15 days to go...

Well the countdown is on. In 15 days I am getting the lap-band. To all of you who have no idea what that is, I'm including a short video to tell you more about it.





I'm nervous but excited. I've never had surgery before so I'm nervous about the logisitics of that. But I'm also nervous about the afterwards. I'm not telling people I work with that I'm getting it done. People there are nosey enough as it is. I am getting it done on a Tuesday and the following Monday I will be back at work. I'm hoping I'm well enough by then to act like everything is normal for at least 8 hours a day.

For now I am keeping myself busy by getting myself as ready as possible. I've been reading different blogs and forums and trying to see what to expect. Some of the things I've purchased and going into my "after surgery" box are liquid tylenol (since I won't be able to swallow anything that isn't a liquid), gas ex strips (apparently they fill you with air and you have horrible gas afterwards) and liquid protein drinks. I've also got a heating pad, tv series dvds to watch, mom coming to take care of me and plenty of knitting to keep me busy. If anyone out there can think of anything else I might need, let me know!

Next on the list... trying to find all liquid stuff I can eat for a week and mushy stuff for 3 weeks after that. Wish me luck!
~rachel~