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Tomorrow is my day!

Sajijoma

By Sajijoma, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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Sajijoma    1,324

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I can't believe it! Tomorrow is my surgery day! I absolutely cannot wait to get this over with!

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The Candidate    3,215

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The day will pass by in a blur. We'll be saving you a seat on the other side. The view is so much better over here. Congrats!

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Thank you! ❤️ I'm so excited! I packed my bag and got everything done last night, so since I can't eat or drink, that leaves me 3 hrs to contemplate why I'm no where near as nervous as I should be! Lol I am absolutely calm which is so not like me. I even slept like a baby last night!

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The Candidate    3,215

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I was so calm it was nearly surreal. But if they offer you something to calm your nerves before wheeling you in, I would recommend you take it, even if you're in a state of Ghandi like zen.

I did and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I remember nothing after being asked to scoot over to the operating table. I don't remember a mask being put over my face, or even my time in recovery. I didn't wake up until I was in my room. I think it made it easier on me. Just a suggestion.

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James Marusek    5,244

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Congratulations and good luck on your surgery. Check back with us when you are on the other side.

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I was so calm it was nearly surreal. But if they offer you something to calm your nerves before wheeling you in, I would recommend you take it, even if you're in a state of Ghandi like zen.

I did and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I remember nothing after being asked to scoot over to the operating table. I don't remember a mask being put over my face, or even my time in recovery. I didn't wake up until I was in my room. I think it made it easier on me. Just a suggestion.

that was exactly my experience to the point of I remember someone saying "are you in pain?" And trying to say yes but it was a whimper. Then I woke up in my room with my hubby and kids. ???? I was sooo sleepy though. I slept off and on til like 2am then went on a walk.

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Sajijoma    1,324

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@@James Marusek the surgery went well! I'm not in any real pain at this point except for a super dry throat, but I have my ice chips! :) I'm just so happy to be on the other side and to have had such an amazing and compassionate surgeon. He did my whole surgery in 3 small holes!

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The Candidate    3,215

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So happy to hear all went well! ????

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James Marusek    5,244

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Congratulations. ;) :P ;) :) :D :lol: B) :rolleyes: ;-)

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I've been home since Wed night. I had a bit of trouble in the hospital keeping my oxygen levels up because the Iv dilaudid was suppressing my ability to remember to breathe so they wanted to switch me to oral loratab liquid, but I started violently vomiting so that caused a lot of pain and the cycle repeated. Then I finally was like forget the pain meds. I'm going to tough it out and I got well enough to go home within hours. :) the worst part is dealing with the stupid drain...if it weren't for that, I'd say I was pain free. I get it out next week so be strong! :) Getting my liquids in has gone ok. I'm loving v8 right now and I have always said I'd rather lick my own @ss than drink it ???? so some things really did change right after surgery! Protein Shakes are hit and miss. I absolutely cannot do the Premier Protein. It hits the reject button the moment a drop hits my tongue and the Syntrax flavors I liked post op are not sitting too well, but the ones I ewwwwed are working a bit better.

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The Candidate    3,215

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Glad to hear you're home and over the bad hump. Once you get the drain out you'll feel even better. Congrats!

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Dar200    285

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So glad you are home and got through the pain medication drama. Sounds like you are doing a great job!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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