Anybody scheduled for surgery this Month April 2014?

Had my preop appt yesterday and reviewed all of my labs, was so so happy that everything was good! Even my cholesterol was good! And I've lost 6.5lbs since the 7th :-)

I'm on day 5 of protein shakes and dinner and last night was the first night it was kind of hard. I just wanted to EAT! Lol

I didn't! Just had my salmon and broccoli and water water water :-)

I agree with the other poster that shakes and carb cut back are good prep for the seriously reduced amount of postop calories. Adjusting to it now can only help afterwards.

-MM

Based on the suggestion above I bought 2 bottles of that isopure today for right after surgery. I did buy the gnc brand of isopure in chocolate. It was pricy but tastes...dare I say it.....pretty good!

I like the green apple isopure and the purple frost and orange icy....they go down pretty tasty since the sx...before the sx...they were pretty yucky...but since I cant tol. All the sweetness they are perfect!

I too had my surgery on the 14th. I went home last night and it felt so good to be home. I didn't experience any gas pain or any physical pain that wasn't tolerable. I did have discomfort up around my diaphragm but everyone said that was completely normal. I was given some pain meds right after surgery in recovery but nothing but acetaminophen afterwards. I did have nausea and the dry heaves all the way up to the morning that I left. But that to has passed. I am glad that my experience has been fairly easy thus far and can only hope and pray for a smooth recovery the those going in later this month. Good luck to u all.

I'm scheduled for 4/21, I can't wait.

Hello everyone,

My surgery date is April 28th. Im nervous but ready for this life changing experience!

I am scheduled for April 24 !! So excited. Just around the corner

I too am scheduled for 4/23 the 2week liquid diet is really getting me down today, while I prepare for Easter dinner. I actually accidentally ate some baby carrots without thinking!! Now back to drinking...

I'm scheduled for next Monday, April 28. In Chicago, at Northwestern, with Dr. Nagle. After six months of jumping through the different hoops of the Northwestern Bariatric Surgery program, it's finally happenning! I'm thinking of it as an early Mother's Day gift from me to my husband and kids: added years of having a healthy mother and wife around.

Good luck to all of you!

Anybody scheduled for surgery this Month April 2014?

I am scheduled for April 21st, it's starting to get real

I'm scheduled for 4/21, I can't wait.

me too

omgoodness I am getting freaked out, two day's ....

I am getting a little anxious now....hopefully I don't get cancelled for not losing a lot of weight. I'm down like 5 lbs.

I'm counting the hours and watching my ticker count down..Lol....let's go 4-23, I can't believe it's almost here after 8 long months.

For anyone who has been sleeved already this month I wanted to know if someone could kind of walk me through the process once you get to the hospital. My surgery is on 4/23 and I'm a stickler for detail, it's driving me crazy that I don't know what to expect. I know hospitals operate differently but just would like to hear other experiences on what happens between checking in and actually being rolled into the E.R...