My Weight Loss Surgery Experience!

THE DAY BEFORE I HEADED TO CHICO FOR MY PRE-OP TESTING AND SURGERY, I TRIED TO CREATE A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME:

MY MAMA DIDN'T RAISE "NO" DUMMY!  I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS TO START THIS SURGERY OUT WITH!
A FRESH HAIRCUT, NICE NAILS AND SHAVED LEGS!! (NO PICS OF LEGS BEING SHAVED...SORRY! :-)

THEN, IN OUR FAMILY, ANY BIG EVENT BEGINS WITH A FAMILY GET-TOGETHER! 
WE HAD A TACO FEED THE NIGHT BEFORE I LEFT.  BELOW, ARE MY THREE CHILDREN, THEIR SPOUSES AND MY 12 GRANDCHILDREN, AND JOHN AND I, OF COURSE!

MY DAUGHTER JENNIFER MADE A BEAUTIFULL CAKE.
(MY GRANDCHILDREN CALL ME "GEEGEE")

THEN....I GOT CREATIVE.  HEY!  A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR HELPS WHEN YOUR NERVOUS! :-)

MY LAST REGULAR ICE CREAM,
(IN LARGE QUANITIES)

MY LAST TACO, (FOR A WHILE)

AFTER TACOS, ICE CREAM AND A COMPUTERIZED GAME OF "WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?" PLAYED AS A FAMILY, I ASKED FOR A BLESSING..

We are members of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(Mormons),
and I believe that my Heavenly Father can give me words of comfort through a blessing.
All the men in our family hold the priesthood, and so they laid their hands on my head and my husband gave me a blessing from my Heavenly Father...one of safety, comfort and a quick recovery.  I felt MUCH better...gave everyone kisses goodbye and down for a good night's sleep!

IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED, THE SONG YOU ARE HEARING IS:

Families Are Forever

I have a family here on earth,
They are so good to me.
I want to live my life with them for all eternity.

Families can be together forever,
Through Heavenly Father's plan.
I always want to be, with my own family.
And the Lord has shown me how I can.
The Lord, has shown me how I can.

The Day Before Leaving

Pre-op Testing and Last Meal

Surgery Day

Going Home and Following Days