Top Surgery Consultation Monday

[Ayden]

Oh boy, I could NOT have done liquids, and it wouldn't have helped me any. I was VERY hungry after surgery, kind of a your mileage may vary thing I suppose.

--Jay

Haha! Yeah, it's variable for sure. I was mostly thinking to make sure he stayed hydrated. I was able to avoid unpleasant side effects by drinking tons of water and drinking soups. Obviously if you're hungry after surgery make sure you eat!

[King Malachite]

Congrats on the consult! I know you've been waiting for that phone call for a long time brother. Jodi is super sweet. She grilled me on life in Japan when I was there.

For diet, I would recommend lots of liquids. It helped me immensely to basic have a liquid diet for a few days. I was so tired I barely felt hunger anyway, so I wasn't starving.

Thanks, man!  Yeah I've been wanting on that call for at least a couple of years now!  That liquid diet might be a bit gnarly for me, but I'll be sure to stock up on water, lol!





UPDATE GUYS:  I never thought I'd be saying this, but I HAVE MY TOP SURGERY DATE SCHEDULED (Jodi was the one who booked it for me.)!  My surgery date is on September 22nd.  That's 10 months out.  I gave myself such a long time frame so I could build my savings back up just in case my mother decides this is something worth kicking me out for.  I doubt she will do that, but it is always good to have a plan.  At any rate,  I'm not going to let anyone stop me from achieving this goal!  Thanks guys for all of your support!  Without this site, I don't think I would have ever had the courage to do such things.

[Ayden]

Awesome! Congrats man!

[King Malachite]

Thanks, Ayden!



Another update:  I put my deposit down and booked my stay at New Beginnings Retreat.  Next stop, finding a good deal on flight tickets.  I've never flown in an airplane before, so this might be quite the challenge....

[PucksWaywardSon]

would also say often periods will be affected by the stress of surgery and sort of naturally postpone themselves - I had surgery on my back just over a year ago and came on pretty late (like a week or more) afterwards instead of being on for the surgery like I should have been.

[mm]

That is so true PucksWaywardSon.  When you think you have them figured out so you willn't be bleeding for a special event and they start early or come late and mess everything up for you.

[King Malachite]

Man, I totally forgot about the stress aspect. I've had that happened at least once before. With the way I planned, I was hoping to schedule at the tail end of it, but if stress has to play a factor, hopefully it will work in my favor.