EmzBee

Getting closer and more real. How is everyone doing so far

I went in on the 11th at 1pm. Surgery was 2 and half hours and I was in recovery for a couple hours. I had to have a drain put in and I'm hoping it'll come out this afternoon. I have quite a bit of pain if I don't get the meds on time. I think I'll be out tomorrow, yay, can't wait to get some real sleep. Dr's say everything went well and looks good. This was hard to text as I'm pretty loopy from the morphine. Best wishes to all the up comers and speedy recovery to those on the mend. :)

I was nervous as well. I also had an extra 3 hour wait because there was complications in the two surgeries before me. So i paced alot. My surgery was supposed to be at 12:30p. I went into the or at 3 30 my surgery started at 4:10p then I was in recovery by 6:45pm in room by 8pm. My doctor said my surgery was picture perfect. I was her star patient all weekend.

Sent from my LM-Q710(FGN) using BariatricPal mobile app

I know what you mean. I was too excited to be nervous. My prayers are with you tomorrow and throughout your journey.

Well I’ll be checking in the hospital at 645am...feels surrreal but I’m ready to get the ball rolling...I’m more anxious than nervous but that may change over the next 8 hours I’ll try to update you guys tomorrow...I’ll whisper a prayer for everyone

Y’all I’m down 6 lbs from surgery (I had to lose the 9 lb iv fluids gain also) and 22 pounds since starting the liquid diet on 1/21. I am ecstatic!!!!

To all those who are joining me on the operating table tomorrow, February 13, Godspeed!

Good news! My insurance company approved the surgery on the first try! As some of you may remember, I was rather stressed out about that.

So... looks like my surgery will be postponed. Still having crazy back pain, and surgeon wants bloods done to eliminate gallstones/pancreitis/etc.
I'm in for a two-hour wait to see my GP, then blood tests.
Urgh.

Sent from my CPH1719 using BariatricPal mobile app

So... looks like my surgery will be postponed. Still having crazy back pain, and surgeon wants bloods done to eliminate gallstones/pancreitis/etc.
I'm in for a two-hour wait to see my GP, then blood tests.
Urgh.

Sent from my CPH1719 using BariatricPal mobile app

Nooooo! Recidivist!

Well I hope you enjoy your second hooray to food =D And think... you'll be enjoying a last last steak when most of us are still eating baby food [emoji23]

My vote is to retain you as an honorary February member, for sure! Maybe now you can be a February baby, and a March wise old owl =D

Sent from my CPH1719 using BariatricPal mobile app

Nooooo! Recidivist!

Well I hope you enjoy your second hooray to food =D And think... you'll be enjoying a last last steak when most of us are still eating baby food [emoji23]

My vote is to retain you as an honorary February member, for sure! Maybe now you can be a February baby, and a March wise old owl =D

Sent from my CPH1719 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hey all!

So, I'll definitely reply to other stuff soon but I've got myself into a bit of a situation...

I got 2 days 'till surgery and my back is freaking killing me. It started, I think, when I was lying funny in bed... and it's gotten worse over the past day or two.

I'm nervous because I've experienced back pain before (sciatic nerve pain is a... well, you get the idea) but this is entirely different. It's more to the side, middle of my back (so, like, shooting pains whenever I roll over and tenderness right under where my stomach is) and of course my catastrophising lil brain is like "probably not musculature--you got pancreitis, or whatever that thing's called when your pancreas craps out). I mean, I've been on Optifast for, like, a month, and the last week or so I've been really bad with the veges... either I won't eat them, or I'll eat them raw with soy sauce (no oil--which is supposed to help the pancreas).

I really don't wanna go into surgery with a bad back, because It's gonna really complicate the feelings in that area... I'm not going to know what's back pain, what's stomach pain, what I should worry about, what I shouldn't...

Gah!!!

Anyway. So I have a physio appointment in about 4 hours. Hopefully they magically fit me and I've done all this worrying for nothing.

Sent from my CPH1719 using BariatricPal mobile app

Hi, EmzBee. I understand your wanting to go through with the surgery as scheduled, but I think you need to be completely honest with your medical team regarding any issues. Your doctor would know best whether this might make your surgery riskier or increase the chance of side effects.
My big fear is getting a cold just before surgery, because I'm told that they don't want to operate if you have a bad cold. Not sure why--perhaps something to do with the anesthesia?

