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I Got My Date, August 28Th, And I'm Terrified.



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Good luck and many prayers a pain free recovery!! And Congratulations!!!

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You will all do great! Can't wait to hear about your success!

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I'd be concerned if you weren't at least a little nervous or scared. I consider myself a very brave person, almost to a fault. But I had my internal freak-out moments, especially when being wheeled into surgery.

This is normal for those of us who are carbon-based life forms.

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Yeah I totally cried on the way into surgery. Lol. Lots of pain yesterday and last night, more tears, told the midnight nurse I wish I never would have done it, but of course that was the pain and exhaustion talking. Feeling a bit better this morning. Slow going but it's getting there. Hope everyone else is doing awesome!

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Feeling much better today. Have been having a lot of gas pain and he has to repair a small hernia, so that's been sore. But so far so good. Just trying to get my Water in.

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LADIES! My surgery is Tuesday! It was originally the same day as yours, but got moved due to the lovely hurricane we had down here... I too am extremely nervous/scared/exctied/can't wait to get this over with!! Any pointers you have since you are fresh out of surgery? Mine is an outpatient procedure... hoping things go smoothly!! Thanks in advance!!

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Same thing you'll hear from everybody else I think. Get up and walk whenever you can. Sip sip sip. Press a pillow on your belly if you have to sneeze or cough helps with the pain. Ask for pain meds before the pain gets bad, it's easier to control if you catch it early. First couple of days were really rough for me, but it gets better. Hang in there, it's gonna be all good!

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