Day Before Surgery

Grape magnesium citrate is VERY sweet! I had a hard time drinking it yesterday just because of that alone. My palette is so used to bland, sugar free, water, etc. that even Powerade Zero is a shock to my mouth.

I feel empty. Literally. I didn't feel much hunger yesterday, surprisingly.

What has gotten me through these 14 days? Knowing that it will help me be more successful after surgery. Knowing it will make my surgery easier for my doctor. Knowing if I complete the 14 days successfully, that there is a high chance of success afterwards. I took it day by day, trying not to dwell on how many days I had left.  It helped a lot to have a supportive husband that talked me out of cheating...although I'm really not sure if I would've followed through.  I'm down 13.4 lbs., so seeing the scale go down almost every day was also very motivating.

Rich took me to a book store and I got James Patterson's Mistress and a book called Shoe Lovers Anonymous which looks like it's right up my alley!  I'm hoping I will feel up to reading in the hospital.  If not, I guess I have three weeks to get through them.

I don't have much energy at all but I'm going to try and make one card today and do my "before pictures" scrap booking page.

Tonight before I go to bed, I'll be drinking two bottles of water and taking what they call a "surgery shower".

Since we have to be at the hospital at 5:30 a.m., I will be getting up around 4 to leave by 5. Glad it is early because nothing should delay my doctor AND I won't be awake very long to think.