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Now, there was a physical to take.  I was really nervous about this.  I thought for sure my heart would not pass inspection.  It was just an irrational fear.  My father had passed away from a heart attack so naturally, my mind churns with disappointment.  Turns out, all those tests came out good.  Hooray! 
Next came the 11 day pre-op diet my surgeon required.  UGH!  I had daily I had 4 protein shakes, 2 cups of broth, 2 cups of raw greens or 1 cup of cooked.  At least I got to eat....although 'greens' were never a strong suit with me.  I enjoyed the lettuce.  Luckily, my hubs is a trained chef, so he doctored up the broths to make them tolerable. Compared to others that were going the whole liquid diet pre-op....mine wasn't so bad. 

Then I get news that, my PCP didn't want to clear me unless I saw a GI specialist on account of my enzymes being so high.  DRAT!  We were already a week from my surgery date.  How in the hell was I going to get an appointment with my GI before then?!  I told the girls at my surgeons office that my PCP was giving me a hard time about my liver tests.  I had told them it had been about a year since I saw my GI.  Then they asked me if I had done an ultrasound and what not.  I said yes.  They were on it!  They called my GI office for the test results and them sent them to my PCP.  She cleared me after learning I had a diagnosed case of fatty liver.  Whew. 
Now, everything is in place.