Pre op questions / stuff you wish people would have said or asked

[Qtpie28 51]

I got approved for surgery date is 12/22/14....I have an overflow of emotions... I've been morbidly obese for my entire adult life. Just praying I make it through surgery ALIVE, anywho.. I have my pre op appt tomorrow and have no idea what to ask, what are things you'd wished you'd known prior to surgery? I'm sooooo excited!!

[Elode 8,093]

I just wanted to tell you congrats! As far as the rest I have nothing. I wrote down A list of every question I had and took it to my appointment with me and checked them off the list as I asked. I knew if I didn't take a list I would forget something. So...if you need to make a physical list do it!

[fuzzyangelbear 15]

@@Qtpie28 my date is the same as yours and the emotions are crazy. I as well have no clue what to ask.

[Qtpie28 51]

Surgery in less 10 days!!

[George_NJ 13]

Make sure you drink the amount of Water they want you to drink & get your Protein in. I slacked on the water & protein a couple of days and felt like I hit the wall, no strength & felt cold. So don't do that...

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

Just relax and follow the program. Don't worry about scales or how much weight everyone else is losing or has loss.

[Jordan861 124]

You will not poop everyday or even every other day for a while.... total change in your bowel habits

[Dajones 46]

I started a binder with tabs before my first pre-op visit. I have a tab for my doctor's visits and a blank piece of paper in the front. Everytime I thought of a question, I'd open the binder and write it on that blank page. I think my doctor got sick of it. He would be explaining something, stop, point to my binder and ask me if I had anything to ask on that subject. TOUGH!! I had my questions and got answers. My follow-up visits ended up lasting more than an hour!