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In 12 sweet, short hours, I will finally be in the OR! My journey began in June of 2015 and there were a few times where I honestly couldn't foresee myself making it to this point. Especially when the 2 week preop diet began. But here I am!

I do have a few concerns such as anesthesia, the pain afterwards, etc. As a 27 year old adult, I've been blessed by not having any surgeries or physically painful experiences. I just don't know what to expect but it's nothing that is causing any anxiety at this point.

So, to all of the newbies who are just initiating this process, keep your head up and fight for your health. Follow the instructions of your surgeons and utilize this forum. There are a lot of wise folks on BP who have a ton to offer. Even if it's not always something you want to hear ;)

Now....to my final question: WHO IS SAVING ME A SEAT ON THE LOSER'S BENCH???

See you on the other side!

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Good luck, RNY saved my life -- 11 mos out, a great great thing to do, you will never ever regret it. Congrats for having made it this far.....

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We're all saving you a seat sassyfrass23 [emoji12] you are going to rock this surgery.

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Thank you so much! I can't imagine better company to have in my new life. ❤

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You go girl! Let us know how your surgery went

I had some serious stress right my endoscopy... Waiting for my insurance now... I can NOT even imagine what I'm going to be like right before surgery.

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Good luck you will rock this. post op pain is short lived and you will be so happy with your outcomes you will forget soon after. looking forward to hearing how well you are doing.

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Good luck and may you have a safe and successful surgery and painless and speedy recovery.

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Heck yes !!!

Hoping you are waking up and ready to walk on over to the Loser's Bench and have a seat.

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@@sassyfrass23 - We've got plenty of room {{{patting your seat}}}

Come On Georgia Girl!

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How did the surgery go? Good luck on your recovery process. :) ;) :P :D :lol: B) :rolleyes: ;-)

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Waiting patiently to see how you did through surgery, and after. Hopefully you are already through it and awake! Let us know!

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Hope all is well sassyfrass23 [emoji5]

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Thinking of your recovery and hoping you are well and on your way to a new you!

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Everything went fantastic! I'm feeling much much better today although I just can't seem to wake up. So glad yours was a success @@choicemun !

Also- I did so well on my preop diet and shrank my liver so much, he didn't even have to do a biopsy! He is very pleased with my mobility and efforts thus far so I will for sure be going home today! He told my family that he wished all of his patients were like me. That was comforting to hear.

He did say that after getting inside of my abdomen, he noticed that I had a lot more "man fat" than normal and because of it, I was about 3-4 years away from something severe/detrimental occurring...such as a heart attack. The current discomfort I feel is worth it when knowing I literally just saved my own life.

Thanks for checking up on me!! The positive vibe is contagious and greatly appreciated!

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