My Day is Tomorrow!

[MustangGirlRN 0]

It's so hard to believe that in less than 10 hours I will be banded! I was only going to tell a few people, but ended up spilling the Beans to a few more than I thought I would. Fortunately everyone has been supportive! I remembered this evening that I forgot to stop to buy my post-op chewable vitamins, but I have enough samples to get me through the weekend so I'll have my husband pick some up Monday.:thumbup:

[MTBiker 1]

I didn't tell many people before hand, but I found that I had to tell everyone once it was done. Having been through it this week, I can honestly say that is wasn't that bad, and you'll come out fine.

[Kaitiana 0]

I have to admit that I've been surprised that I haven't run into ANY negative reactions to my surgery yet. Some people have been curious and wanting to know more but nobody's been rude or mean or anything. Yay!

[cherreg 0]

:wub:My day is tomorrow too.....at 9:30. I will be glad Tuesday. I watched my emmi movie yesterday. Best of luck...:rolleyes2:

[MustangGirlRN 0]

My surgery was Friday, and I got to spend the night in the hospital following surgery. I am extremely grateful for that time as I was very nauseous post-op from the anesthesia. The nurse in the PACU was very kind and tried everything she could to relieve the nausea. When she finally did, I got my pain under control and everything was ok. I did stay in PACU from 9am until around 3pm because the hospital didn't have a room available, but they allowed my husband to have short visits with me in the PACU, and when I finally got to my private room it was well worth the wait. My only concern with my hospital stay was the staff's lack of knowledge about the lap band. My first clear liquid tray had a regular tea bag, sugar, and a straw on it. The dietician who came to talk to me before I went home was new and actually knew nothing about the lap band, so could not answer any of my questions. My post-op diet said to be on Clear Liquids from 3-5 days post-op, and I wanted to find out what determined when I could move on to full liquids....the dietician had no idea. I basically decided to stay on clears until Monday and call the surgeon. Otherwise, everyone was kind and took great care of my medical needs. Now that I'm home, I'm taking it easy and have only had minimal problems with pain and nausea. I have horrible diarrhea though, and found that this is a common problem post-op possibly due to all the IV fluids in the hospital, or consuming only liquids for so long. I'm excited to finally have my band and continue on with this journey!:rolleyes2:

[cherreg 0]

Well I got home today from having my band put in. My hospital was fantastic, everyone very knowledgeable about the band. I didn't get sick from the anestetic I am having some pain tonight from being to active. I got to meet 5 employees that had already lost alot of weight with there bands. :thumbup:

[MustangGirlRN 0]

Good for you! I'm glad everything went well. Get plenty of rest!