KRush88

I second the binge watching suggestion - I watched all of UNREAL seasons 1-3 (SO trashy but SO good) the week or two before my surgery, and I've been binge re-watching Parks and Rec since...and watching a lot of the Queer Eye reboot (SO SO GOOD and sweet, especially season two!).
Also, I found mindfulness really helpful in that week or two of mind spiraling in doubts and worries before my surgery. Finding ways to practice acknowledging the feelings, understanding them, and letting them go. For me journaling has always been my go-to tool for this, but if you google mindfulness for anxiety I'm sure you'll find lots of really great ideas too!
When I was journaling I also wrote and thought a lot about why I had made the decision to take this step. Voicing my doubts or second-guessing but answering them with reminders of why I felt this was the path I needed to go on. I wrote also about what I hoped to accomplish/try/do over the six months/year after surgery. That was really useful in quieting some of those voices too!

You Can Do It! Stretch, use a heating pad, binge watch Lost in Space & The Walking Dead on Netflix. Drink some Water (if allowed), dance a little to Sia's Chandelier, wear cozy clothes, repeat.
CONGRATS!!!

Say
Would I rather drag around too tired to do housework
Too out of breath to climb stairs
Legs hurt too bad to go for much of a walk
Only go outside when the temprature's right
Too cold and and,you ache
Too hot and you sweat buckets
Not be able to fit normal-sized seating and pretty colored clothing
Have people look at you like you were a disgusting bug
Be known as that fat broad or big man when you have a perfectly lovely name your parents gave you.
Have people you haven't seen for awhile say " Oh are you still living?"
Have younger people tell you take
up too much space, waste too much of the world's resources so just die, and do,it quickly
Get up every morning knowing that you are in pain and this is As little pain you will have until you try to move
Look at yourself in the mirror and not,mind how you look. Even worse, not own. a mirror you can see all of you in.
Know that no matter how much you eat your stomach will hurt and feel unsatisfied.
Know when you get up you don't really matter to anyone and you pray for death to realease you from your dismal existence
After All this You Still want to Stay as You Are'---then More Power to You. It will take every drop of your Power to Even Exist!
If you reject any or all of the above then join me in seeking and obtaining Life Changing Surgery. You see, either I or People I cared for have had all the above, many died out of Hope, but by,all I hold dear, all I find Good and Holy, I shall not merely exist. I don't walk slowly, I run as fast as my legs, old as they are, can move toward my surgery. Better the Person I can become than the weary depressed hollow shell I had become. I will enter the Operating Theatre with a Song in My ❤, when I wake up again, and yes I shall wake, for my surgeon has a perfect record which I shall not besmirch, I will have a smile😛 from cheek to cheek upon my face, what pain I have will be mild and negatory for the final result will be having my chance at continued life, and this one will be SO MUCH BETTER!
Don't be Jello, quivering and fearful, join me , strong and resolute in my Bright Shining New Day! Joy always has and always will Trump sorrow!🌈

It's normal to have second (and 3rd, and 4th) thoughts as you approach surgery time. I had doubts all the way up to the time I was on the surgery table and they were putting the mask over my face.
As others have said, focus on the reasons why you decided to take this journey and the positives.
In my experience, the negatives pass and fade.

Thank you... Positive thinking! I got it!

If you've spent some time here I'm sure you have come across numerous posts about the positive outcome of this surgery. Yeah there are a handful of people posting about negatives but you always read from members that are further along that it is only temporary. All will go well and before you know it you'll be done with it and working on the new you. Keep your head up, keep positive.

Thank you... Positive thinking! I got it!

Stop looking at the NEGATIVES and start looking at the POSITIVES think about the new you and relax, quit giving yourself a Headache over it. Positive thinking brings Positive things. Now go get the new you no doubting. It will all be ok and you’ll be glad you did in a few weeks and months, it’s like this if you feed it, it will grow stop feeding the NEGATIVITY!.

Headache passes! It’s just a withdrawal headache .

Don’t rethink- you’ll regret it.

My surgery is tomorrow, 7am Aug 6th.

Mines is watchourgrowth_ my surgery date is Monday along with posting Instagram stories pictures I also have a YouTube channel as well NaturalMzBeauty I'm excited to post my journey.

I don't usually rant but I can't help it this time,
This Saturday someone older ,whom I respect , approached me to try to pry information out of me on if I had WLS.

First I'm super private about all aspects of my life so the fact that I didn't tell them should be a hint that I didn't want to have the conversation.

Second this person is Morbidly Obese and battling diabetes etc and could benefit from this surgery but I say nothing as it is not my place to play prophet for WLS.

Third they tried to counsel me on weight loss now and what not to do, i.e. Not to lose anymore weight, don't understand why I did it, etc...

HOW DO YOU EVEN DEAL WITH THIS?!??

I'm scheduled for Monday 😊

i thought it only was effective if you’re under like 175lbs or something like that??

i’m convinced your only job on this site is to make everyone laugh 😂

I'm a sleeve and was told that the Calcium carbonate wouldn't be digested enough because of reduced stomach acid. So we were advised to take calcium citrate. I take TUMS occasionally when my GERD is bad (since I have acid a-plenty) but don't count it toward my calcium supplementation, per my doctor.

Good luck with August all aound.

I dont have any liquid diet to do. Surgeon uses a liver retractor device and likes his patients to have good nutrition b4 surgery. Idk but the surgeons are all VERY different .

I felt like I was nesting, too!

Cherry Ann,
My mother is coming to drive me to surgery. I am more worried about having my house cleaned than the surgery. No matter how old your mother is she will still tell you to "clean your room".

Was doing some researching into this...and this was like the first thing that came up
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lani-simpson-dc-ccd/calcium-heart-attacks_b_1553873.html
Digging a little deeper, I think the recommendation is for Sleeve patients only, given the issues Sleeved folks have with acid production, it would make sense that using an acid reducing Calcium carbonate would be a decent idea, however in bypass patients, with the stomach coming in later to our tracts, it might not be such a smart idea.

Some lines for you
I am fine and it's MY TIME to shine
No shame in my game
And no sorrows in all my tomorrows!
Now smile😛and. BELIEVE in YOU

And folks I'll weigh also. I am 5ft 8in , according to BMI AND former surgeon my goal should be 138 based also on body frame size. That ain't gonna happen, not even on a sunny day. My personal dream goal is 175/size15 Junior, I'm actually an overgrown Junior, a C cup, don't have the bustiness regular and woman/misses require. I would accept anything below 198, at 72 borderline anorexia isn't good for me, I am a presurgical 321, and before anyone asks I HAVE lost over 10% of my highest weight so I am trying as hard as people 1/2 my age, I just have the BMR of a 🐛slug on antidepressants, I still make my slime trail but it's about an inch an hour.

@Harley66 we have the same surgery date. My height is 5’4”, I'm currently 256 pounds and my goal weight is 175. According to my BMI, I should be aiming for 130ish. I believe I should aim for the weight that'll make me happy.

If all else fails just still be keying in @ the pen name, it comes up as "KRush mentioned you" on my gmail because I run off of Android app instead of sit down or laptop computer. So even poor beknighted folk like me get the message too.👍😝📝