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Tan4sho    39

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I am getting sleeved March 14 2016 I am excited but scared at the same time

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msjg46    39

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You will be fine!

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Amelie2016    116

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What scares you the most?

Because I am a walking anxiety attack! =D

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Lisa_85    118

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I am getting sleeved March 14 2016 I am excited but scared at the same time

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I was so scared I backed out twice but this truly was the best thing I ever did. The first couple of days are hard with the whole air pockets but you will fine by day number 5!

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lesley_vsg    25

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Being scared is totally normal! Wishing you the best of luck with your journey!

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Tan4sho    39

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What scares you the most?

Because I am a walking anxiety attack! =D [/quote

The unknown is what scares me. Being asleep while the procedure is taking place. I'm scared to say it out loud BUT not waking up keeps going through my mind

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Lisa_85    118

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What scares you the most?

Because I am a walking anxiety attack! =D [/quote

The unknown is what scares me. Being asleep while the procedure is taking place. I'm scared to say it out loud BUT not waking up keeps going through my mind

Girl I was out in two minutes of being on the table (They talk to you as nothing was happening you don't even have time to think of that) I woke back up in my room. I don't even remember being in recover. lol

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Tan4sho    39

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Girl I was out in two minutes of being on the table (They talk to you as nothing was happening you don't even have time to think of that) I woke back up in my room. I don't even remember being in recover. lol

Did you feel it was like a short nap or long nap? Were you drowsy when you woke up? How long was your surgery? ????

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Amelie2016    116

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I talked to all of my anesthesiologists a lot before surgery. Just spend some time with her or him, they will introduce themselves to you. Ask them ANYTHING. I am a chronic pain patient, so I tell them going in that their tiny little "martinis" might not work on me. They laugh. One said to me once, that he could throw everything at me until I stopped breathing and then they bring me back from that. They're very good. Not to worry about not waking up.



They use monitors for your brain activity, monitors for your breathing, monitors for oxygen levels, brain health, organ health, they have everything timed precisely from the minute they relax you until they get a breathing tube in you and sedated for surgery.

I remember one time I told one of the Dr.s that he'd better watch my brain activity, because I did not want to wake up during surgery! =) He lol'd and said that a bell would go off. They listen to all kinds of beeps. He said I'd only have a problem if he suddenly went deaf during the procedure. =)

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scarlep    68

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I walked to the OR super nervous and scared, I was sleeved nov 19 and have lost 54 pounds, you won't feel anything , the only thing you'll feel it's probably the IV

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Lisa_85    118

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Girl I was out in two minutes of being on the table (They talk to you as nothing was happening you don't even have time to think of that) I woke back up in my room. I don't even remember being in recover. lol

Did you feel it was like a short nap or long nap? Were you drowsy when you woke up? How long was your surgery? ????

It felt like an actually sleep. You do wake you a little drowsy and you will be going in and out of sleep for most of that day. I wanna say my surgery was around an hour.

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lesley_vsg    25

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I remember being wheeled to the OR, got on the surgery table and was asleep in a matter of minutes!

I woke up in recovery. I remember hearing the nurses talking and telling me surgery was over. It literally felt like I had just had the best nights sleep ever lol!

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Mzdiggs    169

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You will also receive a shot to relax you, talk to your anesthesiologist about your nervous right. As everyone stated they will take care of you.

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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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      1. summerseeker

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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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