about this is so bizarre to me. Knowing that I won't have a bite of real solid food again until mid-January is kinda hard to think about. I am definitely NOT looking forward to this part. I'm actually really dreading it! Anthony and I went out today and got me chewable or liquid versions of all of my vitamins today. Everything was going great until I tried the Zinc droplets. They were so terrible that I immediately regretted putting them in my mouth. I doubled over the sink and nearly vomited. They were taken back to the store several hours later after my stomachache was gone and the bad taste in my mouth went away. Thank goodness that The Vitamin Shoppe lets you return opened supplements or I would have been out about $10. I took some measurements today as well and I am posting them. I have gained a few pounds over the Thanksgiving holiday, but I also normally weigh myself in the morning on an empty stomach, rather than at night, so that may be a contributing factor as well. Anywho, here goes.


Taken at home:
3 Days Pre-Op Measurements:
Weight: 254 lbs
Height: 5' 3"
Waist: 55"
Bust: 52"
BMI: 45


These measurements are a little worse than my previous ones at 4 weeks pre-op, but hey, I wanted to be able to eat one last good holiday meal!

Pre-Op photos will be taken in the next 2 days and uploaded. Until I hit my goal weight all of my photos will be fully clothed. Once I reach my goal I will post ones in a swimsuit, or bra and panties. I am taking plenty of photos to document my progress and want to be able to see my body transform with and without clothes.


To those of you who read this, thank you. Your support means everything to me.
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1 Week Pre-Op

Technically, yesterday I was 1 week Pre-Op. I am excited and still looking forward to my surgery. I was told that I have to get a catheter prior to surgery and I think I am more afraid of getting that done than the actual procedure! Thanksgiving is tomorrow and that will be the last huge meal that I have. We are making Turkey, obviously. We are also going to have baked macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, scalloped potatoes, deviled eggs, pigs in a blanket, caramel apple cheesecake, stuffing, steamed broccoli and cauliflour, and cabbage! Every year after we eat we decorate our Christmas tree and the house. It is my favorite time of the year! We will probably end up making Christmas cookies tomorrow night too, since I won't be able to have then in December. I will take pictures of everything and post them for all to see! I will also post photos of myself at my pre-surgery weight and will take my body measurements again probably the day before surgery! Only 6 days to go!