I am scheduled for February 18th. I will be first in. Wow, this process takes forever.

To all those who are joining me on the operating table tomorrow, February 13, Godspeed!

On 02/12/2019 at 20:12, Gottajustdoit said:

To all those who are joining me on the operating table tomorrow, February 13, Godspeed!

Good luck!! I wish you an easy recovery and lots of weight loss!

Y’all I’m down 6 lbs from surgery (I had to lose the 9 lb iv fluids gain also) and 22 pounds since starting the liquid diet on 1/21. I am ecstatic!!!!

11 minutes ago, ldawn said:

Y’all I’m down 6 lbs from surgery (I had to lose the 9 lb iv fluids gain also) and 22 pounds since starting the liquid diet on 1/21. I am ecstatic!!!!

wahoo!!!?

Well I’ll be checking in the hospital at 645am...feels surrreal but I’m ready to get the ball rolling...I’m more anxious than nervous but that may change over the next 8 hours I’ll try to update you guys tomorrow...I’ll whisper a prayer for everyone

59 minutes ago, Big Bari said:

Well I’ll be checking in the hospital at 645am...feels surrreal but I’m ready to get the ball rolling...I’m more anxious than nervous but that may change over the next 8 hours I’ll try to update you guys tomorrow...I’ll whisper a prayer for everyone

I know what you mean. I was too excited to be nervous. My prayers are with you tomorrow and throughout your journey.

Well I’ll be checking in the hospital at 645am...feels surrreal but I’m ready to get the ball rolling...I’m more anxious than nervous but that may change over the next 8 hours I’ll try to update you guys tomorrow...I’ll whisper a prayer for everyone

I was nervous as well. I also had an extra 3 hour wait because there was complications in the two surgeries before me. So i paced alot. My surgery was supposed to be at 12:30p. I went into the or at 3 30 my surgery started at 4:10p then I was in recovery by 6:45pm in room by 8pm. My doctor said my surgery was picture perfect. I was her star patient all weekend.

I went in on the 11th at 1pm. Surgery was 2 and half hours and I was in recovery for a couple hours. I had to have a drain put in and I'm hoping it'll come out this afternoon. I have quite a bit of pain if I don't get the meds on time. I think I'll be out tomorrow, yay, can't wait to get some real sleep. Dr's say everything went well and looks good. This was hard to text as I'm pretty loopy from the morphine. Best wishes to all the up comers and speedy recovery to those on the mend. :)

Getting closer and more real. How is everyone doing so far

On 02/13/2019 at 12:51, TheMarine79 said:

Getting closer and more real. How is everyone doing so far

I cannot believe how well I’m doing. I’m 1 week post op. Was never given any opiates and never needed them. I used neurontin and Tylenol for pain on the day of and day after surgery. I’m honestly shocked because things normally don’t go easy for me in anything. I still don’t feel hunger. I do struggle w getting fluids in because I wasn’t a drinker before. I have been getting in the minimum for this stage but need to work harder on this.

I know you must so getting so excited!!! I do recommend having someone stay the whole night w you in the hospital. I know this seems obvious but some people send their family home because they think that they are just going to sleep all night. I was up constantly to pee, even though I was severely dehydrated. Dehydrated as in I’ve been a nurse for 20 years and have only seen urine that dark on dialysis patients. Every time you get up someone has to remove the squeezers on your legs and unplug the iv machine, trust me you cannot do it yourself. I would’ve hated calling the nurse every time I got up.

I’m so excited for everyone! I know some have been having pain issues and I so hope it clears up for them soon.

And I must say, my mood is improved. I’m just happier now. But that could be that I’m not at work ?

4 hours ago, ldawn said:

I cannot believe how well I’m doing. I’m 1 week post op. Was never given any opiates and never needed them. I used neurontin and Tylenol for pain on the day of and day after surgery. I’m honestly shocked because things normally don’t go easy for me in anything. I still don’t feel hunger. I do struggle w getting fluids in because I wasn’t a drinker before. I have been getting in the minimum for this stage but need to work harder on this.

I know you must so getting so excited!!! I do recommend having someone stay the whole night w you in the hospital. I know this seems obvious but some people send their family home because they think that they are just going to sleep all night. I was up constantly to pee, even though I was severely dehydrated. Dehydrated as in I’ve been a nurse for 20 years and have only seen urine that dark on dialysis patients. Every time you get up someone has to remove the squeezers on your legs and unplug the iv machine, trust me you cannot do it yourself. I would’ve hated calling the nurse every time I got up.

I’m so excited for everyone! I know some have been having pain issues and I so hope it clears up for them soon.

And I must say, my mood is improved. I’m just happier now. But that could be that I’m not at work ?

So happy for you, Idawn. I would also like to avoid opiates if possible, and I generally have a pretty high threshold for pain. I was not planning to have my spouse spend the night, but that gives me something to think about. Perhaps others can weigh in on that after surgery.

Could you tell us more about the fact that you are having trouble with fluids? Is it uncomfortable or painful to drink, or do you just not feel like you want that much water?

5 hours ago, TheMarine79 said:

Getting closer and more real. How is everyone doing so far

Hey, Marine. A wedding planner for your surgery countdown--very creative, but it works. ?

What are your emotions at this point so close to surgery? Excited? Nervous? Just want it to be over?

19 hours ago, Big Bari said:

Well I’ll be checking in the hospital at 645am...feels surrreal but I’m ready to get the ball rolling...I’m more anxious than nervous but that may change over the next 8 hours I’ll try to update you guys tomorrow...I’ll whisper a prayer for everyone

Hi, Big Barl. How are things going for you in the first day after surgery?

On 02/13/2019 at 17:54, Recidivist said:

So happy for you, Idawn. I would also like to avoid opiates if possible, and I generally have a pretty high threshold for pain. I was not planning to have my spouse spend the night, but that gives me something to think about. Perhaps others can weigh in on that after surgery.

Could you tell us more about the fact that you are having trouble with fluids? Is it uncomfortable or painful to drink, or do you just not feel like you want that much Water?

Oh I have zero issues with drinking or nausea. I’m just someone who has always been chronically dehydrated. I just don’t drink like I should. I am working on it. I need about 10 more ounces today to make my goal.

Bloods were fine, bar higher signs of inflammation and uric acid. Back's feeling better.

So tomorrow I'm having surgery. Phew!

17 hours and we'll be leaving for the hospital... 18kgs (almost 40 pounds) down pre-surgery.

Still can't quite believe it!

Hope our 13th quads are all doing well! I love checking in here and seeing how everyone's going ?