Hi, my name is Diana. This is my first time on a forum. So please bear with me. Surgery is the 21st. I'm so excited but I'm so nervous!!!! I've followed many of you and seen your videos and blogs. You all have been such great encouragement. So any last do's or donts before or after my big day. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. I'm doing this for my health so I can be the mom my son deserves and the wife my husband deserves. Right now I can't do either, let alone be the person I want to be. So as I said....info? Advice? And above all if you could say a little prayer for me that would be even more appreciated!! Thank you all in advance!!

How did it go? Hope you're doing well!

How did it go? Hope you're doing well!

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Good luck Diana! I'll pray for u. I am just starting my bariatric pathway. After the information seminar today I think I may be visiting the surgeon for a surgery date by the middle of June. The avg. wait after 1st surgeon appointment is 3-5 weeks. Of course that will definitely vary person to person. Best Wishes!

I have 10 days to go, so just getting a little anxious..... I'm sure everything will go fine... Try to get some rest day before since they told me to prepare to be up/walking about after surgery.... Good luck to you

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Good luck Ms. Laydee! Stay occupied with dreaming about skinny clothes and compliments...10 days will pass very quickly I hope. Best wishes, Andrea

Good luck to you. Hope you have great support for when you get home!

Surgery in the morning, revision from band to bypass @ 730 central. Prayer please! Thank y'all so much:)

Surgery in the morning, revision from band to bypass @ 730 central. Prayer please! Thank y'all so much:)

Hello, how did your surgery go? I'm visiting n S. Carolina now and have one month till surgery. Scared and happy at the same time..

Hello, how did your surgery go? I'm visiting n S. Carolina now and have one month till surgery. Scared and happy at the same time..

Hi Zelda, it really hasn't been bad, I keep wanting to pinch myself. I had minimal pain meds and I only stayed over one night. I also had a hernia repair and scar tissue repair. Don't be scared. Tomorrow I start with shakes and cream soups so we will see. So far so good.

Hi, my name is Diana. This is my first time on a forum. So please bear with me. Surgery is the 21st. I'm so excited but I'm so nervous!!!! I've followed many of you and seen your videos and blogs. You all have been such great encouragement. So any last do's or donts before or after my big day. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. I'm doing this for my health so I can be the mom my son deserves and the wife my husband deserves. Right now I can't do either, let alone be the person I want to be. So as I said....info? Advice? And above all if you could say a little prayer for me that would be even more appreciated!! Thank you all in advance!!

Diana I'm 10 months post op & 1lb from Dr goal, just remember fluids 64oz per day & 60-80grams of protein per day for life easily done after healed up in many different ways. Fluid intake counts w/protein shakes as fluid& protein together , keep as log/journal of daily fluid & food intake,even now I still get off track a bit but return to fluids for a few days & continue onward.

I'm really scared now since I may have loss all my support people except my mom. My daughter and SO had another major battle and he us probably leaving me. Surgery is three weeks. I have had one blow after another ... This is a stressful enough.. I may be loosing weight faster then I wanted due to sadness...

I did my pre op registration the other day... I'm very excited to start my life all over again.

I'm really scared now since I may have loss all my support people except my mom. My daughter and SO had another major battle and he us probably leaving me. Surgery is three weeks. I have had one blow after another ... This is a stressful enough.. I may be loosing weight faster then I wanted due to sadness...

I did my pre op registration the other day... I'm very excited to start my life all over again.

Sometimes you need to just put blinders on and say "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead."

I'm really scared now since I may have loss all my support people except my mom. My daughter and SO had another major battle and he us probably leaving me. Surgery is three weeks. I have had one blow after another ... This is a stressful enough.. I may be loosing weight faster then I wanted due to sadness...

I did my pre op registration the other day... I'm very excited to start my life all over again.

To give you the other side, if you are not in a good place mentally before surgery, post surgery will be even more difficult. You MIGHT want to think of postponing until life calms down a bit. Only you and your team can decide what is right for you. This journey takes a great deal of emotional stamina. You have to be ready to deal with the ups and downs. This is why most clinics require seeing a psych. Listen carefully to their recommendations. Best wishes and I hope you will be good to go in three weeks. Life is amazing on the other side!

I'm really scared now since I may have loss all my support people except my mom. My daughter and SO had another major battle and he us probably leaving me. Surgery is three weeks. I have had one blow after another ... This is a stressful enough.. I may be loosing weight faster then I wanted due to sadness...

I did my pre op registration the other day... I'm very excited to start my life all over again.

So sorry to hear you're struggling. We're scheduled for around the same time. It sounds like you're facing so many challenges right now. Pick your battles, decide what you're going to put as priority and do what you need to do.

Wishing you all the best.

Ginger

Oh nothing is getting in my way of this goal. My daughter is not going to control this. I'm going through normal stressors but unfortunately, for me the are all at once..lol

No this is happening... I just have to learn to say NO yo other people..lol