Surgery date fast approaching
jmwolffyy
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Tuesday morning, I have to be at the hospital at 6am.... I am flipping back and forth from nervous to excited and back again!
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Good luck - just had mine this past Tuesday! It's so exciting! :-)0
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And you should be! My kids laughed at me as they read the calendar on the days leading up to my surgery. There were a number of tasks I wanted to complete bofore my surgery but on the day before my only plan was to finish packing and "fret and worry". I did it as a little joke for myself.
The most important thing you can do right now is to think positive thoughts and try to get a good night's sleep. Wishing you a great outcome!0 -
Don't worry! Surgery will go great
I am now a month post-op and I would definitely make the same decision again if I had to. Some things to remember though: you will probably gain wieght while in the hospital due to all the fluids they pump into you (I gained six lbs!) and the more you get up and walk and go to the bathroom by yourself the better you will feel 0 -
Best of luck on your surgery. It will be over before you know it. Honestly with worst part was the pain in my chest/abdomen from the gas bubble but once I moved around enough to get rid of that I didn't need any pain medicine. Two things that no one warned me about prior to the surgery that I found out afterwards were that I gained 13 pounds while in the hospital since they had injected an extra 6 liters of fluids into me while I was there but that came off within the first two weeks that I was out. The second thing was that I was emotional and mentally not myself for a few days afterwards as well. I would watch something on television for example and start crying which I never do normally.0
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good luck and the fun starts afterwards!! lol :drinker:0
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Hee hee, I am posting this from the hospital. Doctor said the surgery was textbook, and I am already feeling quite good. A little pain, made worse from the way I twisted when getting up to walk, but still not bad pain. Ready to get this show rolling!!!!! :glasses:
Will be back posting regularly soon!0 -
Congratulations on your surgery, Mine is Sept 11, I too am feeling excited. Glad to hear you are doing so well. I hope that I can
do the same. If I can lend support, let me know.
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send you happy thoughts for a quick recovery.0
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Congrats JM!! You are a couple of days out now, how are you feeling? Getting all that walking in??0
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Congratulations, and stay in touch!0
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congrats Jim and good luck on your new journey0
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Good luck! Hope you are feeling well and getting that walking in! Let us know how you are when you can!0
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Walking is easy. Its getting enough liquid that is proving to be difficult. I have a history of not ever drinking enough, and doing so for only two weeks with a "normal-size" stomach prior to surgery does not seem to have helped. I keep something with me to sip on all the time, but an hour will slip by before I remember to pick it up. I have noticed that my pre-surgery favorites are no longer at all interesting, and the better I like something, the more of it I happily ingest. So now I am working on finding liquids that I love.....0
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and make sure to just burp/fart the gas out................... you will really feel 100x better! LOL!0
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Good luck on this exciting journey. I am 7 months and 117lbs out and it has been awesome. Just do everything the way they tell you.0
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Just keep on working on your liquids. In the beginning it was the hardest for me also. I was always a water guzzler...suddenly I could barely sip it. At 5 months out now I can say it is just now getting easier for me to get in my water. I can finally drink a fairly normal amount of water now as long as it isnt too cold. It will get easier...just keep on doing your best!0
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Good luck to you it will be over before you know it0
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Hot tea!!!! That is my solution. Cold drinks are okay, but the warm ones comfort my stomach better and I can tolerate more at a time. And now I am back to work which opens those extra hours that I was using for sleeping in while I was at home too.....
Anyone for some tea with me? :drinker:0 -
Hot tea!!!! That is my solution. Cold drinks are okay, but the warm ones comfort my stomach better and I can tolerate more at a time. And now I am back to work which opens those extra hours that I was using for sleeping in while I was at home too.....
Anyone for some tea with me? :drinker:
I'm sitting here sipping some Twining's Peppermint Tea as I'm reading your post. :drinker:0 -
Walking is easy. Its getting enough liquid that is proving to be difficult. I have a history of not ever drinking enough, and doing so for only two weeks with a "normal-size" stomach prior to surgery does not seem to have helped. I keep something with me to sip on all the time, but an hour will slip by before I remember to pick it up. I have noticed that my pre-surgery favorites are no longer at all interesting, and the better I like something, the more of it I happily ingest. So now I am working on finding liquids that I love.....
You do NOT want to become dehydrated - did that - The ER people are very nice!!! :happy: But seriously - I use the clock app on my phone and set it to 5 - 10 min intervals. I like you - forget and an hour will go by without a drink. So I have to have that little reminder. Docs PA even suggested that. Works for me.
Good luck...0
