MY surgery is on February 15th! Any last minute tips or advise are greatly appreciated! I'm beyond nervous!

Good luck! I am getting discharged here in a few hours. The advise I took from the group here to bring your own toiletries was very helpful. I had some complications so have been in the hospital longer than planned. Being able to "bird bath" in the room sink with my own shampoo/conditioner, body wash etc was very handy and one of the simplest things to bring my mood up and feel more normal. Having Your own slippers that you can get on an off without bending over much really helps as well for the hallway walks.

Good luck! Let us know how you are doing.

I had mine 2 1/2 years ago and have never regretted it. I admit as I was getting on the OR table I was like do I really want to do this? Yes you do. It's a tool and not perfect but gave me my health back. I am an RN too so I was glad to be an example to my patients. Go for it. There is pain the first week or two and you have to ease back into solid food but you will get there. The straw thing is real. The air in your stomach can hurt. The feeling full too you will feel it! And if you push it you will vomit[emoji33]. And the not drinking while eating is true too but after a while you can sip a little if you need to. Eating spicy food you need to!if you try an alcohol drink watch out! It can hit you really fast. But look at this way 1 drink and you are done! Saves money. Also the take home box is your friend. I order what I want but I usually take 1/2 or more home. But if I feel like it I eat it later. Again it's a tool not magic. But I wanted to live a better life and I have. Good luck. Remember get up as soon as you can after the surgery. Also use the binder they give you. It helps a lot the first 2-3 weeks giving your abd wall support. Also use pain medication. You don't get extra brownie points for going without it. So says the RN in me! The pain mostly comes from the larger hole on the side of you belly button. It's the place the do most of the surgery from and they have to move in and out of it more. So don't be surprised if there is more pain in that area. They close it with a web like suture that you pull and it closes he hole. They usually use it to close a person up who has a chest tube for a collapsed lung.


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I'm 3 weeks out. Had my surgery on 25th Jan. I'm feeling good and I haven't had much pain just so tired. If you eat little and often you will be fine listen to your body. Good luck I don't think you will regret it x

Good luck! First two days are miserable but after that it's all great. Firm pillow or folded towel to brace yourself for when you laugh/cough/hiccup/drive home over road bumps is my advice. Helps a lot!!


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Thanks to all of you for the help, I appreciated all your advise! Well, I made it! Just over one week out and I'm feeling great! Yes, I had a few rough days but I was surprised how fast my body is adjusting. I am looking forward to soft food, let the count down begin! Haha

How are you feeling?