Em-route to the hospital as I type this for my 6:00am EST check-in for VSG! So excited [emoji38] and would just like some additional prayers up for a non-complicated surgery. See you all on the Loser's bench! [emoji1437][emoji1437]

Best of luck today! Sending you positive energy and raising up a prayer. [emoji254][emoji177]

Prayers up. Check in when you can. Mine isnt until Sept and Im nervous.

Yay, the big day is here!! Wishing you an easy surgery and quick and smooth recovery! Let us know how you feel when you can!

Best of luck ! I'm sure everything will go great [emoji177]

Thank you the well wishes everyone.
I am feeling great. No pain felt at the surgical site but I suffered from nausea immediately after surgery and gas back pain all day yesterday. This morning it literally vanished. So I've been walking every hour on hour and feeling great today.

Yay!! Thats GREAT! How long do you walk for every hour? My doc says as long as I do all my walking this weekend i should be feeling pretty good next monday. But i dont want to over do it either!

Yay!! Thats GREAT! How long do you walk for every hour? My doc says as long as I do all my walking this weekend i should be feeling pretty good next monday. But i dont want to over do it either!

My doc only allowed me to stay overnight. I was doing extremely well after the first 24 hours. My surgery was scheduled for 7:30am - went to recovery by 10:30am and started walking by 2pm. The biggest concern was the nausea I suffered immediately after surgery but by 11pm it settled nicely. They gave me aromatherapy patches for my gown and nausea sticker to place on my skin. Which helped tremendously. Currently home now and sipping every 10-15 minutes on protein shake @ Gatorade.

Also you won't overdo it with the walking actually. I did 3-4 laps on the hospital floor every 2 hours and would get up and sit in my Gerrie chair. So I was mobile