Learning more as time goes on.

My thoughts initially were to have this surgery in late August. I had planned to go to "Floating World" in early August, as well as the fact that my 6 months of probation at work will be up. Also, my daughter's 21st birthday is at the end of July and she wanted me to go out drinking with her. After the surgery, I won't be able to have any alcohol for a year.

I've given this a lot of consideration and I just want to get this done and over with. I know it will be a life-time of change but I'm ready to begin. My boss knows that most likely I'll be going out for surgery, though he doesn't know why.

I'm not sure I want anyone at work to know about it before it happens. I have a feeling I won't say anything. Let them think it's a gallbladder or something, until of course it becomes clear to them by the change in my body. I don't think I need to divulge my upcoming surgery with them. It really is none of their business. Afterall, it's not like I have any close friendships at work; I haven't been here long enough to develop them.

I did get some insight yesterday regarding some of the things I'll be able to eat during Phase 3 after surgery and I was hopeful! I'll be able to eat things like tuna/chicken/egg/turkey salad as well as refried beans with cheese.

I went out looking at some of the different protein shakes last night. I need to explore this more and start trying them out to find ones that I can tolerate. I found a website for liquid vitamins since I won't be able to swallow pills after the surgery. Seems this website promised a lot, so I'll show the advert to my surgeon and ask his opinion. It would be nice to be able to get all of my vitamins at once, other than the calcium which I'll have to take several hours later so they don't cancel each other out.