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Hey girlie! Glad to see that you are feeling better. I am 2.5 weeks out and just now able to take a couple of satsfying gulps. Thought I would only be able to sip forever. ~TaRel

Sorry you are having a rough time. I know you will feel better soon and I wil keep your in my prayers.

Sorry you are having a rough time. I know you will feel better soon and I wil keep your in my prayers.

Yay! Welcome to the other side!

congratulations!

Good luck!

I was in your shoes a week ago. I know exacly how you are feeling. I will keep you in my prayers.

Congrats and welcome to the other side! I was sleeved two days before and have had an easy go of I as well, thank God. I can't beleive that your doc said to eat whatevr you can erate. While I have zero hunger, I hate all the protein shakes I've tried and am dying for some fish chickn or eggs. I just want to eat normally again. congrats again!

thanks bonafidwdiva! how did your surgery go? when are you headed back home?

hello everyone. well, my surgery is scheduled for 11:30 this morning. i have to be at the hospital at 9am. i slept pretty good last night. i am very surprised. i had a really rouggh time with being on clears only so i opted to go to bed early. i am going to take my daughter to school this morning and the i am headed to hospital. not really nervous or scared any more. that other thread really helped me. i am now just anxious and excited. i cant wait to be on the other side of this operation. please keep my daughter and i in your prayers. i will update as soon as my eyes can focus!

hi wveryone. i posted afew hours ago on the 'today is the day' thread. all went well and i am headed home shortly. i have actually been discharged just waiting for my auntie to come get me. i had gone most of the day without pain meds but after walking aroiund a little too much i started tofeel some. i just had some meds and now i am going to take a nap until my aunt gets here. thanks for thinbking of me.

hello eveyone! evweryrhing went as planned except having to wait a few hours past my scheduled surgery time to go under the knife. that was probably ablessinh in disguise because by the time my turn ame up, i was angry and annoyed that i could spit fire. the only thing i remember is the anesthesiologist telling me to take some deep breaths and the next i was waking up in pain. surgery went well. i has an upper gi series testerday mirnin and theb was put on clears. i ahvent really gotten much down. i am being disrchaged today. cant wait to be relaxing at home!

I am an emotional wreck. As I am closing out my final week at work (my last day is Friday) and preparing myself for surgery on Monday, March 15, I am growing increasingly scared of the operation. I don?t think I am afraid of dying in and of itself; my biggest fear is leaving my daughter without a mother. I am a single mom and I know that no one is going to love and take care of her the way I will. This is the main thing that is really bothering me. I am tearing up thinking about it right now. I love my baby more than anything in this world and now I have been questioning the reasons I am doing this. At first I told myself that I am doing it to add years on to my life and to be around longer for my daughter. To get off of high blood pressure and high cholesterol medications. To be more active with her. Can?t I do all of this without risky surgery? Am I taking the easy way out? I am just so scared of leaving my daughter motherless I don?t know what to do.

hi ladies! the days are winding down. i can honestl say that i am feeling so much more confident in my decision.almost not worried at all and its thans to theprayers , thoughts and experiences that the members iof this forum have been so generous to share.

Anyone else only have to be on clear liquids the day before surgery?

fabfive, you are most defibitley NOT the only one. Appeerently lots of others are feeling the last minute jitters just lime us. My op is scheduled fo 11:30 Monday AM. What time is yours?

Robbie, than you so much. I am extremely touch that you had me in your prayers. I attribute the generous and caring people like you to making me feel so much better than I did when I first wrote that post. I was in a bad place then. Your prayers have brought me peace of mind and that I thank you and the others from the bottom of my heart.

Robbie, am scheduled for his coming Monday. I start clear liquids on Sunday. I can't to have the operation behind me.

so glad that you are feeling better! how long did you take off from work?

thanks ladies. i know that different surgeons require different diets pre op. i even remember reading of a few one day diets. i am just thinking of ways to drive myself batty before surgery this monday.

Question is, do you have the courage to take the chance to save you life this one sentence is so poweful! Thanks for helping me see things from a different perspective.

Thanks for the encouragement, thinoneday. I wouldn't call my fears bizzare. In fact according to three pages of this thread, lots of soon to be sleevers and some vets have ane are currently going throught the same emotional rollercoster as I. 18 major surguries makes youmpretty experienced with being put under. For some of us this is the first time.

Congratulations Lynda!!! I will be right behind you. Monday can't get here fast enough. Keep us posted on your recovery. I pray that it is smooth.

Awesome Lynda!!! Can't wait to hear the details of your experience. Congratulations!