BANANA PANTS!

I am wondering if anyone out there has MS and has had the sleeve? I have MS and am set for surgery on 12/17/12. I do the three times a week interferon injections (Rebif) for my MS disease modifying drug and although my neurologist instructed me to keep taking it - I am a bit worried about delayed healing time and possibly higher probability for a leak due to the immunomodulation effect of the medication. It takes forever for even a paper cut to heal for me (at least 2 weeks) due to the interferon. Anyway - all my doctors are on board with the surgery so I will just keep my fingers crossed.

Thanks for these posts. I am really scared too - and I feel silly for being so scared. I'm not really superstitious, but literally minutes after I got the call telling me I was approved and getting a surgery date, there was an e-mail to hospital leadership (I work in a hospital) that we now stock bariatric body bags! Seriously???? Anyway - it feels good to confess this fear. I am having surgery in less than a week now and the fear and excitement are both sort of messing with my mind!

I am having my surgery on 12/17 as well! It would be great to have a group to follow through this journey. I live in Northern Virginia. I am doing a week of slim-fast diet as requested by my surgeon, so I am on day 2 of it so far. I forgot to weigh myself yesterday, and this morning realized my scale is broken, so I've got to get a new one before surgery. Basically I'm spending the week trying out some new Protein drinks, buying a new blender (and possibly scale), and trying to get all my Christmas stuff done since I am planning on being a little out of it this year. I think someone else mentioned being a little scared. I am feeling this as well and not really sure why. I'm not scared about the diet after - I'm just worried about something happening during the surgery. I've had one surgery before and didn't feel this way. I wonder why I feel it now. I think I am just psyching myself out - but it is a little unsettling.

I am having my surgery on 12/17 as well! It would be great to have a group to follow through this journey. I live in Northern Virginia. I am doing a week of slim-fast diet as requested by my surgeon, so I am on day 2 of it so far. I forgot to weigh myself yesterday, and this morning realized my scale is broken, so I've got to get a new one before surgery. Basically I'm spending the week trying out some new Protein drinks, buying a new blender (and possibly scale), and trying to get all my Christmas stuff done since I am planning on being a little out of it this year. I think someone else mentioned being a little scared. I am feeling this as well and not really sure why. I'm not scared about the diet after - I'm just worried about something happening during the surgery. I've had one surgery before and didn't feel this way. I wonder why I feel it now. I think I am just psyching myself out - but it is a little unsettling.