Jump to content
×
Are you looking for the BariatricPal Store? Go now!

Tomorrow is my big day!!!



Recommended Posts

It's finally here! I found out that my date the 3rd week of June, and the time has been DRAGGGGGGING by! Here it is, tomorrow morning I check into the hospital at 5:15. Surgery is at 7:15. I'm a big ol' bundle of nerves right now. I've packed my essentials and am ready to go! Here's to everything going perfectly!!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I bet you'll be just fine!!!!

The good news is you're almost there!! You've made it and will be on to the next part of your journey soon. Good luck tomorrow!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

SO EXCITED FOR YOU!!!! I'm sending you lots of Calm, happy, healing vibes your way! Hoping everything goes perfect and little or no pain for you!!!!!! Good luck!!!! :)

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Sweetdreams, I am excited for you!! It will be just fine. You will be so glad to have the surgery and well on the way to recovery. I am 6 weeks out now and doing swell! Keep us posted on your progress and know that I along with others on the website are cheering you on to a successful recovery! Take care!! :D Ronda

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Yahoo! Your new life starts tomorrow. Very excited for you!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Sweetdreams... YYYYYYEeeeeeaaaaahhhh for you! I'm sure everything is going to go just fine! Try not to stress tonight and get enough rest so that you're feeling good in the am! Take a long warm bubble bath and relax in the tub for a while, shave your legs (or whatever) and just do all the things you won't feel like doing for the next week or so... From my personal experience, I can tell you that even if you MIGHT feel like death warmed over for the first few days, you gotta walk and you gotta sip, and use that stupid spirometer thingy to exercise your lungs! After the third or fourth day things started falling into place nicely and now I only have a few little things bothering me! But then again, you might have a picture perfect experience, and that is what I'll be praying that you have!!!

Good Luck!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Sweetdreams... YYYYYYEeeeeeaaaaahhhh for you! I'm sure everything is going to go just fine! Try not to stress tonight and get enough rest so that you're feeling good in the am! Take a long warm bubble bath and relax in the tub for a while, shave your legs (or whatever) and just do all the things you won't feel like doing for the next week or so... From my personal experience, I can tell you that even if you MIGHT feel like death warmed over for the first few days, you gotta walk and you gotta sip, and use that stupid spirometer thingy to exercise your lungs! After the third or fourth day things started falling into place nicely and now I only have a few little things bothering me! But then again, you might have a picture perfect experience, and that is what I'll be praying that you have!!!

Good Luck!!

Thank you Wendy! I'm usually pretty good with surgery. I was up and at 'em after each of my last 2 C-Sections because I learned my lesson from the first one! Even after my hysterectomy/hernia repair/tummy tuck, I was only really down for about a week, and would have been fine after that if I hadn't had further complications. So overall, I'm an awesome surgical candidate! I just KNOW this is going to be AWESOME!!!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you EVERYONE for your well wishes! I will be updating as soon as I can. I only have to stay one night at the hospital (hopefully) so I will update once I'm home if I can't while I'm there! About to be on the losers bench!!!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Take care, follow the Dr.'s instructions, relax and have sweet dreams!

Khy

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Surgery was yesterday morning. It took about an hour and a half. I was in recovery for a long while, because my room wasn't ready. I've had a lot of incision pain, and gas pain.I've been NPO since I had surgery. They did my leak test at 9:30 this morning. Waiting for the doc to okay some ice chips. Nausea only got bad once, but no vomiting. Thank goodness!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Glad to hear your doing ok. Hope you got your ice chips and more today.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I'm a ding dong.. I Updated on the July Master List! Here is the post~ Update... After double checking my blood levels, blood sugar, and doing my leak test, no bleeders were found. The surgeon came in to let me know that she did irrigate me quite a bit during surgery because I did bleed a lot, but not at a dangerous level, and she feels that that is what is draining off. The amount, and frequency of draining has lessened considerably today. I've walked a bit, and am sitting up in a chair now. They started me on Isopure at about 2PM. So I'm finally no longer NPO! My gas pain still hasn't been bad, and I haven't had hardly any nausea. The incision on my left side burns like hellfire when I stand or even move though! Thank you all for your kid words and thoughts and prayers! LaVale, I'm sorry we won't have our surgiversary together too! But I do hope they get you in and done SOON!!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now

  • Trending Products

  • Trending Topics

  • Recent Status Updates

    • LadyVeteran1

      Sleeve surgery is on April 14th.  I am counting the days!!  Can't wait!
      · 2 replies
      1. Brookie2shoes

        Me too girl!! Are you in the full liquid diet right now? It’s sooooo hard!

      2. LadyVeteran1

        Not yet. I was told I only have to do 24 hours of a liquid diet. But I have my pre-op tomorrow so I’m going to confirm if I need to do longer.

    • buildabetteranna

      Down 33 lbs and slightly stalled, but I'm gonna reevaluate and push through. I started back to work last week after 2 years of being disabled due to mental health as well as my weight. It's a great job and I'm just so happy to have this opportunity at a second chance at life. Hope everyone is having their best journey ❤️ Together, we got this!
      · 2 replies
      1. DaisyChainOz

        Great work Anna! Keep it up 😁

      2. buildabetteranna

        Thank you ❤️

    • Bashbee91

      Hey guys new to the process looking forward to this new life. 
      · 0 replies
      1. This update has no replies.
    • Bugg

      Hi everyone! I’m brand new here. I just went through all my pre-op requirements per my insurance company and now everything has been submitted and I’m just waiting for final approval and my surgery date. I’ve been doing research, watching YouTube videos, TikTok’s, ect.. trying to prepare my mind and what to expect so I’ll be ready for the surgery. I was so sure and so set and so ready and excited. However, now that I’ve done everything & it’s almost here, I am sooooooo scared! I know why I want it bc I’ve tried everything and I just don’t feel like I can lose weight by myself. I’m tired of being overweight my entire life. I’m miserable, but I keep psyching myself out afraid of GERD bc I know how that can be and I don’t want to have to get a bypass after already gaining the courage to even get VSG. I’m scared of complications like I’mgoing to regret doing it and be depressed that I didn’t just be more disciplined and try again to lose the weight on my own even sitting here typing this knowing in my mind i just can’t and don’t possess the discipline. I’m also afraid I won’t be able to handle the restrictions of the sleeve. What do I eat? I don’t know how to eat healthy really and don’t enjoy healthy food. I don’t know how to do this! I feel so defeated!Someone tell me they felt anything similar to this or am I not ready? I thought I was. I am so tired of being sick and tired and so tired of myself and so tired of being stuck and stuck in this body and somebody different on the outside from what I feel inside. I just want to ball up and cry.
      · 1 reply
      1. stevieoriole

        Am feeling this right now. My surgery date is 4/1. Sign the consent tomorrow. I feel like I overloaded myself with too much info, too many opinions. Got to the point where I was wondering if I should do this. Then I thought of my reasons for taking this step and that settled my nerves. Still get moments of doubt but am striving forward. Am just going to follow my book from the surgeon. Joined this because I was told by my dietician that I should do this for support

    • buildabetteranna

      over 20 lbs down since4 the pre surgery diet and surgery on the 14th
      · 1 reply
      1. Selina333

        Yay!! Congrats. I know how good that feels. 🤩

  • Recent Topics

  • Hot Products

  • Sign Up For
    Our Newsletter

    Follow us for the latest news
    and special product offers!
  • Together, we have lost...
      lbs

    PatchAid Vitamin Patches

    ×