Surgery tomorrow.....

[BarbaraV 1]

I'm kinda nervous. I hope everything goes well. Any tips or last minute advice?

[nic11 11]

have a positive attitude that everything is going to go just fine and try not to worry! you'll do great!

[DeezJeanz 1,065]

Prayer is gr8 nd I'll add u to mine:). Take b4 pic;). Take a breathe nd wake up to the start of a successful journey for the rest of ur life! Congrats nd luk how things go whenevr u can. Dee Dee

[Cindeez 22]

Congrats!! You will be on the losers bench!! So happy for you. Prayers for a speedy recovery!

[Rox 200]

Take a "before" photo, and take your measurements. (it will be helpful during stalls) Take deep breaths, a positive attitude will make all the difference.

[SpaceDust 585]

Hang in there! I won't tell you to be calm, because it's normal to be a little anxious and excited, but take deep breaths and try to relax as much as you can tonight. This time tomorrow you'll be joining the rest of us in the newbie section of the Losers Bench, and while it's challenging, it's actually a pretty good place to be

You'll be pretty out of it for the first 12-24 hours - at the least you'll be pretty tired, and they'll likely have you on pain meds. That's a good thing, as you can be a little "ouchy" right after the surgery.

Get up and walk as soon as they'll let you. No lollygagging around, you really wanna do the walking to get the gas moving out of your abdomen, because it's not comfortable when it settles in your shoulders.

As soon as you are allowed, start sipping water/juice CAREFULLY - remember, small sips, and not too quickly, but work to get the liquids in.

Hang in there. For me, the first 2-3 days were a bit challenging, but not horrible, and at 6 days out I'm mostly feeling pretty darned good.

[shoebutton80 4]

Tomorrow is my big day, too! I hope all goes well for you! We can do it!!!

[SpaceDust 585]

Good luck, shoebutton! We'll be waiting for you here!

[skinnygirlin2013 11]

I'm kinda nervous. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/unsure.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I hope everything goes well. Any tips or last minute advice?

Best of luck to you tomorrow! I'm 6 weeks post op and am so glad I did this. The first 48 hours may be a little crazy but it's a distant memory now. My suggestion is to bring your own pillow, those hospital pillows were terrible.

[DeezJeanz 1,065]

Tomorrow is my big day' date=' too! I hope all goes well for you! We can do it!!! [/quote']

Congratz honey nd many prayers from my family to you! God bless nd chat soon. Keep us in the know plz:)

[BarbaraV 1]

Hello everyone! This is Barbara's daughter. My Mother will like to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. Her surgery went well and now she is recovering.

[DeezJeanz 1,065]

Tysm for the update Barb!! And praise God that she came threw the surgery A+. Plz tell her that she as well as her family remains in our prayers for speedy recovery and strength:). May He continue to bless her new journey:). Dee Dee