Ok, so Monday is the big day for me. I am to arrive at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY at 5:45am. I'm seriously beyond anxious, excited and now very nervous. I'm so looking forward to a new amazing future, but the whole surgery part is finally hitting me. My program only requires a 24 hour clear, sugar free liquid diet, which I have now officially started. Tomorrow my friend will be coming over and she will be sleeping over and we will do final pictures and official inches of the soon to be old me. I look forward to this new life more then words can describe, but nerves are shot. Will keep everyone post.

Ok, so Monday is the big day for me. I am to arrive at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY at 5:45am. I'm seriously beyond anxious, excited and now very nervous. I'm so looking forward to a new amazing future, but the whole surgery part is finally hitting me. My program only requires a 24 hour clear, sugar free liquid diet, which I have now officially started. Tomorrow my friend will be coming over and she will be sleeping over and we will do final pictures and official inches of the soon to be old me. I look forward to this new life more then words can describe, but nerves are shot. Will keep everyone post.

Best of Luck! I am 9 months post op, and some days, I wake up and think What the Hell, I have my Stomach Removed!!!! WOW......

Best of Luck! I am 9 months post op, and some days, I wake up and think What the Hell, I have my Stomach Removed!!!! WOW......

Best of luck! This is scary but you 'll be changing your life for the better.

Best of luck! This is scary but you 'll be changing your life for the better.

If it makes you feel better, I think most of us felt some apprehension going into it. To be a little nervous is natural I think. So you're probably just feeling a lot of what the rest of us felt before our surgeries. Remember that with modern surgical procedures, complications are rare and outcomes are usually extremely positive. I have no doubt that there are outstanding surgeons in NY who will take good care of you.

If it makes you feel better, I think most of us felt some apprehension going into it. To be a little nervous is natural I think. So you're probably just feeling a lot of what the rest of us felt before our surgeries. Remember that with modern surgical procedures, complications are rare and outcomes are usually extremely positive. I have no doubt that there are outstanding surgeons in NY who will take good care of you.

My Dr. gave me a prescription for Ativan. I took it night before surgery and after surgery whenever I felt anxious. It was a small dose and only 25 tablets. Just enough to get through first weeks. He routinely gives as part of recovery. I would have never thought of needing it but it really helped a lot.

My Dr. gave me a prescription for Ativan. I took it night before surgery and after surgery whenever I felt anxious. It was a small dose and only 25 tablets. Just enough to get through first weeks. He routinely gives as part of recovery. I would have never thought of needing it but it really helped a lot.

My Dr. gave me a prescription for Ativan. I took it night before surgery and after surgery whenever I felt anxious. It was a small dose and only 25 tablets. Just enough to get through first weeks. He routinely gives as part of recovery. I would have never thought of needing it but it really helped a lot.

When I started getting freaked out in the pre-op room, they pushed some midozalam through my i.v. line. It's a close chemical relative of ativan. It calmed me down a bit. I tell people to be careful with benzodiazepines though..at their worst they can be extremely addictive.

My Dr. gave me a prescription for Ativan. I took it night before surgery and after surgery whenever I felt anxious. It was a small dose and only 25 tablets. Just enough to get through first weeks. He routinely gives as part of recovery. I would have never thought of needing it but it really helped a lot.

When I started getting freaked out in the pre-op room, they pushed some midozalam through my i.v. line. It's a close chemical relative of ativan. It calmed me down a bit. I tell people to be careful with benzodiazepines though..at their worst they can be extremely addictive.

It is normal to be apprehensive, scared and alot of other things! Hang in there - you will get through this just fine.

It is normal to be apprehensive, scared and alot of other things! Hang in there - you will get through this just fine.

I'm right there with ya...

Here it is almost 4am and I can't sleep

Surgery on Monday as well

Good Luck to you!!!

I'm right there with ya...

Here it is almost 4am and I can't sleep

Surgery on Monday as well

Good Luck to you!!!