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Ha! Good creativity with one of my favorite (childhood) songs! Continue your positiveness..this will help you through the healing process. Best to you!

Anytime I go the hospital, I take a good sturdy Teddy Bear. I have used my bear for an armrest (to help support the hand or arm that has the IV in it) and a neck rest, For my sleeve surgery, I used my bear as a stomach support for coughing and to sit my phone on because it is difficult to reach over to the nightstand. When emotions hit, the bear is simply a comfort to hold. I may be almost 63, but I am still a girl. Thank goodness my family thinks it's cute and not weird.
Also, I would have had a tough time of it without my Chapstick.

I just had surgery November 3rd. I took very few things and used even fewer. Phone and charger. I like the idea of the extension cord. I had to charge my phone the day after surgery and did not want to bother a nurse to plug my phone in. The only available outlet took a bit of bending to plug and unplug. I used lip balm. Toothpaste and a tooth brush. I took a sponge bath day two and had to use hospital soap, yuck, wipes or wash would be good. That's it....I did not need or use another thing. I wore loose comfortable clothes to the hospital and just wore them home.

I was just discharged 4 days ago. I brought: my phone & charger, extension cord, heating pad, pj pants, socks, 2 pairs of underwear, toothbrush & paste , body wash, face wash , Shampoo & conditioner, hair brush, hair elastics, my super soft blanket from home, gas x strips, biotene dry mouth wash, and hand lotion . I used: toothpaste & brush & mouthwash, hearing pad, phone & charger, extension cord, face wash, and body wash. That is it. I had to wear the non slip slipper socks the entire time. I had a catheter most of my stay so no undies. I have really long hair so I braided it the morning of surgery just to save myself a few knots. My hair stayed in that braid until discharge day when I also washed up with the body wash and washed my face with the face wash. Everything else stayed in my back pack. I say you are best to pack minimal stuff and keep to the basics . Good luck!

remember their motive will most probably be jealousy and envy!

Lol. Good luck to u.

I don't know where there is a list but my suggestion is:
phone & charger
lip balm
and a pillow to keep around your stomach for the way home if you have a long ride home
you won't feel like reading etc so leave the ipad etc at home!
Congratulations--sounds like your surgery's coming soon----Lisa

That's weird - I thought it was pinned in this section, but I can't find it either. I agree with all of the above suggestions. I was so out of it, but I did use my phone and lip balm - and that was about it. I'll just add to make sure you have something loose and comfy to wear home.

tomorrow the 18th is my day too! i have to be at the hospital at 6am and surgery is at 7:45.
i've been on a liquid only diet since friday. it wasn't as hard as i thought it would be, but i went through some depressed periods thinking about how much i enjoy eating and wondering how badly i will miss food.
i try to just keep focusing on the final prize at the end of the journey, but it's not always easy, is it?
good luck to us all!

My stomach comes out tomorrow!
Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow I’ll be sleeved.
Just thinking about tomorrow
Makes me want it over too much to be believed.
When I think of the day, my day of surgery
I just picture me shrinking every day!
My stomach comes out tomorrow
I just have to hold on till tomorrow. Drink away!
Tomorrow, tomorrow, they’ll sleeve me tomorrow.
It’s only a day away.
obviously i'm giddy from lack of sustenance.

i didn't tell, and i'm getting sleeved tomorrow. i told them i needed surgery, and took one week off and then will be working from home for 3 weeks afterward. i may tell people afterwards, i'm not sure, but i didn't want to hear anything at all that would bring up any negative emotions (anger, fear, doubt, etc) plus i just wasn't in the mood to explain over and over again.
afterwards, i have a feeling i may become an advocate and broadcast it to the world... but for now, nope.

Idk about you guys but I haven't been able to sleep the whole night. The surgery is schedule for 1030am today. I'm suppose to be up at 7am. But then again, I have not slept at all. I'm nervous/excited/super scared is also a feeling. I can't wait for it to be over and I wake up and say, here we go!

i didn't tell, and i'm getting sleeved tomorrow. i told them i needed surgery, and took one week off and then will be working from home for 3 weeks afterward. i may tell people afterwards, i'm not sure, but i didn't want to hear anything at all that would bring up any negative emotions (anger, fear, doubt, etc) plus i just wasn't in the mood to explain over and over again.
afterwards, i have a feeling i may become an advocate and broadcast it to the world... but for now, nope.

At my highest weight, I was about 35 lbs up from my pre-pregnancy weight. While pregnant, I gained 45 lbs, and was only able to lose 10 lbs (8 of it was the baby).
Today I stepped on the scale, only 2.5 weeks out of surgery, and saw my (highest) pre-pregnancy weight! Another 10-20 lbs and I'll be in my "normal" pre-pregnancy weight range. This is amazing! I tried and tried to lose on my own, and never even got close. I thought I'd never see that number again.
I am just beyond thrilled and had to crow about it! Wheeeeeeeee!

