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I go in tomorrow.. Scared as ****

I'm right there with you nyorker

I'm right there with both of you! My nerves are shot!

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I'm right there with both of you! My nerves are shot!

I was scared also. To the point I was shaking all the time. I'm one week out today. I'm 60 so my energy level is not back up where it should be, but all in all I'm doing good. I struggle with getting the Protein down, for some reason the Protein Drinks I like before the surgery - I absolutely gag on now. The Pain has been manageable - in fact no pain meds needed today. I gained weight in the hospital and I finally lost that as of this morning... thank goodness. Hang in there - it is normal to be scared / nervous. Just get through the 1st week and things will start to get back to normal!

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I'm right there with you nyorker

I for some reason wasn't scared or nervous... I still have no idea why. I was calm and I think it kinda made the nurse prepping me nervous.

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I for some reason wasn't scared or nervous... I still have no idea why. I was calm and I think it kinda made the nurse prepping me nervous.

I'm hoping by the morning I'll be ok. Gotta be up and at the hospital at 5:30 am. But right now I cant seem to shake this anxious feeling! I know i'm not getting any work done today.

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I for some reason wasn't scared or nervous... I still have no idea why. I was calm and I think it kinda made the nurse prepping me nervous.

Lol, I was the same, dead calm. Freaked my nurse out too!

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Listen guys dont be scared, I was crying right up until the anesthetist put me to sleep lol , he said its normal to be anxious but he promised me I was in good hands as it was his job to take care of me the whole way through while the surgeon does his bit, and he did, i, m one day out if surgery, been in shower by myself,walking the gas off and pain is bearable with meds, I only need to be on a liquid diet today, tommorow i start pureed but i, m not hungry yet, please dont worry speak to your anaesthest there your Angels, goodluck :-D

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Hello everyone. My surgery was scheduled for Thursday 22/8 but it has now been postponed. I live in Germany and sometimes things get complicated. My surgeon requires his patients to wear compression stockings during and after the surgery. I was measured a month ago for them. When I went to pick them up yesterday' date=' I was told that they hadn't been ordered yet. I cried. The company that makes them is located in Bavaria and will need several days to get them to me. That means Friday. I called my doctor's office and we are now hoping for Monday 26/8. I'm trying not to be so upset but I've been fighting for this surgery for a year and a half. I've been on a low carb low fat purée diet for 3 weeks. I have lost 14 pounds so, I can't complain too much about the diet. It's not horrible, just boring.[/quote']

I had these strange inflatable boot things put on my legs when on the operating table, I remember asking them what the hell was going on with my legs just before I passed out. Don't you're surgeons use those? I've not heard of being measured for the stockings to have them made. My calves were measured but just to determine what size they gave me. They had many different sizes on the ward. I'm assuming that not many sleeves are done in Germany?

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6am at hospital 730. Surgery..

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Listen guys dont be scared' date=' I was crying right up until the anesthetist put me to sleep lol , he said its normal to be anxious but he promised me I was in good hands as it was his job to take care of me the whole way through while the surgeon does his bit, and he did, i, m one day out if surgery, been in shower by myself,walking the gas off and pain is bearable with meds, I only need to be on a liquid diet today, tommorow i start pureed but i, m not hungry yet, please dont worry speak to your anaesthest there your Angels, goodluck :-D[/quote']

Whoa! Pureed after one day? That seems a bit risky to me...... Are you sure that's what they said? Worried about you....

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I was kinda amused by it.

You know I think I came across as rather blase about it. They were quite shocked. Had I realised how rough I'd feel afterwards I might not have been so calm. Lol!

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You know I think I came across as rather blase about it. They were quite shocked. Had I realised how rough I'd feel afterwards I might not have been so calm. Lol!

Lol oh I knew I'd feel like I got hit by a truck. My mom was so nervous I think maybe I felt like I needed to stay calm

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Just got home from the hospital all went well I,m a little sore not to bad sleeve 11;30 on monday the 19th Doug from Michigan

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Just got home from the hospital all went well I,m a little sore not to bad sleeve 11;30 on monday the 19th Doug from Michigan

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