I am excited and scared but ready to go. 10am here I come!

This is great!!!!! Congratulations!!!

Woo hoo! I'm right there with ya!

Awesome ! Must be so exciting.....I have a bit of waiting to do...30 days and i start my liquid diet. Im actually looking forward to that day for now LOL! Most likely will freak out when the actual surgery day comes...LOL!

Congrats...you will do great!!!

Ok so I am back home and the pain day 1 and 2 was way worse than I expected. I had my husband bring my kids to see me at the hospital the night after my surgery and that is not a good idea if anyone has little ones. I was in so much pain and I scared them. Also for me the liquid hydocodine really burns going down so if you can drink broth first it helps. Today is 48 hours out and I am feeling a little better. Still happy I made this decision but it really does hurt after and I was not prepared for it

Sooo glad to hear you are feeling better ! Thanks for checking in and reporting...please continue to do so. Did they not keep the pain at bay while you were in the hospital? I had a hysterectomy 2 years ago and it was way more painful than i expected . I am hoping this surgery is easier...so long as its not worse ..ugh.

What do you recommend taking to the hospital ? Or for the house. I'm stocking up on the protein powder and I hear gas x strips are good : )

Gas x strips are good but I couldn't use them in the hospital. I had to have the swallow test first. I just took my phone and Carmex to the hospital. Clean underwear and a dress to wear home.

I forgot to answer about the pain. I had morphine every two hour during which i would sleep then wake up again in two hours for pain

Thanks for the information : ) they gave me a Morphine pump when i had my hysterectomy and it worked well for me.....sleeping was my favorite part LOL! Waking up in pain was not fun. i sure hope getting out of the bed comes easier.

Gets lots of rest . Hope you have someone to take care of the little ones for you ! I'm looking forward to hearing about your progress : )