I met with my doc and had the info session last week. We scheduled my appointment with the surgeon for Feb 4th. I will finish my required 3 month diet and behavior modification program the end of January. After the appointment on the 4th they willsubmit for insurance and I hope to be under the knife on Feb. 20th. Can't wait

hi everyone, well I got home about 10pm last night, and I'm up and moving about a bit. My op was at 1pm, and I was very surprised that when my surgeon said I would be tilted upright and he'd be operating face to face! Came around feeling ok, just really really tired and spent most of the afternoon asleep.

How do I feel? I'm uncomfortable, but not in much pain, the gas pain being the worst. I've just had a breakfast of miso soup. They did offer me soup twice at the hospital but it contained milk which I'm allergic to. I was offered jelly but it never materialised.

hi everyone, well I got home about 10pm last night, and I'm up and moving about a bit. My op was at 1pm, and I was very surprised that when my surgeon said I would be tilted upright and he'd be operating face to face! Came around feeling ok, just really really tired and spent most of the afternoon asleep.

How do I feel? I'm uncomfortable, but not in much pain, the gas pain being the worst. I've just had a breakfast of miso soup. They did offer me soup twice at the hospital but it contained milk which I'm allergic to. I was offered jelly but it never materialised.

Hi Zoe,

So you came home the same day! I have heard that gas pain can be really painful, i was lucky I didn't have any. You wil be shattered I am sure but it sounds as if you are tolerating the soup you had for breakfast.You sound like you are doing really well.

Take care

yes, home the same day. If you are considered local (we live an hour away) and you are out of theatre by 3pm and pass the criteria (no pain, had a wee, drunk several glasses of iiquid) then you can go home. I was pleased, it was better to be at home, although I was pacing the kitchen at 2am with a hot wheat bag on my left shoulder and reading my favourite poetry out loud to distract myself!

I did not have any gas pain either. I had some last night tho. 15 days out. Go figure. I feel for anyone suffering with gas pain. I hope it goes away real soon.

Well I finally start my 5 day liquid diet today. I'm more nervous about this diet than I am the actual procedure, please pray that I get through this. I'm going to try my best to keep my eyes on the prize though, I'm so excited to start my new life!

Well I finally start my 5 day liquid diet today. I'm more nervous about this diet than I am the actual procedure, please pray that I get through this. I'm going to try my best to keep my eyes on the prize though, I'm so excited to start my new life!

Hi,

I am just over 2 weeks ahead of you. I did a 3 week pre op but not liquid diet. There are pros and cons i think, I wasn't hungry on mine but it did go on forever! I honestly didn't find the surgery recovery bad at all and it was only last Tues and I am fine, just a bit tired and lightheaded. The pain was fine after the first couple of hours. Everyone is different and so are their surgeons but I had no catheter or drains and I think that helped. Now trying to build up my fluids and can only really cope with soups and drinks, but more of a choice every day.

Just keep going and your surgery date will soon be here. Everyone feels anxious as well as excited. Carry on posting on here and on the Feb post op thread and you will get a lot of support, I know I have.

Take care

Claire

Hello... My surgery date is MOnday February 24th... I'm excited and so nervous I just hope all goes well.

Got my new surgery date! March 7th...not looking forward to another 3 day liquid diet but sooo excited to get back on the road!! I'm all healthy again and good to go!

Thanks Claire I appreciate that :-)

I wish that I could do something other than these soups it might be alright. I aam drinking lots of protein drinks. I know that I will be able to have soft mushy foods in about 4 days.

Hi,

Patti, really thinking of you on your surgery day. Looking forward to hearing from afterwards.

So glad everything is ok with you zoe and ncbabygurl I know what you mean about soups and liquids. I am fine with that at the moment, possibly because I know that I can have more but my body won't cope with it yet. Expanding my range of soups and trying to reassure myself that I don't have a problem with seafood and other things (at the moment anyway) is great!

Take care

Claire

I wish that I could do something other than these soups it might be alright. I aam drinking lots of protein drinks. I know that I will be able to have soft mushy foods in about 4 days.

Hi,

Patti, really thinking of you on your surgery day. Looking forward to hearing from afterwards.

So glad everything is ok with you zoe and ncbabygurl I know what you mean about soups and liquids. I am fine with that at the moment, possibly because I know that I can have more but my body won't cope with it yet. Expanding my range of soups and trying to reassure myself that I don't have a problem with seafood and other things (at the moment anyway) is great!

Take care

Claire

I wish that I could do something other than these soups it might be alright. I aam drinking lots of protein drinks. I know that I will be able to have soft mushy foods in about 4 days.

Hi,

Patti, really thinking of you on your surgery day. Looking forward to hearing from afterwards.

So glad everything is ok with you zoe and ncbabygurl I know what you mean about soups and liquids. I am fine with that at the moment, possibly because I know that I can have more but my body won't cope with it yet. Expanding my range of soups and trying to reassure myself that I don't have a problem with seafood and other things (at the moment anyway) is great!

Take care

Claire

You all will do great and be on that losing bench soon. Remember to walk walk walk. I really think that the more I walked the more the pain eased up.

Got my new surgery date! March 7th...not looking forward to another 3 day liquid diet but sooo excited to get back on the road!! I'm all healthy again and good to go!

Great news, I am really pleased for you!

Do stay with us all on this Feb thread and on the other Feb post op thread, so that we know how you are doing. You are one of us!

Not long now

Claire

I got the call this morning letting me know that my surgery time is at 7:30 this Monday morning. I have been so anxious and excited this past week. I have been in a non-stop cleaning frenzy because when I sit down my mind just spins. At least my house is clean actually at this point it is a bit sterile. I have been on this pre-op diet for almost a month and it has been difficult but at least I have already dropped two pant sizes.

I hope everyone who has already had their surgery is healing well and to those who surgeries are yet to come I wish you the best.

Mo