Meeting the surgeon/pre-op testing

I met the surgeon on a Tuesday. It was a brief meeting and we scheduled my surgery for the following Wedensday. Most people have to do a two week liquid diet prior to the surgery. I only had to do a week, because of my size and the fact that I was under the gun insurance wise. The liquid diet is supposed to help shrink your liver, by getting excess fat out of it. Your liver lays on top of your stomach and to do the surgery laproscopicly they have to hold your liver up while they staple your stomach. If you do not follow the diet you run the risk of have the surgery changed to an open incision, or them tour telling you they will not preform the surgery on you. During the liquid diet I was allowed four protein shakes a day, as well as any clear liquids. I hate jello, especially sugar free, and plain chicken broth is gross, so I stuck to water and the shakes. The first three days of the diet were terrible. I was exhausted and had an awful headache. To make matters worse I had to go out of town that weekend for a youth worker training seminar. The seminar was in the lake of the Ozarks. At a campground, that was unair-conditioned. It was hard to e around a bunch of people I didn't know and drink a slimfast while they all ate. I felt the need to explain myself, but I really didn't want to share my business with the world. Which, I guess I am doing with this blog.
The next step was the pre -op testing. I had to have a chest xray, ekg, lung function test, and of course blood work done. All of this was no big deal, and I passed the tests just fine. I was on my way to surgery. I am sorry if there posts are boring, I just want to give a clear idea of the whole process.