Last Suppers

Did you have a "last meal" before your surgery? How long before? What did you have?

I think I had a couple of weeks' worth of "last meals". The only thing that stopped me in my tracks was illness. Yes, I got very sick two weeks before my surgery date. Vomitting, diarrhea, nausea--the whole nine. I've had a mystery illness every year for the past several years. It always hits around the same time and comes up for 24hours at a time every week (to the day) until I finally go to the emergency room. Once I seek medical attention, I'm told something riduculous like nothing is wrong with me or that it's due to my diabetes (doubtful; this condition preceded the diabetes by several years). I've never been able to quite figure it out.

But anyway, I was hit by my mystery illness. I medicated, took a day off from work and hoped for the best. The best didn't happen and I got sick again, one week later. Since that second sick day was exactly one week before my surgery date, I started my liquid diet immediately. The thought of getting sick again was enough to keep me honest. I did not consume one, single, non-liquid calorie that entire week prior to surgery. So my actual last meal was a roast beef sandwich on rye with mayo and fruit salad from Jason's deli (at work, before I got sick again later that same day). Pretty boring, but I tell myself I got my last licks in aplenty before that.

I went to my favorite sushi joint with my coworkers. I had my absolute favorite meal from my local Thai takeout spot. I had In-n-Out burger, Dominos thin crust pizza. Hot wings from KFC, more than once. Ungodly-sized loaded baked potatos from Jason's Deli. My husband and I went to the Bellagio buffet and pigged out hardcore. I lived it up, as mortifying as that may sound considering my weight problems. My nutty insulin resistance kept me from gaining, but I am astounded by the sheer amount of awful (but delicious) "last suppers" I horked down.

It's all over with now. I do not mourn the loss of these ultimate comfort foods. I take solace in the fact that I'll most likely be able to have all of these foods again in a few months, albeit in far more reasonable portions.