I am so excited, I went to see my doctor today and he gave me a date for 8/27/09!!!!!!! It seems surreal!!! If anyone has any specific tips or tricks of the trade, please let me know!!!!! Thanks!:biggrin0::thumbup:

Congratulations! Best thing I can recommend is follow the pre-op and post-op diets to a T!

I agree with VAngel. The pre op is just as important as the post op diet. Neither are easy but they won't last too long.

Congrats on your date! I know how excited you are, I was just there not too long ago. :lol0:

Penny~

Congratulations on your surgery date. Our journeys through this will be close- my sugrery date is Aug 21st!

Dandimples, welcome to our forums and congrats on getting your date! Like the others said, follow your surgeons orders and you should do great.

Congratulations on getting a date! :001_smile:

Good luck!

Congrats! Be sure to visit the August support group http://verticalsleevetalk.com/2009-sleevers/567-august-sleevers-3.html#post8993

Thanks everyone, I am still very excited, but with a twinge of nervousness:001_unsure:. My only concern now is how will I get al the fluids and protein in throughout the day because I am a nursing student and spend most of my time between classes, clinicals, and work! So, I am just trying to devise a plan to get everything in!!!

i'm in the same boat hunny!!!! mines is the 25th i'm a boat of nervousness.

Best of luck on your surgeries ladies!

Thanks everyone, I am still very excited, but with a twinge of nervousness:001_unsure:. My only concern now is how will I get al the fluids and protein in throughout the day because I am a nursing student and spend most of my time between classes, clinicals, and work! So, I am just trying to devise a plan to get everything in!!!

Just do the best you can - there's no way I got in all my liquids and proteins the first 2-3 weeks following surgery -- just be sure you always have a bottle of water or liquid with you and sip, sip, sip whenever and as often as you can. I also suck on alot of ice cubes, especially at work.

i'm in the same boat hunny!!!! mines is the 25th i'm a boat of nervousness.

The nervousness/excitement/doubt/fear, etc. is normal and everyone goes through it. You'll both be fine!

What is the August Support Group and where do you find it?

Attitudefree, here is the link to the August sleevers thread:

http://verticalsleevetalk.com/2009-sleevers/567-august-sleevers.html