OMG - Surgery is TODAY!

[ciciz 8]

I'm so nervous/excited that I can't sleep! Here it is, after midnight, and I'm officially NPO for surgery!!! Except my surgeon has his patients drink "ClearFast" before bed and 3 hours before surgery, so I have that to look forward to in the morning at least! It tasted like a lightly flavored Water, not bad at all though.

I will come back and report on how things go - I would love for others to chime in! I know I've been combing the internet for postop stories wanting to know what it's going to be like, so I'm excited to finally be able to contribute!

[kmorri 1,689]

Congrats!! I'm excited for you! You'll do great and it'll be over before you know it and well on your way to recovery and new and healthy you!

Just remember to get out of bed as soon as you can and start walking......As soon as you're allow focus on sipping your fluids.......Drinking will be your "job" for a while.

Keep us informed on how you're doing and feel free to ask any questions you have.

[Gracious_woman 3]

Congrats!

[ciciz 8]

Thank you! It went really well - I'm home and on room temperature Water and broth until 5 pm.

Boy, people aren't kidding when they talk about the gas pain. And I was thinking of normal gas pain - there is nothing normal about it!! I had to burp it all out - for some reason I was imagining it would come out the other end . My husband has been great at reminding me to walk though, so it's gone for the most part. Now taking small sips is the challenge!

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[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Thank you! It went really well - I'm home and on room temperature Water and broth until 5 pm.

Boy, people aren't kidding when they talk about the gas pain. And I was thinking of normal gas pain - there is nothing normal about it!! I had to burp it all out - for some reason I was imagining it would come out the other end . My husband has been great at reminding me to walk though, so it's gone for the most part. Now taking small sips is the challenge!

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Glad you are home! Just sip, sip, sip, walk, and rest.