Just got my surgery scheduled. I'm set for 10/17/17

Anyone else an October buddy yet?

How much time do you a plan to take off work? I am a cashier supervisor so 8 hrs on my feet and some lifting and brain work my surgeon wants me off 4 weeks I am hoping to go back sooner

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I've also booked 2 weeks off but my manager & director have been really understanding about all this. They assured me that if I need more time it's no big deal. The only stressor is that I'm the only one in my department so anything that doesn't get done while I'm gone will just be piled up waiting for me when I return. I'm hoping I can focus and go hard on my courses while I'm off work at least.
It's slowly becoming reality so I'm trying not to panic about what needs to be done prior. Thankfully I have a good support system at home so nothing to worry about there.

10/30 here. I'm nervous abt the food part, not the procedure. I'd rather not have to spend the night...

I'm booked for the same day!

I'm going in tomorrow!!! So nervous!! But so so excited

I'm going in tomorrow!!! So nervous!! But so so excited

Good luck! Let us know how you are doing
Remember everyone's advice on here and walk walk walk!

Thank you!! Walk walk walk!! I'll let you know how it goes x

My surgery is this Friday October 13th

My surgery is this Friday October 13th

Good luck tomorrow!

Okay I'm back home surgery went pretty well they ended up taking my gallbladder because I found a small polyp in it. Painless pretty intense the first day at the surgery and then it hit its peak at 3 a.m. I guess technically the morning after the surgery it was really bad. I had severe shortness of breath and my heart was all over the place so they ended up ordering at CAT scan of my chest and ultrasounds of my legs to look for blood clots and then an upper GI to make sure everything was in order. I'm glad to say that all of those tests came back normal and my shortness of breath is still here but obviously getting much better. They kept me in hospital for 2 days technically three because I wasn't released until 8 last night. The nurses were phenomenal at my hospital I felt very good and taking care of I walked a grand total of 50 laps around the nurses station and every time I went at least one nurse and look at how good your doing. When they release me my heart was still a little bit all over the place but the doctor felt confident that I'd be okay going home. So here I am I got up this morning and did walk the length of my house 8 times I had my first breakfast which was super runny yogurt took my Prilosec and crushed at my potassium and hid it in the yogurt. I also got to take the bandages off today and take a nice warm shower that I'm very tired after all the activity and will be in bed for the next hour to hour and a half. How did everybody else do you had surgery on the 9th 10th or 11th

October 23 here!!!
I am so excited, nervous, anxious, etc....
Mainly right now I am hungry! LOL This 2 week pre-op liver shrink diet is for the birds!!!


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10/30 here! Pre ob diet starts tomorrow. UGH!

10/30 here! Pre ob diet starts tomorrow. UGH!

I'm 10/30 also but I don't start until the 23rd

On 10/12/2017 at 5:37 PM, mmeredith75 said:

10/30 here! Pre ob diet starts tomorrow. UGH!

Hey Girl.. I am our buddy and my pre op diet starts monday 10/16.. we got this !!

Thanks! I just remember how hard it was when I banded. I did lose 19lbs in two weeks before that surgery though.

Day 10 on all liquid diet and surgery on 10/17. Getting kinda tired of the all liquid but almost there. I suppose I have to look forward ton2 weeks all liquid after surgery as well ouch

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Day 10 on all liquid diet and surgery on 10/17. Getting kinda tired of the all liquid but almost there. I suppose I have to look forward ton2 weeks all liquid after surgery as well ouch

You can do it! It will be so worth it in the end! You're almost there!