irishmama2004

I am 11 days post-op and I finally posted my pre-op video plus a 10 day post-op video. This forum helped me through pre-op anxieties and all of the stuff you go through post-op. I can say I totally feel like my old self and have for days(scratch that, I feel better!). Check out my videos to see for yourself. Pre-op: http://youtu.be/hn13CoiA7wU Post-op: http://youtu.be/idDTClxaojA

I check in tomorrow at 7:30. Getting really emotional. My daughter's last day of first grade. Today was my sons' last day of preschool. We have had family in town and dance recitals all day Saturday. They have been nice diversions to keep my mind occupied but now it is really here. I know we will all do great. My friends have organized meals for my family for 3 weeks/4 days a week. What blessing. Many others will be taking my kids for various outings and then my mom is here to help for a week. All the laundry is done, my bag is packed and I just have that nasty bowel prep to do tonight. I will try to post on here or the May FB group at least.

I am going in at 7:30 with surgery at 9:#0. Lots of luck to us both. I do have to do a bowel prep tonight. Let the fun begin. I already moved a little table in there to put my iPad on. Going to get caught up on Game of Thrones.

I would add them if it seems like private messages aren't getting through. Just watch the group and your page and if anybody spams you unfriend and remove them.

Erin here. I sent you a message too. please add me. Thanks so much for setting it up.

Glad it wasn't a terrible complication. Happy to hear you are already getting better. That is crazy that you had no idea that you had the hernia.

Sounds really great. Yes, I have told everyone who is important to me but I'm FB friends with so many high school friends and even a couple of ex boyfriends that I would rather keep it secret.

Best wishes!

My NUT hates premier. She says that if you go ingredient by ingredient and calculate the amino acids you only get 8 grams of protein per shake. Many NUTs have written to the company repeatedly to tell them that they have false advertising but they will not change. Not sure if it true but I stay away from them. She says to add half a scoop of unflavored protein to it to beef t up and then you are good.

Im so sorry you are going through this. I had my test done in October. That is really crazy that they wait that long.

I have been thinking about you all morning. Best of luck to you.

I have my last pre op apt. today with my surgeon. Did pretesting yesterday. It is really real. I hope I ask all of the right questions. I hope I have proven that I have done enough.

DisneyTeach, your posts are my favorite! Plus I am a Disney nut. Best of luck today. Hope you wake up and have those nurses laughing as soon as possible.

I heard that day. They have an online submission process that is quick. If I had needed to fight them on something like if I was missing a year with weight record and needed to submit a picture it would have taken two weeks.

Miralax and MOM should be fine. You will get more cramping with MOM as it induced intenstines to start churning. Miralax works by flooding the bowels with fluid. It is an osmotic laxative. A stool softener is not the same thing.

Shani, you got this! Lots of prayers for you too. Keep us posted!

Another great non milky ones are the nectar powders. I love the fuzzy naval flavor and the lemon tea tastes like instant iced tea. I bet it would be good with half a scoop of the lemonade flavor. I got it at mybariatricpantry.com

I am still pre op. Liquid diet. we swam for two hours st the Y. My daughter andl i went to get pedis.

We usually celebrate Mothers. Day as all things with a ton of food. The kids make me breakfast, we go out for dinner etc. this has been hard on me but also hard on my kids. The little ones don't really get it and my almost 8 year old is sad that she can't make me cookies. It makes me sad to think we can't figure out a way to celebrate the day without food. The plan was to go to the botanical gardens but it will be storming so no go. I think we now plan to go swim at the y if there is no lightning and my daughter and I will go get pedicures. It sounds really fun but I can't help but miss what used to be. A new normal.

Scabies can be a common problem in hospitals. My mother thought she was having an allergic reaction after spending time with her mother in the hospital. She had scabies.

I just had my first negative reaction to my surgery yesterday. A coworker on my unit just kept saying over and over that i should rethink. I was polite and told her how much research i had done and left it thamt. Who knows...maybe a family member of hers had a bad go with surgery. She is normally quiet and reserved and honestly i can appreciate that she cared enough to share her opinion.

Hi! Glad you are joining in.

So I was rocking and rolling the last two-three weeks basically forcing myself onto a pre-op diet to lose the weight that I really should have been losing during my 6 month visits with my PCP. I am really only down 11 from October and therefore 11 in surgeon's eyes. I was told I had to get to 16 to get to goal. (My ticker reflects my totally from my highest). Now, on Monday I weighed in and treated myself to BBQ sandwich and sides. Yum. And knew I would wake up Tuesday a pound heavier and be able to kill it the rest of the week Well, I was 1.5 pounds heavier and and sticking to an 800 cal a day diet where most days I burn at least 500 calls of that. I am still up from Monday. What gives? He will cancel my surgery if I am not down. I think I am in starvation mode and my body is hanging onto this fat for dear life. Grrrr.

Yay Dixie!!

Remember that we might all have a different sized bougie and so while m and m sized pills work for one it does not mean they will work for all. Nancy, the liquids made you sick? That is my biggest fear. I am a wimp and want pain meds but I can't handle getting sick. I threw up blood when I had my tonsils out and it was so scary and the worst experience. I wonder if I can talk to my doc about crushing percocet or getting a pain patch if it is bad. Gag.