Having surgery April 26th....anyone else scheduled for April?

April 29th! I am still scared of the pre op diet. I'm trying to go caffeine free now, to lesson the stress and impact!

April 29th! I am still scared of the pre op diet. I'm trying to go caffeine free now' date=' to lesson the stress and impact![/quote']

Me, too...my pre-op diet starts 4/9…only 800 calories/day!

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The link is here. If you'd like to join' date=' please let me know.

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I would like to join, vokat@sbcglobal.net

Just sent y'all both invitations. Please let me know if you don't get them or have any trouble accessing the group.

Can I be added, too (third request)? Surgery is 4/23/13. Lana McBroom (lanamcbroom@yahoo.com). Thx!

I'm officially on the other side' date=' everything has been so quick and easy. I let the anesthesiologist know I've has problems with post op nausea in the past and he took really good care of me and I haven't has any. I've got a dilaudid PCA and it works terrifically! Just once or tonight then ill walk more tomorrow, get the ng tube from my nose, and do my leak test. Wish me luck [/quote']

Congrats! I'm sure things will continue to go well! April 10th is my day. Getting down to the last few days! !!

Congrats! I'm sure things will continue to go well! April 10th is my day. Getting down to the last few days! !!

Thank you, and good luck to you. I just wanted to share a suggestion for sleevers, your throat gets really sore from the tube and if they leave an NG tube in to suck blood out of your stomach over night. I requested a chloroseptic spray for my throat and they approved it and brought some in. Ahhh momentarily relief, lol. Now back to sleep. Zzzzz

I'm having surgery on Thursday. (YAY!) one question I keep forgetting to ask...approximately how long does the procedure take?

I'm having surgery on Thursday. (YAY!) one question I keep forgetting to ask...approximately how long does the procedure take?

The actual procedure is around 1 1/2 to 2 hour, buy you'd be in the OR for around 3 hours for all the prep work and stabilizing your breathing and sedating you. Then you go to PACE for like 1 to 2 hours to recover from anesthesia, then up to your room . Hope that helps.

The actual procedure is around 1 1/2 to 2 hour' date=' buy you'd be in the OR for around 3 hours for all the prep work and stabilizing your breathing and sedating you. Then you go to PACU for like 1 to 2 hours to recover from anesthesia, then up to your room <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />. Hope that helps.[/quote']

The actual procedure is around 1 1/2 to 2 hour' date=' buy you'd be in the OR for around 3 hours for all the prep work and stabilizing your breathing and sedating you. Then you go to PACE for like 1 to 2 hours to recover from anesthesia, then up to your room <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' Hope that helps.[/quote']

Thanks so much for the info!

I would like to join, vokat@sbcglobal.net

Can I be added, too (third request)? Surgery is 4/23/13. Lana McBroom (lanamcbroom@yahoo.com). Thx!

Just sent you both an invitation. Please let me know if you don't receive it and/or if you have any trouble accessing the group.

Sorry about the delay, Lana. I must've missed your request to join

Great survival trio in the hospital

Going for the barium study at 10:30.

Great survival trio in the hospital

Thanks for sharing