February/March 08 plastics

[kareyquilts 1]

LJM: You're going to do well! YEAH! Let's get it over with already!

[ousooner 1]

wooo hoooo Neal.

whoda thunk 2 years ago that we'd be here??

I know, its been a crazy ride :rolleyes2:

Neal: That's cool. My husband is a thin man and he wears a 34. I'm wishing you the best!

Thanks. I am a 34/36 now depending on the brand.

[ousooner 1]

well I received my pre op appt and surgery confirmation letter today. 6:00am on the 29th. oh boy! nerves are starting again...

Thats early

Tomorrow, your ticker will be counting days instead of months :rolleyes2:

[TamifromAL 1]

well I received my pre op appt and surgery confirmation letter today. 6:00am on the 29th. oh boy! nerves are starting again...

Hey, I've got to *pay* for my surgery by Friday. Now *that* makes it real! Ouch! At least we'll get that part of the pain over with.

Tami

[losingjusme 12]

Hey, I've got to *pay* for my surgery by Friday. Now *that* makes it real! Ouch! At least we'll get that part of the pain over with.

Tami

oh yes... letter included my balance as well which is due at my pre-op appt. that will be a hard check to write! :frown:

[ousooner 1]

oh yes... letter included my balance as well which is due at my pre-op appt. that will be a hard check to write! :biggrin:

When your writting the check, just invision your results and I am sure that will make it much easier :tongue:

[losingjusme 12]

When your writting the check, just invision your results and I am sure that will make it much easier :tongue:

i know i know ... :biggrin:

i cant believe you are down to 12 days!!!

are you going to have DW post or email someone? if you want to have her email me so i can notify the masses thats good.

[nina874 48]

I went for my pro-op testing this morning. SHould get results back tomorrow or Thursday at the latest. My PCP was very cool about it and acted pleased that I was doing it. He told before he left the room: "See you in a size 32".

Wow Neal that is waaaaaay slim, you hunk!!!

well I received my pre op appt and surgery confirmation letter today. 6:00am on the 29th. oh boy! nerves are starting again...

And the rollercoaster goes UUUUUUP!!! It is just getting so REAL!!

Hey, I've got to *pay* for my surgery by Friday. Now *that* makes it real! Ouch! At least we'll get that part of the pain over with.

Tami

I dont have to pay until AFTER the surgery but I figured that if I didnt do it before the shock might kill me!!:tongue:

oh yes... letter included my balance as well which is due at my pre-op appt. that will be a hard check to write! :biggrin:

Hah , bet that the shock of the balance made you foget the nerves though didnt it:lol:

I will have to teach DH how to log in here so that he can let you all know that I am doing OK. I am fairly sure that I will have to be in the hospital before I can get online myself though.

I cannot believe that this wekend is my last one at home with my tummy!!! WOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!

Nina x

[TracyinKS 7]

How exciting!!!!!!!! watching all your progress :tongue:

[washinginwa 0]

Count Down!!

Reading all the other stories is getting me very excited and scared! I leave Feb 13 and sugery is Feb 14, TT & Breast Lift and Implants. I sent the second half of my doctors fees, so it's really going to happen :tongue: Wish me luck, I'll post pictures if I can firgure it out!

Connie

[TamifromAL 1]

Hi Tracy (and others who visit us), thanks for popping in!

I just got off the phone with the surgical coordinator at my ps' office. I faxed in a letter yesterday with all my questions, and she called with the answers.

They still don't have the low-profile port, so I'm glad I nudged them on it! She said that the saline level in my band will not be changed, but recommended that I check with the bariatric doc. (I'm not gonna. Call me a rebel. I know I have a very moderate fill level, and I wanna keep it!)

I asked them to mail my scripts (incl. pain meds, Zofran for nausea, and Valium for sleep, all in liquid form) to me, because I want to get them filled in advance. She said no problem, they'll get them in the mail. (This was something I learned after the Lap Band surgery. I *seriously* did not want to make a side trip to the pharmacy on the way home from the hospital, but had no choice!)

Karey, I'm so sorry to hear about your sleeping problems and anxiety. As I was typing the paragraph above, I just wondered about whether you might want to consider asking for a script for Valium yourself! You need your sleep to be in the best health before surgery.

I told him that I prefer no staples *if possible* (although my first priority is no open incisions!), and he said he would try to avoid using them.

I asked whether he plans to tighten my rectus muscle, and he said that it will be tightened if needed.

He said I don't need to worry about caffeine, before or after surgery.

I told him my dilemma regarding getting surgical clearance/blood work (pcp won't clear me until I get blood work done, but I have to get blood work within 2 weeks of surgery, which is past the deadline for refunding my $500 deposit). He said that if I'm not cleared for surgery for health reasons, I'll get a full refund. So, based on that, I went ahead and paid in full!! Gulp. It's a done deal.

15 days for me!

Tami

[losingjusme 12]

Connie,

best of luck to you!

Tami,

wow, seems so real now, huh? that is good news about their refund policy, but i dont think that you will need it. you'll be all good, i'm sure.

[ousooner 1]

Tami -

Do you have to get clearance from your PCP before your PS will perform your surgery?

[kareyquilts 1]

Connie: Wow, new boobies for Valentine's Day. That's a great gift! You need to check in here more, so we can cheer you on. Wishing you the best.

Tami: I think I will take an Ambien tonight. I'm just exhausted. I spent almost 4 hours at the dentist today getting veneers on my bottom teeth. They look great. My jaw is sore and I think, Karey how are you going to cope with the major stomach pain?

[HarleyNana 10]

Gals, I must just be odd or something, but I didn't need all those meds. I told the anesthes.. that I tended to be nauseous when I woke up, they added the meds for the nausea and I woke up groggy, but not sick on the tummy at all, sore, but not sick.

I hate to gloate, but I had surgery on Monday, and was taking 1/2 a pain pill by Tuesday and the last 1/2 Wed night.

I'm installing new software so I can down size my pictures, which I'll post for a couple of days, then I'll be deleting them.

When I did get sick was the first time I tried to shower and the second time, boy my head was spinning, but it got lots easier as each shower went by, my biggest pain in the a$$ was the drains. I started emptying my own drains the second day, just be sure they're hooked low enough you can handle them.

Did I mention I love my new tummy, LOL, (I know I already did) :tt1:

Expect the worst and you'll be fine!