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Heading to bed now in my hotel room (I’m from Vancouver Canada but having surgery just outside of Seattle). Have to be up at 4 am to take my pre-op meds!
Thanks for all your encouragement ❤️ praying everything goes well.

Heading to bed now in my hotel room (I’m from Vancouver Canada but having surgery just outside of Seattle). Have to be up at 4 am to take my pre-op meds!
Thanks for all your encouragement ❤️ praying everything goes well.

Heading to bed now in my hotel room (I’m from Vancouver Canada but having surgery just outside of Seattle). Have to be up at 4 am to take my pre-op meds!
Thanks for all your encouragement ❤️ praying everything goes well.

Heading to bed now in my hotel room (I’m from Vancouver Canada but having surgery just outside of Seattle). Have to be up at 4 am to take my pre-op meds!
Thanks for all your encouragement ❤️ praying everything goes well.

Heading to bed now in my hotel room (I’m from Vancouver Canada but having surgery just outside of Seattle). Have to be up at 4 am to take my pre-op meds!
Thanks for all your encouragement ❤️ praying everything goes well.

Oh, how exciting!!! Prayers that everything goes well for you

God will be watc hing and helping, where do you think surgeon's skills come from? Yeah medical school and residencies help, but they basically are God's instruments of change. Keep a smile on your face, hope in your❤, peace in your spirit and you should do just fine. Update us when the deed is dobe!

Heading to bed now in my hotel room (I’m from Vancouver Canada but having surgery just outside of Seattle). Have to be up at 4 am to take my pre-op meds!
Thanks for all your encouragement ❤️ praying everything goes well.

This process is scary and definitely causes a ton of feelings to crop up. It’s ok to take some time to deal with your stress. This will all be ok.
I’m a week out from my surgery and I am still telling myself this everyday...

I can relate - I had to back off a while as well to deal with my preparation, recovery, and healing. You do what you need to do - the group will be here!
Also, good luck with your surgery - you've got this!! 🤗

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

@Frustr8 Thank you for sharing and the encouragement ❤️
I know I won't regret having surgery but have just been nervous about dealing with any potential flares while off my arthritis medications.
I have read a bunch of study's done that talk about medications being more effective post bariatric surgery but so great to hear you've experienced that yourself!

Hey everyone. So I haven't been keeping up to date on everything that's been posted for the last 3 weeks or so... I was dealing with stress, nerves and a bit of depression related to my own surgery so had to take a step back.
That being said my love and support goes out to all you wonderful people ❤️
What triggered my stress was actually receiving confirmation of my surgery date... got confirmation and realized looking at the calendar it was 3 weeks away! While I knew we were aiming for late June for it to suddenly be coming up was intense.
My surgery is Wed June 26th at 7:00 am!! Feeling much better about it and while still nervous looking forward to getting it done at this point.
Thanks everyone for being so encouraging with sharing your own journey's.

Hi all 😊 I still need to go back and read through this all of this thread, but I just wanted to introduce myself!

I’m 24 years old, 5’2 and 245 pounds - a bit young, but I’ve been overweight all my life and have tried everything - fat camps as a child/youth, medically supervised programs, wellness retreats (basically adult fat camp lol), diet pills... I want to start living my life more fully and ward off all the health problems I’ve seen my parents struggle with for years, and VSG seemed like the most effective tool to get me there!

I actually got the call to schedule surgery this morning - VERY unexpectedly - and it’s set for next Friday, June 14th. My doc usually requires a 2 week liquid diet beforehand, but he’s going on vacay and I’m “young and healthy”, so I get to start today 😱 A tiny part of me was disappointed b/c there were things I wanted to eat before, but I actually think it’s for the best and I’m very excited to start this journey! (we’ll see if I’m still so optimistic once I’m a few days into this liquid diet 😉)

Three days down in the liquid diet. So far so good. It’s boring, no doubt about it, but I’m being a good girl and sticking to it. 12 days till surgery.

Hello June Siblings! My RNY was yesterday. I didn’t know quite what to expect as my last surgery was 35 yrs ago. Very pleasantly surprised. The Bariatric unit staff were great no matter their role on this team.
Got home this evening around 6PM. now having my last full liquid for the day. I was given a Scopolamine patch in Pre-Op yesterday AM. Will take it off tomorrow. So far no nausea. Have been walking as prescribed. Will be glad when all the gas is gone. 🤣🤣

Just got home! Had RNY surgery yesterday. I couldn't be happier. No nausea, practically no pain, and am able to drink Water without difficulty. Apparently, I had a hiatal hernia that needed repairing, too.
The only weird thing so far is that I can't burp intentionally like I used to in order to release air after drinking. I have to wait until my stomach decides the time is right, then it finally just happens. A little uncomfortable but certainly not worrisome.

Sending love and wishes for speedy improvement your way ❤️

Wow! Happy that everything went smooth for you even with the excitement. Sending best wishes you that you continue to improve and get home soon ❤️

Wish you all the best!! Update us once you feel up to it