scarlett callas

Hi everyone, I had my surgery on June 25th. I will be seeing my surgeon again next wednesday and I will know exactly what I have lost, cause I didn't weigh myself in my scale before the surgery and I have no idea where I started on that scale, but the fact of the matter is that I have not lost anything at all in the last 10 days almost. It is very frustrating. I know I'm in recovery and that should be my main concern, but I am eating as I should and drinking as I should (that one is the hardest) and nothing. It is very, very frustrating. Any advice or reassurance? Also, when I was in the hospital, I got a UTI from the foley. I was on antibiotics until a couple of days ago and even though i am drinking almost 75 oz a day i am not peeing very much, which has me a bit worried. I was on hardcore antibiotics at the hospital and on pill ones for 10 days so I shouldn't still have the infection, so I was wondering if anyone might have had this problem as well.... Thanks in advance, I'm quite worried....

I've been reading this site for a while now but had never posted anything and today seems like a good day to do so. I'm having my surgery tomorrow with Dr. Pomp at Weill Cornell. I have avoided freaking out by just taking one day at a time and not giving myself time to think about anything. I am 33 and I first considered bariatric surgery at 21, but I wasn't fat enough, and yay, lucky me, now I am!!! I never considered this the easy way out, it always seemed like the hardest most drastic and if it wasn't because I am 300 pounds and I can barely sit on the floor, cross my legs, just generally be comfortable, be healthy, then I would not be doing this. In 2007 I lost 50 lbs and got down to 210 and it seemed like I would finally make it to my goal, and yet here I am again. Last week I was freaking out about the surgery, about the risks, about the possibility I will find a way to screw even this up. Then my mom told me she had just read about James Gandolfini dying, and I realized that the risks of surgery are far smaller than the risks of living my life as I have been for so long. So surgery it is. Has anyone had surgery at my hospital or with Dr. Pomp? Right now what has me the most scared is the fact that my mom can't stay with me. I have OCD and hospitals are problematic for me, which is why I had also avoided the surgery for so long. Not having my mom adds an extra layer of stress that the situation didn't really need, but I guess they don't really care about that, at least no one I has talked to has. Does anyone know what the visiting hours of the surgery floor are? Anyways thanks for listening. I will be around a lot and look forward to meeting you all.

We have the same surgery date! I first considered all this in 2001, and had my first actual appointment in January of 2012, so it is safe to say I have given it a lot of thought... Once I made up my mind I was very sure it was the right thing to do, and I still am, but that doesn't take away the concerns associated with a major surgery and fear of failure. As I get closer to the date, it all becomes more real and these worries get stronger. But I am still sure this is the right thing to do. Still scary though! Good luck!