Surgery tomorrow!!

[Star1234 21]

So my surgery date is tomorrow! I don't know how i feel, excited and nervous at the same time , I'm having the gastric bypass, any advice welcome 😊

[Bypass2Freedom 852]

I am still pre-surgery so I can't give any advice just yet, but I wanted to wish you good luck and to say congratulations!

You got this! ❤️

[summerseeker 2,236]

Just try and stay calm today and you will be on your way to wishing you did this a whole lot sooner. BTW, I'm a Lanky too.

[Jeanniebug 473]

Congratulations! If you're nervous, be sure to ask for something to calm your nerves. They can give you something.

[BigZ 102]

You have got this! One of the best steps/tool towards your weight loss goals! I am now 5.5 months Post Op, and I wish I would have done it sooner! I won't lie, the first few days are uncomfortable, but it will go away pretty quick!

[SomeBigGuy 110]

Congrats on the surgery, and your first steps towards a healthier you!

It looks like I'm a day late, but echoing what others are saying, the first day is the roughest, by far, but it eases up quickly throughout the week. Walk and do arm exercises (lifting over your head, rotating, just any movement while walking), and this will help dissipate the gas pressure you're probably experiencing right now. Try to do a little every hour, even if its just walking down the hallway and back a couple times. If your doctor allows it, take Gas-X to also help with the gas pressure. It kept feeling like it was getting stuck in my left should/chest area, and was really uncomfortable. That was my biggest complaint about the process the first couple weeks, but the walking and gas-x would buy me a couple hours of relief.

Also, for the Protein Shakes during your liquid phase, get the Fairlife brand 30g or 42g shakes if you can find them. They taste more like chocolate milk and don't have that chemical taste that a lot of other Protein shakes have (Premier protein and muscle milk). Check Sams Club and costco for those.