On my way to get my preop blood work done. OMG 6 DAYS and counting. I can't wait. However I'm so scared all together not so much the surgery but the recoup petrifies me not knowing what pain I'm going to be in... but I can do this.

food and fear will not get the best of me. I'm going to do this.

Skinny me coming soon. Yay!!!!!!

Had my pre-op labs done today! Sleeve surgery is March 2, 2017! Cruising last week of April.....was gonna take 2 bathing suits that fit me great right now (makes my my size body feel sexy)-doc advised me to get NEW SMALLER bathing suits because my current ones WILL BE TOO BIG TO STILL BE SEXY! LOL

Had my pre-op labs done today! Sleeve surgery is March 2, 2017! Cruising last week of April.....was gonna take 2 bathing suits that fit me great right now (makes my my size body feel sexy)-doc advised me to get NEW SMALLER bathing suits because my current ones WILL BE TOO BIG TO STILL BE SEXY! LOL

Lol my clothes are already falling off... with preop diet.

On my way to get my preop blood work done. OMG 6 DAYS and counting. I can't wait. However I'm so scared all together not so much the surgery but the recoup petrifies me not knowing what pain I'm going to be in... but I can do this.

food and fear will not get the best of me. I'm going to do this.

Skinny me coming soon. Yay!!!!!!

I feel the SAME EXACT way. I am not having surgery until June, but I am starting to freak out now. I'm so afraid the fear is going to make me change my mind. I NEED this surgery. I'm willing to make all of the necessary changes to be successful. It's the first week or so after surgery that is scaring me. AND the possibility of problems up to 2 years later.

The pain isn't bad! I didn't use my pain pump much in the hospital and didn't take any pain meds once I got home. And I had a hernia repair too. You'll do fine! I'm 6 days out and feel good.

The pain isn't bad! I didn't use my pain pump much in the hospital and didn't take any pain meds once I got home. And I had a hernia repair too. You'll do fine! I'm 6 days out and feel good.

Did you have the sleeve? I don't think it's the pain I'm afraid of as much as not getting enough fluids in, getting sick, breaking the stitches open (I guess that one is kind of silly) it's more those kinds of things.

this is the same surgery i am getting ready to have, sleeve with hernia repair and i hate taking pain meds, seriously, norco makes me eat, i aint kidding, i get serious hunger pains/pangs from taking narcotic pain meds, which is why i never take them. but my surgeon prescribed liquid tylenol with codeine and said i will be on the pump in hospital. my family doctor has given me norco and i dread taking them, I will take them if the pain is too bad, but dread those hunger pains that accompany them.

Just now, char3672 said:

Did you have the sleeve? I don't think it's the pain I'm afraid of as much as not getting enough fluids in, getting sick, breaking the stitches open (I guess that one is kind of silly) it's more those kinds of things.

I did have the sleeve. The first day home I didn't get enough fluids and felt bad enough I committed myself to sipping every minute the next day. Ever since, no problems there. I never threw up, but did dry heave a bit when I would stand the first day in the hospital. It's the anesthesia. With nothing in your stomach, it's not like throwing up. I would lay down and it would go away. You're stitiches aren't visible. They stitch inside and glue the top skin. No splitting. Truly, it wasn't exactly fun, but I imagine it's like childbirth. Once the unfun part is over, you hardly remember it.

I didn't take any pain meds at home. It was liquid norco and tasted so awful, I decided I'd rather hurt a bit! And it totally wasn't bad at all.