Omg. Help me!

[drew05 20]

I have my surgery tomorrow morning at 4am. I am soooo nervous. I've had quite a few surgeries before but this is my abdominal surgery. What did you do to kind of ward off the nerves?

[flirtyangel 1]

I stayed busy! I actually went to a movie the night before. If you have a book you planned on reading? sleeping? but do something dont just sit there in worry. I completely understand what you are going through. This was my first ever surgery.

[laurenica23 1]

I stayed as busy as I could! It was my first surgery, so I was nervous most about the anesthesia. I built bookcases and cleaned my house until about 1 am the morning of my surgery. I went to bed and got up around 4:30 am to continue getting my things together for the hospital. Left around 5:45, got to the hospital, and was pretty distracted until they wheeled me out.

I just tried to think of everything BUT the surgery. It worked for me!

[Hairdo 0]

:thumbup:You have nothing to worry about. I just had mine on the 23 and let me tell you it is soooooooo much easier than you think. Sure i am sore but that is it. Take a xanax thats what my doctor had me do. Good luck to you:thumbup:

[Amethystjade 1]

i went to a strip club with a friend, it was soooooo much fun and it was a crazy strip club.. we ended up gettin up there and dancing (with clothes on) haha.. It was a great distraction.. Denver has some of the kinkiest strip clubs around haha

[Amethystjade 1]

oh and good luck, you'll do great!!:party:

[Kareen022 0]

Howdy!

Well I am up here in Dallas. I just had my surgery on December 18th. I was soo nervous too. I had had many operations before in the past too, but it was usually taking something out not putting something in. So I was very nervous myself.

A couple of thigns really helped me the day before! I tried to stay busy and talk about how I felt with the people I was close to. Cheesy! But it works. And I have to say--The number one thing that helped me was to go shopping and look at the hott stuff I would be able to fit into when I would lose my weight.

It's really not that bad. I was in pain, but it has been total worth it.

I know you'll do great! Tomorrow when your nervous--take a stuffed animal like I did hahaha! (What my Grandmother gave it to me, because she couldn't come).

Keep me updated!!!

-Kareen, Texas (the best state ever)

[drew05 20]

Hey everyone. I don't want to clutter the board up anymore with another thread about me so this is gonna be my update thread.

I stayed overnight at the hospital and it was a wonderful experience. They came in every few hours and took my vitals, gave me pain meds whenever I needed them and served me my liquids at meal time. I was released this morning and I am home now. My port is super sore but none of my other incisions are sore at all. I am soooo ready for the port to stop hurting. How long did it take for everyone else's port to stop being sore?

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

[laurenica23 1]

Congratulations!

My port site has actually never hurt at all. I can feel it if I press on it, but it doesn't hurt. My right side hurt a lot and still hurts if I move a certain way. I think it's because that's the side they manipulate most, since the liver is on the right side and everything.

Good luck!

[drew05 20]

Well my port is on the right side so I think that might be why it's so sore (the liver and all that).

Either way I ate a Jello cup and filled myself up! It's amazing!

[Knny79 0]

I think my port site was the last part of me to stop being sore. It wasn't unbearable, but it did hurt. Now nothing hurts, but I think I'm getting gall stones. I've heard that those can develop after getting this surgery BLAH!

[laurenica23 1]

I think my port site was the last part of me to stop being sore. It wasn't unbearable, but it did hurt. Now nothing hurts, but I think I'm getting gall stones. I've heard that those can develop after getting this surgery BLAH!

My surgeon put me on Actigall (gall stone preventative) for 3 months after surgery. If you don't already have them, see if you could get a similar prescription to prevent them. If you do have them -- I'm so sorry! They are no fun at all.

[sweetheart181 10]

My port hurt for about 2 weeks and it still does if I laugh too hard. hahaha. Feeling any better yet?

[amaltha 2]

My port is still a little sore...it doesn't really hurt but I know it is there all the time. You sound like you are doing GREAT

[drew05 20]

I am doing much much better. I am up to mushies and I am down to my slimmest since my sophomore year in high school!