Jennywren

I am 25 days post op and I have a horrid cold. My nose is unbelievably stuffed up and I can barely breath. I've been taking childrens Tylenol but I need some advice: is it ok to take cold medicine? Nyquil or Mucinex, cough syrup or a decongestant? Do you have any other suggestions? I want to be mindful of my new sleeve and not take anything that will hurt me. Thanks!

I'm feeling the same way. My surgery is on Thursday and I have been terrible on my pre-op diet because of the holidays! I have the same concern about my liver not shrinking enough or something and causing a complication. I plan to start cutting back on everything tomorrow in hopes of having some effect by surgery. I also have 150 lbs to lose and it's hard to imagine actually losing that much. I keep thinking that I will be happy with less especially if I can maintain the loss - mostly because I just can't fathom it. I'm so excited about the surgery and as I get closer to the actual day my anxiety is ramping up. Many have gone before us with great success and little to no complications. That is my calming mantra for today. Good luck on Tuesday!

Thank you all! This is mighty helpful... Like Jane I will need to watch my sense of humor! I'm hopeful now that I may receive some useful advice. Currently, my biggest concern about the surgery is finding new tools for dealing with emotional eating. I've watched some friends who have had gastric bypass go... well kinda crazy! One was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. After reading through this site I now think that she was actually borderline prior to her surgery and that it just became more apparent after. Phew... how much would that suck: lose weight but the price is your sanity!

I've been lurking for some time while I slowly wade my way through the process. I passed the nutrition eval and my next stop is the psych eval - this Thursday! Any words of wisdom on what to expect? It's a three hour appointment and I can't imagine what will take that long...