Peace Love & Sleeve

Anyone having their surgery this week? I'm going tomorrow

just got here eek

YAY!! Congrats to you two! my 1st appt at the bariatric center is tomorrow. Hoping to schedule the 3 appts I need prior to approval this week, and get a date in Feb!!

I had mine on the 14 of this month. It was a piece of cake! Very quick recovery, no pain and totally satisfied so far!

Well I'm here, just got my IV put in. I'm a little less nervous than I was yesterday.... I will see you guys on the other side!!!

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!

Mine is tomorrow also. .. no way I can sleep. very nervous

Thank you so much @BLERDgirl. And yes we can do this keep me updated

@@thinkpink13 - I actually prefer early morning surgery. There tends to be less of a delay.
I wish I could reassure you how easy this all is. I sometimes wish I had a time machine to go back 20 years and tell myself to do this then.

Try not to worry. I would guess to say that most people don't have a lot of pain post-op, and if you do, all you have to do is ask the nurses for something. Their job is to keep you as pain free as possible, and I'm sure they will give you whatever you need. Everything will work out fine!

My biggest fear is how much pain I will be in when I wake up.

Good luck tomorrow peace love & sleeve!

I had a total hysterectomy 6 weeks after my sleeve surgery and let me tell you the sleeve surgery was nothing compared to that. I experienced very little pain with the sleeve and recovery was a breeze! Good luck to you
Summer

I just told my husband a couple weeks ago and I've been in this program since sept and my 11 year old is worried too

my knot is huge :/ we can do together @@Future little mama

I hope so too... can't wait till its over

my knot is huge :/ we can do together @@Future little mama

Hi! Congrats on your approval. I was scared out of my mind also. Once I was in the room with the Dr. he calmed my nerves. The nurses were great and answered any questions I had. I found talking about random things helped calm my nerves. When I woke up in recovery the first thing the nurses asked me was if I was in pain. Don't be shy about saying YES if you are. I wasn't in much pain, very little on a scale of 1 to 10 (maybe a 3), but after I left the hospital my recovery went really well. I had a drain for two weeks, some people don't go home with one. It just depends on your doctor. The drain was the only set back for me. Otherwise ALL GOOD.
Good Luck!!! And Congrats!

Try to relax. Not everyone wakes up in pain. I didn't. I had a radical hysterectomy. Everything was removed including lymph nodes. This didn't even compare. Some soreness and tightness in my abs and that's about it.

I was in the hospital for 2 nights/3 days (in on Monday out on Wednesday). I can understand your concern. When my Mom had her hysterectomy (in her 30's) she couldn't move. I'm hoping you will have low pain...

My surgery date is this wed the 28th and Im starting to feel a knot of worry in my stomach :/

I just started the process of seeing a Dr, psychiatrist etc and I keep worrying if I am doing the right thing. My biggest worry is I am going to have more problems after than I did before. Coming on here really helps though. Unfortunately I do not have a support system at home, I do have my friends but at home is a different story so I hope I am making the right decision. I am ready for a change !