sarah.gibson

Everthing went well I'm told. Am told these horrible gas pajns will be not quite so nad in the morning am on morphine so gonna stop typ I ng for now. ..more later

I am! I am so calm, too! Losers bench here I come!

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Have now checked in at the surgery desk. Waiting on them to call me back. Sitting here in the waiting room watching the news. I feel so calm

Just arrived. Sitting in parking lot with my hubby. Have 25 mins before we need to be checked in. Wooohoooo

Good morning!!! Managed to get about 3 hours of sleep. We are leaving for the hospital in about 20 minutes. It's about an hour and a half away, but in a chicago suburb so we are giving ourselves a little extra time for traffic. Check in is at 9am cst. Good luck to everyone today!!!!!

Mine is at 545 am tomorrow too!!!! Good luck and best wishes! You guys are lucky mines not until 12:30 but at least it's almost here. Good luck and talk to you all on the losers bench.Good luck to all of us March 24thers. Have to leave home at 6:30 in the morning. I can't believe time went so fast.

Safe travels and we got this tomorrow!

Omg...I almost forgot to do this. I have it on my list now! I can't believe monday is coming so quickly. Taking my daughter and her friends in to chicago today was a good idea. Time is flying. Tomorrow is clear liquids....then surgery!

I, personally, will just make sure I follow drs orders and get my levels checked when I am supposed to! Can't wait for Monday!

I have to be at the hospital at 9:45a on monday!!!! Can't wait. Have left myself all kinds of stuff to do this weekend to help time pass!

Get some biotene!!!

Sounds yummy. Are you able to share via email? 2 more days of protein shakes followed by 1 day of clear liquids only and I am off to surgery. So excited! I am not nervous at all, is that weird? Good Morning Sarah, yes I am up for e-mail. Mine is nebrfan19@hotmail.com. Let me know if you'd like copies of protein recipes. THANK YOU Emailing you now

Sounds yummy. Are you able to share via email? 2 more days of protein shakes followed by 1 day of clear liquids only and I am off to surgery. So excited! I am not nervous at all, is that weird?

Protein shakes today, fri, sat. Clear liquids sunday....surgery Monday! Wahooooooo

My surgeon doesnt want me drinking 30 mins before a meal and for about an hour after. He said it was to ensure my body gets all the nutrients it can.

We are getting closer and closer. I have my final pre-op appt tomorrow. Then Monday our big day. So excited!!!dde03 I see my surgeon again tomorrow to weigh in an sign some paperwork. Will be cleaning and doing laundry and washing my bedding this weekend. Maybe a little more shopping. I wanted to get a heating pad for multiple reasons and still need to get gas x strips ad milk of magnesiaSame with me Kristina. Sat I'm shampooing all the carpets in the house and make sure everything is in order. My dad who is 91 lives with me so I had to line up a cousin to come stay at night with him and make sure he eats while I'm gone... So making up some meals for him to eat while I'm in hospital. Spa appt Friday for hair cut and color. These next few days are going to fly by. I bet Sunday night will drag on and on and on. Lol. So many of us on the 24th! Awesome! I am on day 3 of protein shakes and clear liquids. The roughest part is the constant headache. I know monday will be here before I know it. I agree, Sunday will probably drag. My youngest turns 13 tomorrow. Going to take her and 2 friends to Chicago on saturday to go to Shedd Aquarium, that should make saturday go by quickly. I am leaving laundry til sunday to help that day go by...

Today is day 2 of my 1wk pre-op liquid diet. This is NOT FUN. But I am not going to complain, the countdown is on and I am so thankful for this! Been thinking about and looking for updates for all those who had surgery today. I just know all are well!

Me too! Where are you from and where and when is your surgery?

I love Muscle Milk. They now have bottles w 40g of protein!

Right now the muscle milk is buy one 4pk get one half off at Walgreens. They have it near the pharmacy. They also have some bigger single bottles in the cooler if you want to try just one.

Getting excited! Had my pre-op meeting with the surgeon's office wednesday evening. Have all my prescriptions filled and waiting here at home. Yesterday I did all my pre-op appts at the hospital which inlcuded: Blood Work, Chest Xray, Upper GI Xrays, Pulm Function, Ultrasound of veins in my legs. Am good to go. Start my 1 week pre-op liquid diet on monday morning. I have been sampling different protein drinks and my favorite so far are the Muscle Milk 40g protein. YUM! I am stocked up with those and clear liquids and ready! So glad all our ops this week are doing well

My timeline w/ BCBS Anthem: January 27th: Initial Appt w/ Surgeon February 5th: Nutritionist meeting February 7th: Pulm clearance appt February 11th: Cardiac clearance appt February 23rd: Physical Trainer appt February 25th: Psych eval February 27th: Paperwork to BCBS Anthem March 7th: Insurance Approval SURGERY: March 24th!

I just talked to surgeon's office. CONFIRMED for March 24th. Going to pre-op session with the office Wednesday evening. Waiting on hospital to call me for pre-op bloodwork. Liquid diet starts on the 17th. My timeline w/ BCBS Anthem: January 27th: Initial Appt w/ Surgeon February 5th: Nutritionist meeting February 7th: Pulm clearance appt February 11th: Cardiac clearance appt February 23rd: Physical Trainer appt February 25th: Psych eval SURGERY: March 24th!

Wooohoo McLosin! You got this!