Urgh, yes I totally feel your pain on cooking. No way am I cooking if I can't eat it. Lol!

Yes, even if you're not on the actual "keto" diet, if you're doing low to no carbs, your body will likely be going into ketosis (burning fat rather than carbs). If you look up "keto flu" you'll likely see your symptoms are completely normal [emoji4]

Look up "The Big Ward" if you want some inspo on Netflix! I loved the second season... it's a shoe about bariatric patients on the public NZ system [emoji4]

Sent from my CPH1719 using BariatricPal mobile app

The way I feel must be like the Keto flu, then. I never tried the keto diet so I didn't experience it. My nutritionist did not mention I'd feel so yucky. It is good to hear that I may be going through a normal process, then. I DO have Netflix and am binging at night after work when the kids and hubby are eating dinner. Cooking would be too difficult right now!

Awesome news! Feb 25 will be here in no time

So proud of everyone. Keep up with your positive thoughts.

Congratulations, Idawn and Courtney! Showing us all the way it's done
Gosh, I disappeared for a while, didn't I? Nice to finally catch up with everyone and see where we're all at. I notice we now have quadruplets (or, potentially quintuplets??) booked on the 13th! How exciting!!
I've now finished my pre-pre op diet and I'm on to my plain old pre-op diet--no room for the occasional cheat day now.
Since December, I've lost a total of 35 pounds! I'm already noticing a difference--clothes are a lot looser, certain activities and day-to-day functionality is a lot easier.
My focus is now on getting my fitness up before surgery. That, and I have a manuscript to edit for a client and a book I'm trying to finish by the end of the month for a competition... it's nice to be busy, though!
Looking forward to hearing updates from our first bunch of post-ops! Go Team February! =D

Congratulations, Idawn and Courtney! Showing us all the way it's done
Gosh, I disappeared for a while, didn't I? Nice to finally catch up with everyone and see where we're all at. I notice we now have quadruplets (or, potentially quintuplets??) booked on the 13th! How exciting!!
I've now finished my pre-pre op diet and I'm on to my plain old pre-op diet--no room for the occasional cheat day now.
Since December, I've lost a total of 35 pounds! I'm already noticing a difference--clothes are a lot looser, certain activities and day-to-day functionality is a lot easier.
My focus is now on getting my fitness up before surgery. That, and I have a manuscript to edit for a client and a book I'm trying to finish by the end of the month for a competition... it's nice to be busy, though!
Looking forward to hearing updates from our first bunch of post-ops! Go Team February! =D

Don’t be scared ladies. I have my surgery on January 7 and I was so nervous before I almost made myself sick. I am now only 10 days postop and I can honestly tell you that it wasn’t nearly as big of a deal as I was making out to be in my head. I’m doing awesome, I have no problem drinking fluids, and honestly just feel really great. The first two days I was in a little bit of pain but only took Tylenol and that took care of it. I’ve already 31lbs since January 3 (the start of my preop diet). So I guess what I’m saying is don’t be nervous, it really ain’t no thing 🙂

Surgery date - yesterday!! Rough night last night with a lot of pain that ended up being due to the gas they pump in you. No one here let’s you sleep either. ;). I’m about 14 hours post op now and feeling pretty good- 7 walks under my belt, keeping Water down and I am dreaming of Jello. ;)

Emz, just be yourself

Hey EmzBee--

What is the phsyc eval like in New Zealand? I'm in the United States and I was surprised at how limited mine was. All the psychiatrist did was give me a quiz of about 100 true of false questions. I take meds for both anxiety and depression and that wasn't even discussed. She seemed to want to know about my outlook about food, ensure I knew what life would be like after surgery, whether I had a support team, and general stuff--nothing too invasive. The meds never came up (even though I listed them). Some of the questions on the assessment were sort of funny to me--like "true or false, you were on the cover of 50 magazines during the past year." I think the assessment was to ensure I wasn't delusional. Some folks have issues with that. I think you will be fine, especially if you talk about what you are anxious about re: the surgery. But, like I said, it might be a lot different in New Zealand! Best wishes!

Emz, my psych evaluation was basically like smedae described. He wanted to know why I was doing this, how much I knew about the support and lifestyle changes, what my support network was like, etc. It was a non-event.