Uniqueladybug

So excited for you! God bless and keep us posted... Jessica

Welcome... 6 months will fly by... Good luck with everything. We are all here for you! Jessica

I have to do a bowel prep also but it's all otc stuff. My surgeon ordered it but I'm the one that does it. Here are my orders: day before surgery- *NO red, purple or orange- *clear liquids only- *12pm-drink 10oz bottle of Mag citrate *3pm-4 Dulcolax tablets with 8oz water *6pm- mix 32oz Gatorade with a bottle of Mirilax(drink within 2hrs) *Follow with another 32oz Gatorade(no Mirilax) drink within 2hrs *If you are not having yellow watery bowl movements after the Mirilax, drink another 10oz bottle of mag citrate. *Nothing after midnight Jessica

Lilli, glad to see we are right there together for surgery. Are you doing a pre-op diet? I started my liquid diet today... Blah! Surgery is right around the corner... Jessica

how are you doing with everything? Come join the "September Members" thread, we would love to have you and share your journey with you! Jessica

I was wondering if anyone out there has experienced this? I work in healthcare and have had abscess(plural) that had to be lanced. I had a nasal culture on Sept 5. As far as I know it was negative but the nurse didn't swab far enough back in my opinion. Well, the other morning I discovered an abscess under my left arm!!! Worried about surgery, I read up on decolonization therapy and have started Mupirocin intranasal and Hibiclens when I shower. I'm hoping that works!!! Jessica

Sorry to hear that. You will really love it here. What are his reasons? Come join us on the "September Members" thread. All of us on there are having surgery this month. It's a wonderful support family! Jessica

Hey there everyone! I wanted to say "WELCOME" to or new members. It's wild to think this thread started with just a few of us. Good luck to everyone having surgery this week. Thoughts and prayers are with you and with those recovering. Today I start my liquid diet to shrink my liver. It's crazy to think that my surgery is next week... Hope everyone has a good week! Luv ya all! Jessica

Congratulations!! Come join us on the "September Members" thread. There are over 30 of use having surgery this month. We are really supporting one another.... Looking forward to seeing you there! Jessica

Come join is on the "September Members" thread. There are over 30 of us having surgery this month... We look forward to seeing you there! Jessica

Congratulations!! Come join us on the "September Members" thread in the pre-op forum. There is so much excitement and support there. There are over 30 of us having surgery this month. We would love to support you! Jessica

I must be weird. It still hasn't really hit me yet. I mean I'm three days away from a liquid diet and thirteen days away from surgery!!! It just doesn't seem real. I keep waiting on something to happen...lol. This kind of opportunity doesn't happen to me, a new chance on life!!! Jessica

I have to do a ten day low sugar full liquid diet. I can only have three servings of dairy and two protein shakes a day. I can have all the broth, water, flavored water sugar free popcicles( stuff like that) that I want! Ten days of it. Jessica

Idk... I saw where Wendy had posted that she only had 8 hours left. I would be a wreck!!! I pray your heart will be okay for surgery. My mom's would get so bad they would have to stop it and restart it. Keep us posted on everything. I'm going to bed. Gotta get registered tomorrow... Jessica

I probably wont get any sleep when it's my turn...lol! Please keep us posted on how you are, what it was like, the good and the bad! Good luck in the morning... Prayers are with you.... Jessica

Way to go Rachel!!! Woo hoo! Jessica

I just posted something so it should display the thread. We are in the pre-op forum. You can also go to my profile and click on what I've posted to find it. Hope to see ya there, everyone is nervous and excited... Jessica

Going for pre-op testing and registration in the morning... Getting closer!!! Jessica

Welcome Aimee!! Hopefully you will love this site as much as we do! Ask anything, someone on here has been through it. What are your insurance requirements? Good luck with everything!!! Jessica

check out all of us on "September Members".... 35 of us... Jessica

Goddessblaze, A lot of people don't understand. My dad sounds like your mom. He promised me any exercise equipment I wanted to NOT have surgery. Ask almost anyone that has had surgery and they will tell you it's one of the hardest things they have ever done. Once you start losing weight and feeling better people will ask how you lost it and will tell you how good you look. We do this surgery for us and our family, no one else needs to understand, besides.... You have all of us...lol! Jessica

Keep us posted!!! Jessica