Fat Frog Diary

This email begins a series sent to a friend considering bariatric surgery. I've decided to share my emails with her, since this uses some of the recipes and concepts previously expressed herein. I want to reiterate that the opinions expressed in my blog are my own. I am not a medical or nutritional professional. The information I give is based solely on my personal experience. Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV).  I promised I'd give you information on how to make the process of getting ready for bariatric surgery easier, so here goes. I'll be doing this in sections, mainly because it takes time to absorb the concepts and put them into practice. Not only that, but there's a lot of information to share! First we'll go over the boring, repetitive basics every yo-yo dieter knows. Still, this is important to remember. After all, practicing now means you avoid dumping syndrome later, and who really wants to feel nauseated, stomach cramps, weakness, shakiness, and sweating...

I thought today would never arrive. But three hours from now I will be on the operating table and my guts will be rearranged.  I have to praise the phlebotomists here. All of them so far have been consumate professionals. One stick, every time. Tina, who just left, never hurt me. I'm truly amazed.  At this moment I am free of all devices attached to my PICC line, and I want a bath. Penny, my nurse, is in a dither. She knows the Gabapentin has made my world tilt, so she wants someone with me, but the current PCT is male. LOL!  That's my current project. I get pretty bored.  Despite being a Clear Liquid diet, the food is good. I like the Blue Raspberry Popsicle and I even liked the coffee black but I had to sneak in sweetener from my stash in my suitcase. Still, yum!