NERVES are running crazy here

[rabbitlloy2 13]

my surgery date is the 26 feb 2013.. i start my pre op liquids on tues. its almost here and i am excited and terrified at the same time. scared about what i will feel and how i will heal ect after surgery. will it be clean or will i have complications...waiting i think is prob the hardest thing ever.

[mark! 449]

I'm in the same boat as you, nerves are touch and go right now, but as the day gets closer, the more nervous I get. We'll be good. We'll hurt after the surgery, but after that it's game on. It's time to buckle down, kick some ass and get this weight off. We got this!

[bethxxx 304]

I felt exactly the same!! But I can say I am almost 3 weeks out and feeling great! I had pretty bad gas pain but walking helped heaps. I've lost almost 40lbs Pre and post op.

Good luck to you all, I'm sure you'll be feeling good soon too

[Jeannine 12]

I am joining the 2 of you on Feb. 26th. Similar feelings.. Do you have to do full liquids for 2 weeks? I have to do 3 Protein Shakes and a proportioned dinner or make sure I'm 800-1,000 calories/day. I'm very nervous about complications but hoping I will be lucky. I usually get ill from general anesthesia and also have little tolerance for

Dilaudid. I vomit violently from both. My surgeon knows this.

Says he still may want t.o try dilaudid with zofran or Toridol (sp). I don't understand why Toridol would be considered as it is a powerful NSAID?

I really don't want dilaudid due to my violent reaction 3 years ago and even when they gave me zofran the vomiting didn't stop for hours.

Any advice plz?

I wish you both the very best!

[Wrinkle 37]

Mine is scheduled in March. BUT--I am with you. One minute excited-the next thinking about everything that can go wrong.

Jeannine-Toradol is a good pain medication given for a short time. (I had kidney stones-and it worked wonderfully) Toradol is an NSAID too-without the other side effects as :

NSAIDs-Ibuprofen, naproxen, ASA-with increase bleeding potential. The docs usually have you stop those 2 weeks prior and for a period of time postop. They can also increase-heartburn GI problems too

You've warned your doctor about the Dilaudid--now tell your preop nurse and reinterate with your anesthesia doctor!

[Kim Ster 111]

I am 3 months post op. Was scared to death as well...you should have seen my in pre-op...LOL. This was the best thing I ever did! You will be pleased with the lifestyle and results....being scared is normal!! I sailed thru the recovery and have lost a total of 92 lbs since August. 52 lbs since the procedure Nov 6th.

You will be so pleased with the incredible weightloss.....complications are rare remember that.

godspeed

[Trickyday1 7]

my surgery date is the 26 feb 2013.. i start my pre op liquids on tues. its almost here and i am excited and terrified at the same time. scared about what i will feel and how i will heal ect after surgery. will it be clean or will i have complications...waiting i think is prob the hardest thing ever.

You got that right!!!! Waiting IS the hardest part.... Just got approved, waiting to get scheduled...they're looking at early March; excited, scared, on edge, filled with anticipation and trying to set realistic expections .... all at once. Feels like I'm on a rollercoaster.....

Best of luck to you on 2/26!

[deedeemuffin 346]

I remember that feeling all too well. I was sleeved on November 27th. I couldn't sleep for almost 2 weeks before surgery & not at all the night before. The day of the surgery you will certainly wake up in pain. I remember thinking that I had made a horrible decision for a few weeks after surgery, but that passed too. I am now 9 weeks post-op & that whole beginning hardship feels like a lifetime ago. Now it's just about working the plan. At this point I can eat any food so, it's about Portion Control & making healthy food choices. It will be the same for you I'm sure. Complications are SO rare. You will be just fine. Before you know it you will be a couple months post-op, losing weight & giving support to people who are just where you are right now!

[kittenkate 186]

I'd be concerned if you WEREN'T scared because that would mean you hadn't researched enough. This is a big deal surgery but it's the best thing I've ever done. A year ago I could barely climb a flight of stairs without feeling like I was going to collapse. Now I've run 3 5Ks, have my first 10K in April, and I'm training for my first half marathon.

The surgery is scary but the benefits are simply incredible.