SoPeachy28

Good luck and good thoughts to everyone going in tomorrow. Andrew, I am praying for you!

Getting ready. Clear liquids all day. Starving. Won't miss being hungry while eating this way nervous excited. Hope I can sleep! Good luck everyone!
Prayers for Andrew

So not sure if its the anxiety, Clear Liquids, or both (probably) but I am an anxious mess. Have thrown up already and can't seem to get any sleep past three days. Tomorrow can't get here fast enough.

Heading in tomorrow. Nervous and excited. Ready to move on ...

Positive thoughts for tomorrow's sleevers! Hoping for a smooth recovery for everyone!
Positive thoughts to Andrew. Hoping is bleed is found and fixed easily.
My recovery is going better than expected. I hope the same for everyone!

Hi SoPeachy28,
Sorry so long the holidays are crazy over here in Casa Buffalo, lol. Namely my family is crazy and I need time to recover.
So why is low potassium bad? What does it mean and how does it affect surgery?
I really admire you! Two weeks of pre-op, Wow!
I am reading a book called "Life Interrupted" and it is about how after the fact we can see how God has guided our path, but how sometimes in the moment we want our will not his. Lol, that is so my life right now.
Anyway, enough about me, SURGERY!!! You must be so excited. What time do you go in? Ill b praying for you. I am in California, What time zone r u in? Keep in touch when you can. All the best.

Goodnight sleevers...see ya on the loser's bench!

Surgery in the morning, so many other things going on in my life right now at the same time. But I'm trying to focus on myself. I'm nervous, anxious, excited just everything in one right now! To all my other 12/16 sleevers, good luck to you all. I'll be asking The Lord to protect and keep you all safe. Wishing you all a safe and successful surgery and a speedy recovery!
All you sleeved December wonders make room for the 12/16 group were a pretty big group!!!!

Yes, bring it on! I'm ready. Best wishes to SoPeachy28 and all the Dec. 16 sleevers!

Big thank you so peachy! I will be also praying for my fellow sleevers tonight for a peace and calm, praying that you will be watched over tomorrow and beyond for a successful surgery and recovery!

Surgery in the morning, so many other things going on in my life right now at the same time. But I'm trying to focus on myself. I'm nervous, anxious, excited just everything in one right now! To all my other 12/16 sleevers, good luck to you all. I'll be asking The Lord to protect and keep you all safe. Wishing you all a safe and successful surgery and a speedy recovery!
All you sleeved December wonders make room for the 12/16 group were a pretty big group!!!!

Surgery is in the morning. Have to be there at 6:30! I too have been washing with anti bac soap for 2 days & again in the morning. Scared, excited, nervous all wrapped into one!!! God be with everyone on this journey.
Prayers for Andrew!

I'm sending prayers out to all the December 16th sleevers! Good luck!

Yes I've watched like 3 different ones

Same here! Which will be tonight and at 4:30 am! Eek can't believe it's here after one more sleep! (At least I hope I can sleep!)

Don't know if anyone else is like me, but I watched a whole gastric sleeve procedure (from a Dr. in Marietta, GA) on youtube last night. I couldn't believe they had such a thing on youtube but they do. It was very interesting.

Hi everyone...
Just a quick check in...still trying to recover, and am having som definite pain around the incision site. I have a LOT of gurgling as I am drinking my shakes, and am not making the 64 oz a day quite yet.
Good luck to everyone this week...keep in mind when you are on the other side and tired of hurting (like I am) that it's short term pain for long term gain. Not a second of 'buyer's remorse' at all!!
Praying for you Andrew!

I'M VERY EARLY BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOOD LUCK , AND REST EASY TO EVERYONE THAT GETS SLEEVED TOMORROW!!!
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I had to use it Saturday and Sunday night, and then again Monday morning before I went to the hospital. The hardest part was not applying any lotion or gel afterwards. I have very dry skin. I told the nurse, I'll look like a flour cookie ready for baking without any lotion..ha ha

it's really a good thing as our hair is full of germs and we are always putting our hands in our hair and on our face. That's why we nurses have such dry, red hands from washing them all the time. Lol

I too am to wash with Hibiclens (Chorhexdine) night before and morning. It's a great idea because it kills all the Staph on our skin and that can cause wound infections.

I was instructed to shower the night before and the morning off with antibacterial soap. Oh and to wash my hair well both time which I thought was weird.

Hi everyone! Thanks for the well wishes. Surgery was yesterday morning at 9. I was so tired before that from going to bed so late (work) and getting up so early to get to the hospital.
The hospital and staff were amazing. Even though there are closer hospitals, given a choice, I will go back there!
Surgery went well. He found out that I have a congenital birth defect! I have a diaphragmatic hernia (hernia/opening in my diaphragm. He said he could only do one or the other so he did the sleeve and said I would need to get the hernia fixed at some point.
Due to my previous terrible recoveries I made sure they did all they could do. I took the emend when I got to the hospital, then they gave me of ran under the tongue and patch behind the ear. I still woke up a bit sick but nothing like before and it didn't last long. I have 5 incisions. One on my right side where he pulled out the stomach hurts the most. I was on dilaudid at the hospital. I was in no pain as long as I didn't move! I had some gas pain just in mid chest. I did take a gasx. Not sure if that helped or if it just went away on its own.
I peed all night long, almost every hour. I was able to do it all myself but needed help reconnecting the SCD boots. I would get up, go to the bathroom, quick walk down the hall, pee again and then get back in bed.
I am very fortunate in that I can drink pretty easily. I have to stop myself because too many sips causes a bit of pain in my chest but I'm even able to drink my shakes. I hated everything they gave me as it was all sugar free. I tasted all of it just to see if I could tolerate it, and I could.
When I got home, I made a shake with a dose of Miralax as I want stay on top of that. I'm pretty much staying put in the recliner in my bedroom. I only take the dilaudid when I have pain while not moving. No catheter, no drain.
I don't know when I will be able to add the new people to the list. If someone wants to copy and paste the most recent list into a new reply, they can also add the new folks.
I hope everyone is doing well on their preops and postops!

Thanks so much! I made it! Doing very well. Will go home today. I have loved my hospital stay. Will update soon.

So surgery was yesterday Friday the 13. Surgery went really well he took my lapband out and did the sleeve. I am not using as much pain meds today compared to yesterday. I have been up and walking laps around the floor and even went downstairs to see my children last night. Breathing is a little hard at times but they have me on oxygen. I have not drank anything since Thursday night should get ice chips and Water this morning excited it went will and can't wait to get home.