Surgery

Well, it's official. I have my surgery date. I will be having surgery on Weds. Nov. 22, the day before Thanksgiving.

So, that's it? You may be wondering what next. Well, no, that's not it. I have pre-op testing, including fasting blood labs, a urine test, X-ray, and EKG. That will all be happening on the same day as my 4 hour class, on Tues. Nov. 14. I start with my testing at 7:15 a.m., and then as soon as I'm done with that, I have to head over to the surgeon's office for my class. The class runs from 9a-1p. It's literally going to go over every little detail of the day of surgery, the surgery itself, and what to expect when I get home from the hospital. It'll be a very interesting class.

So, for right now, my surgery is scheduled for 12:30 p.m., but my scheduler said that that might change to an earlier time. I don't really care either way, other than I'm going to be very hungry by the time surgery comes around that day... So, day of surgery, I have to be checked into the hospital by 10:30, for them to get me in, dressed, IV'ed, and so on. The surgery is only supposed to be about 90 mins. so, luckily my husband will be able to be there for the whole surgery, but he'll have to leave shortly after I'm out to go pick up our daughter.

So, after surgery, I'll be in the hospital at least overnight. If my doctor is not there to discharge me on Thanksgiving, I'm hoping I can bribe the hospitalist or whoever rounds on me. I hate hospitals, and don't want to stay any longer than I have to. My husband and I talked about it a bit, and we decided that we're not going to have our daughter come visit me at the hospital. When we go out shopping, if we have to split up for something, she throws a fit, thinking we're leaving the other parent at the store. So, imagine how she'd feel leaving mommy in the hospital. So, I might be by myself in the hospital on Thanksgiving. No biggie. :)

That's really all I've got for now... I'll update more if/when I get more.

~&hearts~
Lady D

Well, Hello there Long Lost Friend

I'm sorry that I've been so quiet, but I've literally been waiting on my surgery date. Waiting, and waiting, and waiting. And it's not like the surgery office kept me waiting. They really didn't. They're awesome. They just weren't scheduling for when I was looking at surgery. And I still don't have my surgery date... kind of.

So, I got a call today from the surgery scheduler, asking if the week of Dec. 4th was really when I was still looking for surgery. I told her yeah, unless the week of Thanksgiving was open, but I figured it wasn't because who wants to do surgery the week of Thanksgiving (Well, me, actually, since that will be one PTO day that I don't have to take!)? So, she said that that week was actually open... as long as I could do my medical clearance on the 10th of November (next Friday), and my class on the 14th (the following Tuesday). Well... you've heard me talk about the cruise to the Bahamas my husband and I are going on? Heh. I'll be coming home from the Bahamas that day. So, she's calling her medical clearance person to see if she can get me in medical clearance the day of class (that way I only have to take off the one day for everything), and then she'll call me tomorrow and let me know.

So, what this boils down to is that if I can get my medical clearance on the 14th, I will be having surgery on NOVEMBER 22ND!!!!!!!! If not, it'll be the week of the 4th. She didn't give me an exact day for that week, and I really think she thinks she can get me into clearance. Frankly, for work reasons, Thanksgiving week works best for my husband too, who will be taking a week of vacation when I have my surgery. So, this is my semi-amazing news, and I'll get to post the final news TOMORROW. :D

Now for a more fun post! I saw a recipe for pumpkin muffins on my surgery office's support group that I decided to make. The only catch was that I didn't have a muffin pan... so, I ended up making it into a pie! It's good, SUPER filling, and pumpkin flavored! :) Here's the recipe and pictures. :)

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Pie Muffins (Or Pie!)

1 can pure pumpkin
3 large scoops of protein powder (I used the Aldi Vanilla Protein Powder)
1 egg
8 oz low fat cream cheese, Softened
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon or pumpkin spice (I'm actually going to do 2 next time... 1 wasn't enough for me... or one of each)
1/2 cup of Splenda

Make sure that your cream cheese is softened before you use it. Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and blend together. The mixture is sort of wet but that is what you want. Pour in pie pan (or muffin pan... if you do muffins, the original recipe calls for 20 minutes, then another 15 if not done). Bake at 350 for 35 minutes (Check it at 35, and if the knife doesn't come out clean, do another 2-5 minutes or until the knife comes out clean). The texture is very much like a baked pumpkin pie when first baked. Slice and Enjoy with some Sugar Free Whipped Cream! :)

The texture on this is kind of like pumpkin pie meets cake. It's very good! I kept mine out, but I would totally recommend keeping it in the fridge, and then warming it up when you're ready to eat.

Happy Monday! How's your week going so far? :)

~♥~
Lady D

Weight Loss Milestone

Well, I forgot to post this over the weekend, so, I'm now a completely different weight (for the better), but, I hit 70# down over the weekend (I'm now at 74# down)! Yay! Here are progress pictures.

I'm going to have to do some side by sides again soon. I'm literally seeing the change in my body now, but it's so crazy to do the side by sides. Who else had a good weekend?

I'm still waiting to hear back from the surgeon about my surgery date. Today makes two weeks since testing, but my chest x-ray results showed up on my online account this morning, so, I have a feeling I'll be hearing from them today or tomorrow. We shall see. :)

~♥~
Lady D