BKMama

Your doc needs to give you something for the nausea. I was given Zofran (i think) via IV when I having dry heaves the day of and after surgery. It is a normal reaction to the anesthesia/pain meds, but it isn't good for you to heave or wretch for days and days. One of the provisions of being released was that nausea was controlled. I hope you feel better very soon. Edit: I completely missed where you said you're on meds for it. Sorry! Ignore me! :-)

Hey there! We're date twins. I too had nothing at all the first day but that dumb wand. The patient care tech threatened to take them from me because I was sucking/chewing on them. LOL Otherwise, I feel pretty good too. This gas is a mutha! My goodness! I don't have much incision pain at all just sore on the inside. I was trying not to get the script for Norco fille but I think I'll need to.

You know, when I first started the process, my insurance company (BCBS) required a 6 month waiting period. The Center of Excellence that I am having my procedure at has a program that takes at least 4-6 months to complete. I started this process in November and have my surgery tomorrow. In some ways it feels like it's been for-e-ver but in other ways I feel like going through the process taught me so much about myself as well as made sure I am going into this eyes wide open, as prepared as possible which is a clear difference between some people who didn't have to go through that process. I feel like I'm on a soapbox (sorry!) but honestly in hindsight I am very glad I wasn't able to get this done quickly. I needed this time to start getting my head together. :-)

You look awesome!! Wow. Great job!!

Yep! With good seasoning it tastes just like shake n bake.

My doc does the same. 10 days of a low carb, high protein diet. No more than 1100 calories as well.

You're right. It was just funny to me that I'm reading over my pre-op diet and it has all of these sugar free items as "free" so you can eat them as much as you want. I'd really like to move to no processed foods, the reading I'm doing is downright frightening but makes SO much sense.

LMAO how funny! I won't lie, while watching surgery videos on YouTube, I've thought to myself "why don't they just suck some of that fat out while they are in there???"

I've been reading a lot about the cleaner eating (i.e. no processed foods) and it's very intriguing to me. I know a lot of the advice from our NUT say to use sugar free this, low fat that, etc which is not in line with clean eating at all. So, I'm just curious, is anyone doing clean eating? How is it working for your overall health and well-being? And of course, do you feel it's helped your weight loss? Thanks!!

I'm having surgery the same day as well and I have been struggling a bit. But you know what has smacked me back into reality and following the plan? Many have to do a pre-op diet WAY worse than me (liquids only, much longer, etc)...so I need to suck it up and do this pre-op diet. Period. I'm curious, did you have any type of program to follow prior to surgery? (Meetings with the surgeon, nutritionist visit, health psychiatrist, etc?)

Wow, your transformation is awesome!

GREAT JOB!!! I thought I was tall (5'9 1/2") but I've been measuring at 5'8". I've set a goal of 180 but when I hit wonderland I am going to dance a friggin JIG! :-) I can totally see changes in your pictures. Keep up the great work.

Yep, my pre-op diet is only 10 days. I'm very lucky.

I think everyone gets nervous/scared. I sure am! Good luck to you, it'll be here before you know it!

Hey there! I'm 9/5 if you'd like another buddy. I start my preop Sunday.

I have a therapist in mind, she treated my daughter a couple of years ago and we did a couple of joint sessions and one session with just me (where I bawled for a whole damn hour). I feel comfortable with her but at the time she wasn't willing to do couple's counseling with me and my husband because it was a conflict of interest. Not sure if that would still be the case. She'd be great because she has evening hours and is 10 minutes from my home. I thought about the doctor that's part of the program (I can't remember if he's a psychiatrist or a psychologist) but he books 4-6 weeks out at a time and isn't terribly convenient. I liked meeting with him though - remarkably I didn't shed a tear.

Hi guys, So, I'm thinking I want to go ahead and get a therapist lined up for after the surgery just to have someone to help me sort through my feelings. I notoriously bottle things up and it's just not healthy. I'm just wondering, should it be a "normal" therapist (meaning just general therapy) or should I try to look for someone who specializes in food and/or coping issues. If you started therapy post-op, which worked for you? Thanks!

Unfortunately, all surgeons aren't identical. The illustration I have from my surgeon doesn't look like the one pictured.

Any luck with this?

I'm sorry you're having such a tough time with it. If you aren't able to relax and get at least some rest, I think they study will be pretty useless to the doctors. The sleep studies are for our own safety. If you do have sleep apnea and it's not treated, you could have problems coming out of anesthesia and during recovery. I think you should communicate your concerns to your doctor/surgeon so you can possibly get anti-anxiety meds prior to your next sleep study. I'm sure you aren't the first patient to have that reaction (or worse!). I know that for my surgeon, if I had refused the sleep study OR if after I was diagnosed with a very mild case of sleep apnea I had declined the CPAP, the surgery would have been off the table. He absolutely will not take the risk. They are even going to check the card from the machine when I get to the hospital to make sure I've been using it. It sucks BIG TIME, but like you, I refuse to stay unhealthy any longer. I'm sucking it up and jumping though whatever hoop they put in front of me. LOL

See, this is so strange to me. My paperwork says surgery is 3-5 hours. Everything I've read and seen though says less than 2 hours. I wonder if 3-5 hours includes prep and the short stay in the post surgery room before you're moved to your room. I need to ask about that.

So with the FitBit, does it record the calories burned during normal exercise (i.e. not walking or running)? Or will I need to keep using my heart rate monitor and chest strap?

No problem at all!!

Sorry, my phone died. But, I went to the app settings and I don't see a version number at all. When I open the app, it shows 1.3.9 in the lower right corner. Is that it?

Thank you! I even have the problem on my Android tablet.