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So excited and nervous for my surgery. I'm scheduled for Friday the 13th. :)

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Congrats!!! I am scheduled for June 10th and I am so eager for the time to come. Everyone says the time will go fast but it seems like its standing still for me.

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hello mine is june 12th am so excited.

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June 9th here...

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June 16th here,getting a little nervous!!my pre op class is tomorrow.

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I'm the 9th -- had a preop class at the hospital last Thursday night. It was great. We met a pre/post surgery nurse and they went over everything to expect... what will happen before surgery, the recovery room, what they'll do with your personal stuff, what monitors will be on you when you wake up... Then the pharmacist talked to us about our medications and what pain meds the doctors routinely leave orders for. We talked to the charge nurse on the floor we'll be on -- she talked about the room, getting us up to move around, etc. Then the dietician described the diet they'll bring up on the second day. Like a bottle of Crystal LIght with Protein in it. Lastly we talked to the bariatric coordinator who took us on a tour of the floor and let us see what a room looks like (all private).

This morning I had my presurgery doctor's appointment -- went through all the paperwork, had to take a little true/false quiz and go over any answers I missed -- just to be sure I have realistic expectations. As I was leaving the doctor shook my hand and said "I'll see you at the hospital" and that was that! Thirteen more days...

Excitement builds!!!

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