I got myself down to one big Diet Coke every morning, then slowly upped the ice so I wasn't getting as much soda. I'm a major ice cruncher (Sonic has the best), so it worked for me.

A couple of weeks before the surgery, I stopped it entirely and switched to unsweetened iced tea and crystal light lemonade.

I still have a small soda a couple times a month, but that's it so far. I was sort of hoping it would stop tasting so good - no luck.

For me, it was my source of morning caffeine since I don't do coffee. The iced tea has helped with that.

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Karen
Surgery day: Thursday, October 9, 2008