Teddai12

i had my surgery on July 16th Like everyone else i was really nervous I got in the OR and started to cry. i gave myself the moment, then i took a deep breath, put on my big girl panties - or rather took off my big girl panties, said a prayer and took the best step i could to getting healthy, The day of the surgery in recovery was needless to say, pretty bad, but I had an amazaing medical team and they got me through, The next morning i woke up craving for a dorito. It was the weirdest thing - all I could think about was sucking on a dorito. In my mind mind I could see it and i knew the only way to get it down would be to suck on it until it dissolved. The funny thing is I didn't really even eat dritos - often. . I believe it's this dorito or thought of it thats is helping me deal with all of the cooking that has been going on in my house since I have been home. I could wrong but i dont think so. I wantd to share this story because i have been encouraged by so many of your posts, and realizing I'm not alone in this has been amazing. So if there is someone who thinks that amybe wht they are thinking or feeling is weird.........you're not alone!

I had my surgery on the 16th and bo do I know the feeling. I finally called my doctor and asked if I could have tums, That helped some. Ive also been drinkg hot chicken broth which is finally what got me to pass some of the gas. Call your doctor and let tell you how they want you to handle it. it will gwt bwtter soon

My surgery is tomorrow at 12:15pm. I've stocked the house, although I forgot applesauce. I have no idea what to pack for the hospital. Oh yeah I just remembered I need to bring all of my medicines and my c-pap mask. Can anyone offer any other suggestions?

Hello everyone. I am two days out from having my surgery and I can't stop crying. There are so many things going through my mind and I can't quiet them. I've been on this journey for the past three and a half years. That's when I first went to see a surgeon about the procedure. Afther that first visit I thought by having the surgery I was taking the easy way out - (boy was I wrong). So I decided not to have it and would go at it "the old fashioned way". That was a huge mistake because I ballooned up to 378lbs. Then I started to have issues with my back and it became severely problematic. My doctor said they couldn't fix my spine but he could help me with pain management which would work better if I lost weight. I ignored that until I went on a business trip and had to come home in a wheelchair because of my back. So I went back to the surgeon, followed all of the steps and had a surgical date of February 4th 2013. Long story short that surgeion and I had a difference of opinion in reference to my care and the surgery was cancelled the day before it was scheduled to happen. I was devastated. I prayed, picked myself up and found another surgeon. Thankfully, I only had to jump through a few additional hoops with the new doctor and was once again approved immediately by my insurance company. Now, here I sit crying like a baby. No one in my immediate pesonal life wants me to have the surgery. That freaks me out. I'm terrified of loosing all this weight and then not be able to look at mysef in the mirror because of all the hanging skin. I'm feeling overwhelmed..... Is this normal, or am I just having a breakdown?

Thank you both for your kind words. The one good thing is that even though those close to me don't think I should do it they have been pretty okay and will be there. They're afraid of surgery period - so I can't speak to any of them because they're fear will overtake everyone in the room. LOL. I can't!