Surgery Date 03/22/12

[bethany1987 66]

Bethany' date=' how did you decide your goal weight? Is it based upon your ideal BMI?[/quote']

I decided it based on being the happiest with myself at that weight in the past. :]

[bethany1987 66]

My date is the 22nd too! We will be going through everything at same time so keep us posted <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I will! Good luck!!! What time do you go in? I have to be there at 5am!

[CindyGo1313 13]

I won't know until the day before =/

[CindyGo1313 13]

By the way, how old are you? (if you don't mind me asking)

[aaeactive_gm 20]

I'm going in on march 21st, wow tomorrow..we will do great!

[bethany1987 66]

By the way, how old are you? (if you don't mind me asking)

I'm 24 :]

[Nomadgirl 37]

Best wishes for a complication-free surgery and speedy recovery. The odds are on your side that you should do very well. I know you must have pre-op jitters and I do, too, because my surgery date is 3/28. Keep us posted!

Hi all, I am 18 days out. Put your jitters aside! I was pleasantly surprised at how "easy" the surgery was. My big advice- make sure you have an anti-nausea drug dose before you go down to have your leak test. The stuff is nasty, your throat is dry and it may make you feel sick. Also make sure you have one for the car ride home. I am on softs, my doctor is conservative so I am on blenderized oatmeal, soft cooked eggs, low fat creamed Soups. It's getting old, but for the first time in my life, I am not starving!! I do not do well at getting Protein, I get about 45 grams a day. My NUT says it's not great, but will be okay until I can have shaved deli meat next week. Best of luck to you all!! The pay off- -20 pounds in 18 days!!

[bethany1987 66]

Hi all, I am 18 days out. Put your jitters aside! I was pleasantly surprised at how "easy" the surgery was. My big advice- make sure you have an anti-nausea drug dose before you go down to have your leak test. The stuff is nasty, your throat is dry and it may make you feel sick. Also make sure you have one for the car ride home. I am on softs, my doctor is conservative so I am on blenderized oatmeal, soft cooked eggs, low fat creamed Soups. It's getting old, but for the first time in my life, I am not starving!! I do not do well at getting Protein, I get about 45 grams a day. My NUT says it's not great, but will be okay until I can have shaved deli meat next week. Best of luck to you all!! The pay off- -20 pounds in 18 days!!

What does NUT stand for?

What anti nausea medicine and what is a leak test?

haha sorry I'm clueless!!

and thank you so much for the encouraging words! I need them today---I'm freaking out a bit!

[Nomadgirl 37]

Nut is nutritionist....kind of appropriate! While you are in the hospital your doctor will leave orders for an anti nausea medicine such as Zofran or Phenigren, you may be nauseated after surgery. Before you can have liquids, you have to have a leak test where you have to drink a bubbly nasty drink (not much thankfully) and swallow so they can be sure you don't have a leak where the contents of your stomach are leaking into your body cavity.

[bethany1987 66]

Nut is nutritionist....kind of appropriate! While you are in the hospital your doctor will leave orders for an anti nausea medicine such as Zofran or Phenigren, you may be nauseated after surgery. Before you can have liquids, you have to have a leak test where you have to drink a bubbly nasty drink (not much thankfully) and swallow so they can be sure you don't have a leak where the contents of your stomach are leaking into your body cavity.

haha that sounds like fun :\

I'm going to tell them to give me anti nausea medicine before I even wake up!!

[Nomadgirl 37]

I always get sick from surgery so I told them to light me up, I didn't want to wake up sick. The last thing I remember (rather embarrassingly) was saying "yeehaw" as they were pushing the gurney from holding and then waking up. maybe asking for extra anti anxiety drugs were a bad idea.....

[bethany1987 66]

I always get sick from surgery so I told them to light me up, I didn't want to wake up sick. The last thing I remember (rather embarrassingly) was saying "yeehaw" as they were pushing the gurney from holding and then waking up. maybe asking for extra anti anxiety drugs were a bad idea.....

hahaha thats great!

[CindyGo1313 13]

I'm glad to have found someone my age going Through the same thing (i'm 23). You should ask your Dr if he requires the leak test after surgery because some Dr check before you even get off the operating table

[vsgm 31]

I always get sick from surgery so I told them to light me up, I didn't want to wake up sick. The last thing I remember (rather embarrassingly) was saying "yeehaw" as they were pushing the gurney from holding and then waking up. maybe asking for extra anti anxiety drugs were a bad idea.....

OKAY....this cracked me up!!!!!! I can imagine the "yeehaw" on the gurney...that is too funny. It's amazing how well the anesthesia (sp) works...last thing I remember was saying repeatedly "Are you SURE I'm not going to be awake while you do the surgery?" I'm sure I said that like 4 x and apparantly it knocked me out soon after becuz I don't remember a THING after that!! Love it! :-)

[ChaChaBurch 60]

I'm on 3/22 also. Anesthesia does strange things to me, so I always apologize ahead of time. I tell them to please forgive me for anything I might say, and that there's no way they can hold me responsible :tongue2: My daughter's a RN and she says that folks say all kinds of crazy stuff before surgery. I think they keep a log somewhere in her hospital, just so they can refer back to it for laughs.

I have to be at the hospital at 5:30am and surgery is scheduled for 7:30am, so please keep me in your prayers!