leanora27801

My surgery date is 12/16 and i am nervous.

Hi everyone, I'm in the December club too, I'm having mine on December 15th! Congrats to all of you for getting your surgery dates!

Leanora, thank you so much:) I sure will!

My surgery day is on the 15th I'm glad you asked this question because I didn't know what to pack either! Thank you for all your suggestions!

My surgeon wants me to lose 55 pounds before surgery. I have already lost about half, but I am struggling. She wants me on a liquid pre-op diet until my surgery (which should be in Feb. or Mar.) I am struggling so much right now. It was easy at first, but after 8 weeks of Premier Protein shakes, the idea of drinking them is enough to make me gag. I am extremely heavy, so I understand that it will make my surgery go easier if she has room to move her tools (I have chosen laproscopic RNY,) and that requires a significant weight loss so my belly area will not be so tightly packed with fat around my organs. On the other hand, I feel that if I could lose such a significant amount of weight on my own, I wouldn't need to have surgery.
Has anyone else had a significant weight loss required of them before surgery? How do you handle head hunger? I had some recent stressful events occur recently, and I never thought I was an emotional eater but after this liquid diet I realize I do eat to stuff my emotions down. I'm doing my best to deal with my emotions instead, especially anger, but I still find myself searching for something to eat.
Thank you for any input or advice you all can give me.
Heide

I've been approved, still waiting on my surgery date. This is going to be a very long weekend waiting. Ugh. I'm super excited for both of us. Woo Hoo

I have my date December 4th...excited! Just in time for the New Year and a great new beginning ????

Hi GratefulLove, I obsessed and still do even 8 days post-op. From my first appointment to surgery day was 9 months of waiting. I felt like it would take forever to get here but honestly I am glad I had the time to really let it sink in. To be totally honest the day of surgery (11/20) I still wished I had more time. Surgery was hard... I was supposed to come home the day after on Friday and had a complication so I didn't come home until Sunday. My surgeon told me I was not consuming enough liquid so I could not go home. I think it may have a blessing in disguise because Friday night around 11 p.m. I spiked a fever 101.6), low blood pressure (74/37) and a high pulse rate (120). After blood work, cultures, and chest X-rays I had a bladder infection. Probably from the Foley catheter. I didn't anticipate the pain I would be feeling after surgery. I also had my gallbladder removed. However even after everything I would definitely do it again. I have lost 15 pounds in 8 days! I am surviving on approximately 185-200 calories per day. Depends on how many Popsicles I eat! Enjoy your time before surgery and get as much information as you can. You can never be too prepared. I wish you luck on your journey! You will do great!

I'm in the middle of my pre op work up. My next weigh in will be number 4 of 6. I go between "omg this is taking sooo long" to "omg, is this seriously happening? Am I really doing this?!"
It's a little unnerving. And I feel like I just obsess and obsess. I struggle with anxiety at times too and I've always been pretty high strung, but oh my dear sweet lord, I've never contemplated one thing so much in my life!!
Good luck! It's gotta be so exciting!