19 Days til Surgery

revswife · August 8, 2008

I will be prayning for you! Are you feeling sick at all? Did they say that this is common? Please let me know what the results are. Will they call you tomorrow with them? They never scheduled me for any bloodwork-do they do that for everyone? Hang in there! I know it's got to be hard. One thing I sure of, it WILL happen-keep that in mind.

Great NEWS!!! I will be having surgery on Monday @1:00. My pre-op labs came back & my White Blood Cell count was 14, normal is 11. The labs I had drawn yesterday came back as a 12. So, I got a call from the surgeon & asked questions if I was having symptoms, etc. She said we could go forward. I would imagine your labs would be included in your pre-op appointment.

After all the stress of the last 2 days, I'm now very nervous about surgery. It has finally hit home that it is going to happen. I'm scared about how everything will go. I hope that my fears are lessened when I arrive at the hospital, we'll have to see.

What are you up to this weekend? Hope you are recovering from your vacation & that you have all your suitcases unpacked & laundry washed, that is my least favorite part of traveling. Talk to you later.

suchatimeasthis · August 9, 2008

That is great news!! Noone ever drew my blood for anything....

I'm feeling nervous too. Actually, sick to my stomache;I think once it's over I be ok. I just can't think too much about it. What will I m be doing this weekend--probably trying not to panick about Tuesday. I'm such a wimp! What about you?

revswife · August 9, 2008

That is great news!! Noone ever drew my blood for anything....
I'm feeling nervous too. Actually, sick to my stomache;I think once it's over I be ok. I just can't think too much about it. What will I m be doing this weekend--probably trying not to panick about Tuesday. I'm such a wimp! What about you?

Hi there,

How's the pre-op diet going for you? I decided for supper tonight I ate a Lean Cuisine and a small salad. I probably shouldn't have but I haven't "cheated" all week and I needed a little something different. What time is your surgery at? How is your family handling the change? What did you tell your kids? Hope you're hangin in there. Good luck this weekend, those are always tough for me.

Take care!!

suchatimeasthis · August 9, 2008

My doc didn't put me on a pre-op diet--just to maintain my weight. My surgery is at 6am. I havent told my kids. They are too young to understand. Most of my family has no idea-and I prefer it that way. My sister will be out of town(I wish she were here) but she will call. My husband will go with me and take some time off if I need it. Hopefully it won't be a big recovery(not compared to my 4 c-sections). I'm a little worried about the liquid diet for the first week(never done that before). Is it hard?

revswife · August 10, 2008

My doc didn't put me on a pre-op diet--just to maintain my weight. My surgery is at 6am. I havent told my kids. They are too young to understand. Most of my family has no idea-and I prefer it that way. My sister will be out of town(I wish she were here) but she will call. My husband will go with me and take some time off if I need it. Hopefully it won't be a big recovery(not compared to my 4 c-sections). I'm a little worried about the liquid diet for the first week(never done that before). Is it hard?

Hi There,

I will be banded in less than 24 hours scarry & exciting!! I have found the liquid diet to be kinda hard, the first 2 days were the worst. I hasn't been too hard since, the hardest thing is resisting the temptations of eating the "regular" food we are usedc to eating. I started crying over a cheeseburger last night, just the simple fact that I am not sure it will ever taste the same again. I'm trying to tell myself that I have eaten enough for a lifetime and I'll be just fine without it. It was quite enpowering to drive to the Dairy Queen and order a blizzard for my husband and it didn't even phase me.

I'm a bit nervous still about the pain of surgery and what to expect. I had abdominal surgery about 15 years ago and it was some tough pain, but my co-worker just had an hysterectomy and said that the pain management has improved greatly!!! Here's to hoping.

I'll let you know on Tuesday, maybe Monday, depends on how I'm doing, how things went. I will keep you in my prayers.

suchatimeasthis · August 10, 2008

I'm so excited for you! You'll do fine! Some people don't even need the pain meds. But if you need them, use them!! I'm sure once we start seeing the weight come off, we will care less about all the food we can't eat. When you're feeling up to it e-mail me how things went. I'll be going in early Tues morn. You're in my prayers!