I was asking myself that the day of surgery and a couple of days after. I'm now 4 days post-op and feeling better.

best wishes! my day is tomorrow, and i look forward to your posts post-op.

I feel like it is Christmas morning! I am so excited - not nervous at all. Yesterday was the hardest day of pre-op - not sure if it was because it was the second day of Clear liquids or because it was the day before surgery.
I have lost a total of 31 pounds since July, 17 pounds on pre-op diet!
To all my other sleevers having their surgery today: WE GOT THIS!!!! It is here and we will be amazing!
To the others having it this week: Hold on your time is near!
I report at 7:30. Getting my kids off to school and then hubby and I are heading to the hospital (in town). I am hoping that surgery will be about 9:30 ish. I will post as soon as I can back on this thread.
Woo Hoo!!!!!

You will be fine. I never thought I could get through it but it is the best decision I have made for myself in a long time. I am 1 week out and clothes are literally too big already. That includes the pre-op diet weight I lost. We are rooting for you!

i love black bean soup! i cook it with a piece of ham, and then puree it. yummy!

Today I started my liquid pre-op diet. John is incredibly supportive and helpful.
My daughter and John's sister are both coming to visit this weekend, and he went out this morning to buy a few things so we could feed the company. We included on the list the things I needed for my liquid diet. The list was not very long lol.
He came home with $400 worth of groceries. Four. Hundred. Dollars. I'm not exaggerating. While he was in the store, he started imagining all these meals we could make. He totally forgot that I can't eat. For like a month.
I can't stop laughing, and he's still trying to fit it all into the refrigerator.

this morning i start my pre-op liquid diet. my surgeon requires 4 days only.
last night i had a very emotional evening. it's finally here! it's the moment i've been thinking about for over a year now -- the moment when i end my toxic relationship with food.< /p>
the months leading up to this have prepared me in every way to make this break, and yet i had some somber, tear-filled times throughout the night. i realize that, in time, i will be able to eat anything i want to again, albeit in tiny quantities... but never again will i gorge mindlessly to give myself pleasure, to assuage negative emotions, to fill empty hours. no more will the most constant and dependable "friend" be able to numb me from feeling and dealing with life. i'm giving up the temporary good feelings that food gave me, because they were temporary, and masked the damage that overeating caused to my health and well being. goodbye, my life-long toxic friend! i happily kick you out the door and slam it behind you!
i had my food funerals in the last few weeks, and found them surprisingly very unsatisfying. none of my favorites gave me the same thrill or momentary sense of peace that i had always counted on before. i just wasn't that into what i was eating. and my new habits of eating slower and consciously made it difficult and even unpleasant to finish the food in front of me. i felt simultaneously pleased at the progress i've made, knowing that the gradual changes to my diet have caused my tastes to change, and saddened, as i would feel at the loss of a friend.
right now, all i feel is happiness. i'm so proud to have found the strength to go through this difficult process. i've got my eyes firmly fixed on the prize at the end of the journey -- getting off of blood pressure and cholesterol medications, regaining the ability to be physically active, enjoying getting dressed in the funky outfits i prefer, keeping up with the wonderfully supportive man in my life, frolicking with the grandchildren i expect my daughter will provide me, traveling freely and comfortably around the world, and finally gaining some semblance of control over the one area of my life that has always confounded me in the past.
i've followed so many of you closely through your own journeys, and it has helped me tremendously. i'm ready. i really am! thank you for sharing your experiences. i plan on doing the same.
i'm counting the hours until 7:45 am EST on 11/18/14. i am so going to rock my sleeve!

@@stanpry, no doubt that cooking at home is healthier in many ways...
but as an active working woman, previously a single mom, i can guarantee that there will be people who would prefer to purchase ready made food.

Today I started my liquid pre-op diet. John is incredibly supportive and helpful.
My daughter and John's sister are both coming to visit this weekend, and he went out this morning to buy a few things so we could feed the company. We included on the list the things I needed for my liquid diet. The list was not very long lol.
He came home with $400 worth of groceries. Four. Hundred. Dollars. I'm not exaggerating. While he was in the store, he started imagining all these meals we could make. He totally forgot that I can't eat. For like a month.
I can't stop laughing, and he's still trying to fit it all into the refrigerator.

Today I started my liquid pre-op diet. John is incredibly supportive and helpful.
My daughter and John's sister are both coming to visit this weekend, and he went out this morning to buy a few things so we could feed the company. We included on the list the things I needed for my liquid diet. The list was not very long lol.
He came home with $400 worth of groceries. Four. Hundred. Dollars. I'm not exaggerating. While he was in the store, he started imagining all these meals we could make. He totally forgot that I can't eat. For like a month.
I can't stop laughing, and he's still trying to fit it all into the refrigerator.

i love black bean soup! i cook it with a piece of ham, and then puree it. yummy!