Hi there!!! I have a gastric sleeve surgery in about a week, and I am super nervous about it.

I am also currently doing the two week all-liquid diet, and it blows. I will say, the Premier Protein chocolate protein drinks are really good though.

I will take all the encouragement I can get! Thanks so much and I hope to make some new friends here

On 07/10/2018 at 08:45, KatallacStrong said:

Lol I love this! I too am new and wish you luck on your surgery girl!!

Thank you friend!! One week to go ??

You can do it JSwizzle, and in just a week you will be telling all of us how smooth and quick it really was. Dread and fear are 2 cripplers, don't let them into your life. Deep breaths in, now blow out slowly and smoothly, let yourself relax and things will,go by until time.???

On 07/10/2018 at 17:56, Frustr8 said:

You can do it JSwizzle, and in just a week you will be telling all of us how smooth and quick it really was. Dread and fear are 2 cripplers, don't let them into your life. Deep breaths in, now blow out slowly and smoothly, let yourself relax and things will,go by until time.???

Aw, thank you so much!!!!

Prepare your sleeping arrangements for after your surgery. The incisions will be a bit painful for up to a week whenever you bend at your stomach /abdomen. You can lessen this by pressing a pillow against your stomach whenever you sit or stand.

But, it can be a bit painful getting in and out of bed. Plan on using a recliner to sleep in. If you do not have one, arrange the space around your bed so you can lay down the easiest without having to bend.

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On 07/10/2018 at 08:45, KatallacStrong said:

Lol I love this! I too am new and wish you luck on your surgery girl!!

Well, it’s good to meet you :) Thanks for the well-wishes!! :)

On 07/09/2018 at 05:56, JSwizzle said:

Thank you so much! I’ve actually never had surgery in my whole life, so it’s a big deal :)

When I had my bypass on June 28th it was the very first surgery I had ever had in life. Indeed a big deal! But you will get through it. You’ve got this! Congrats!

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On 7/9/2018 at 4:56 AM, JSwizzle said:

Thank you so much! I’ve actually never had surgery in my whole life, so it’s a big deal

When I had my bypass on June 28th it was the very first surgery I had ever had in life. Indeed a big deal! But you will get through it. You’ve got this! Congrats!

My sleeve in 2 weeks will be my first surgery as well. My fear is of being put under. But it's gonna be so worth it!

On 07/10/2018 at 23:32, jmccarty said:

When I had my bypass on June 28th it was the very first surgery I had ever had in life. Indeed a big deal! But you will get through it. You’ve got this! Congrats!

My sleeve in 2 weeks will be my first surgery as well. My fear is of being put under. But it's gonna be so worth it!

in the pat 5 years I have been put to sleep 6 or 7,times, at no time did it come close to the kind of "put to sleep: unwanted animals receive. Indeed it is just as relaxed as the,other posters said, be glad,we are not,back in the Dark Age of ether. Ooh you got SO SICK and you stayed that way for several days. I remember my,poor mama worrying I would tear out my tonsillectomy stitches with as many,pukings I had. And everything is so much better now. Yes you will do fine, I do believe this.?

On 07/10/2018 at 23:50, Frustr8 said:

in the pat 5 years I have been put to sleep 6 or 7,times, at no time did it come close to the kind of "put to sleep: unwanted animals receive. Indeed it is just as relaxed as the,other posters said, be glad,we are not,back in the Dark Age of ether. Ooh you got SO SICK and you stayed that way for several days. I remember my,poor mama worrying I would tear out my tonsillectomy stitches with as many,pukings I had. And everything is so much better now. Yes you will do fine, I do believe this.?

Thanks for the vote of confidence. You’re the coolest!

@heyprofessor I stocked up on bone broth and peach Jell-O before my surgery. (Peach is the only flavor I can tolerate).

I still have a lot of it left. Fortunately, the bone broth is in that shelf-stable packaging, so it's fine sitting around.

Now that I'm almost one-month post-op, I realize that I bought too much bone broth and Jell-O. It's hard to even look at the stuff now. Ick.

I was very calm on the day of my surgery. I actually looked forward to being put under. The anesthesia used nowadays doesn't make a person nauseous or sick as it did in days past. I actually play a game when they put the mask over my nose and mouth in the operating room. I tell myself that I have amazing super-duper superpowers and that no gas or whatever can knock me out. I AM SUPERWOMAN!! Of course, you fall asleep without even realizing it. It's unbelievably fast. Instantaneous. You are barely able to finish counting to even five. And when you wake up, you're in recovery .... wondering what happened and disappointed that you have supercrappy superpowers.

If you can tolerate the IV being put in your arm, that's the worst part. Truly. The anesthesia is nothing. The operation is nothing. You'll be fine. Believe me.

Your surgery day is a day for you to celebrate. Take photos. You'll regret it if you don't.

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Yes. Agreed. The worst part was getting he IV put in. They put the mask Over my face and I was out before I knew it. I woke up in recovery. It all seemed to happen in a blink. All went well. Minimal pain. Waiting for swallow study then I begin drinking.

On 07/10/2018 at 22:49, wjgo said:

Prepare your sleeping arrangements for after your surgery. The incisions will be a bit painful for up to a week whenever you bend at your stomach /abdomen. You can lessen this by pressing a pillow against your stomach whenever you sit or stand.

But, it can be a bit painful getting in and out of bed. Plan on using a recliner to sleep in. If you do not have one, arrange the space around your bed so you can lay down the easiest without having to bend.

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Great advice!! I finally got a wedge pillow that help, after a week in the recliner. It takes time, but each day is better!!

Good luck! I had my sleeve surgery June 28 and went back to work this week - so far so good.