Pre Surgery...Take time to prepare for after!

[All done 36]

Hi everyone.

I have been researching for a year and I leave in a week for my surgery!!! Woohoo. Today in one of our Facebook support groups we had a person go a little crazy on us. She was only about a week post op, and she was asking the same questions over and over, then to the point she was saying everyone was bullying her. Even when I PMed her and told her I didn't think thats what everyone was trying to do...it just got worse and she has blocked everyone and now she has disappeared. The sad thing is from what I can tell she didn't prepare herself for everything after surgery and was looking for sympathy and attention, I was actually worried about her mental state cause she was making weird desperate comments and wasn't making really any sense.

So anyhow this is what I have done over the last few months to prepare the best I can for the unknown....(please note this is for me and what I have done) Please add if I am missing anything that maybe helpful in the next week....LOL

Research and creep this site...it has been a wonderful amount of knowledge....

Get into a support group...a group with a mixture of wls people...ask questions

I am in therapy for the last 3 months to help me prepare in the head for the changes in the body...

Get ahold of your NUT and be proactive...start trying new things. Get your Proteins or broths

Get educated about the diet you will be required to do after the fact and be prepared before you have surgery nobody is going to hold your hand.

I have made up broths and high Protein liquid diet food and tried them over the last few months to see if my Protein powder works in a variety of food.

Keep a book. Write down everything from what to take to the hospital to recipes, pre op diet, post op diet...everything you research. I have a huge journal now, wrote down all my questions for my doctor

Talk to your doctor ahead of time. Ask him all the questions above...LOL

Remeber the wls is a tool, not a fix it all and I have to take care of it. No complaining no whining just hard work. (See therapist is helping LOL)

Big girl panties on and ready to face everything!!!!

Keep myself positive everyday as I prepare for this journey...now with that all said...lets see how I feel next week...

Good luck everyone.

[4me4them 381]

Good luck! It seems like you took your prep seriously. I do think it is OK to whine a bit....just don't drink any

[mcjenkins1 33]

So positive!