Well I finally have a surgery date set to Jan 8th. I am so excited that it's finally approaching. I have been on this journey since August! I can not explain how thrilled and excited I am. I have so many thoughts that goes through my mind like what should I pack? Etc. Anyone else have a date for January?

Just popping in today I'm on the loser's bench! Surgery went a smoothlyand I have no pain so far. It hurt alittle as I was waking up in recovery. Had a different surgeon than expected, talk about eye candy! Lol! Hope all continues this smoothly! Hope you all are doing well today and congrats to anyone just post op and best of luck to those soon to be operated. :-D

Wow! Im glad to hear your surgery went well...i cant wait till my time comes...keep us posted

Edited January 9, 201412 yr by 2cute2bbig

Congrats! So glad it went smooth! What better way to under then by seeing some eye candy lol! 11 days to go can't wait to join you on the losers bench!

So awesome that your surgery went well & you r feeling pretty good...it can only get better from here. I'll be joining you tomorrow...I'm excited/nervous.

Save me some room on the loser's bench! This is day 8 of my liquid preop diet. I'm down 13lbs. I have to start my 2 day bowel prep on Tuesday. Surgery is next Thursday!!!

Save me some room on the loser's bench! This is day 8 of my liquid preop diet. I'm down 13lbs. I have to start my 2 day bowel prep on Tuesday. Surgery is next Thursday!!!

Wooooo!!!! Hoooooo!!!! :-)

So awesome that your surgery went well & you r feeling pretty good...it can only get better from here. I'll be joining you tomorrow...I'm excited/nervous.

You'll do great! Still not much pain but the gas is slightly uncomfortable. Best wishes for a smooth surgery and recovery!

Save me some room on the loser's bench! This is day 8 of my liquid preop diet. I'm down 13lbs. I have to start my 2 day bowel prep on Tuesday. Surgery is next Thursday!!!

There's plenty if room come on over! Great job on your pre-op diet, it's not easy but do worth it!

Congrats! So glad it went smooth! What better way to under then by seeing some eye candy lol! 11 days to go can't wait to join you on the losers bench!

The time will go by fast especially the last week. I'll keep a spot on the bench warm for ya!

Hello all! Had my RNY 2 days ago. Feeling pretty good. Not much pain except for the gas. I did have one small complication. Apparently my intestines are super swollen where they were sewn back together. Nothing is able to go all the way down so I continue to vomit. I'm still officially NPO. I was told this happens to 1/100 people and it just happens. Now we wait until the swelling relents so I can start on liquids. If it weren't for the vomiting I would be feeling really good. Good luck on all y'all's journeys!

So happy for u!!! Welcome to the losers bench! I can't wait to get there myself!!!

Eroper6. I know all docs and hospitals do things differently but I am curious. first, sorry you are experiencing a relatively rare complication. Second, my question: do they keep you in the hospital until you can get liquids down? I sure hope so. What you describe seems painful and it would scare me. i'd want to be near nurses until things calmed down.

Prayers and love rays to you.

I am going to have a hiatal hernia repaired when I get my RnY next Thurs, Jan 16th. I am very axnious about the hernia, fearful it will cause pain and bleeding that will frighten me.

I want to have the hiatal hernia repaired but I wish the operations weren't combined, even tho I know it makes total sense to do them together.

Anxiety.

I have a gerat case manager nurse who has been pleasant all along but in the past couple weeks, she has stood out, really greatly. I just have to say "anxiety" and she listens kindly, patiently and tells me 'everyone goes through this." Do they? Like my doc had forgotten she told me in Oct that I needed a hiatal hernia and it was not on the schedule for nxt week. I brought it up cause I have questions -- I don't quite understand what it is -- but when I described to my doc what happens to me sometimes, she rushed to her office to get the rest of my file, to see my endocoscopy results and she said "good thing you caught it, you definitely need the repair, I'll have the scheduling put it on." Then I checked with my case manager later to see that it was added. . . but I am anxious that the doc had overlooked it. If I hadn't brought it up at the pre-op, I would not have gotten the repair. So then I anxiously wonder: can I trust my surgeon who forgot my hernia? She was the one who saw it in the endoscopy -- I can't see that. I knew something was wrong cause something happens. . . .. . .it's gross so I won't describe it . . .

Nurse manager says it's normal jitters. Is it?

My date is the 22nd !!!!!!!! Started liquid diet today super nervous but excited

Day 10 of preop RNY Surgery on the 14th cant wait.

I'm scheduled for next Wednesday, the 15th. I'm not excited but nor am I nervous. For right now I feel calm & I'm keeping a positive outlook on how everything will go. I just signed up for this site so I'm still learning my way around :-). Good luck to everyone who hasnt had their surgery yet!

Edited January 11, 201412 yr by AuroraBorealis