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

I have this terrible nagging pain in my left shoulder area but I am passing gas, burping, and had my first BM??‍♀️ but no help! And, I can sleep on my right side but not the left! Had surgery 2-11-19!

3 minutes ago, Newme2019!! said:

I have this terrible nagging pain in my left shoulder area but I am passing gas, burping, and had my first BM??‍♀️ but no help! And, I can sleep on my right side but not the left! Had surgery 2-11-19!

Does your stomach feel sore and tender, like you did way too many stomach crunches the night before? Or is your pain mostly gas pain?

25 minutes ago, skyguy747 said:

Hi everyone,

I've just read through the February forum and your posts have been so inspirational - so a thousand thank-yous for reassurance when I needed it most! My surgery is scheduled for Feb 28th, so I may be the straggler of the group.

The date worked out well as Valentines day also became the 'last supper' ?. Today is the third day of liver-shrinking Optifast and so far so good.

Best of luck to those heading into the OR in the morning!

Welcome, SkyGuy! There are at least a couple of other men here. ? I was originally scheduled for February 25, and thought I would be the last one to have surgery. However, mine was postponed until March 4. I had my "last meal" before liquids last Sunday based on the Feb. 25 day, and I'm having it again tonight. (As some people here know, it was a big, juicy steak.)

I have also found this forum incredibly reassuring, particularly this particular thread with people having surgery in the same month. I hope we will continue to be a source of support and inspiration as we move share our success and setbacks over the coming months..

I lost 16 pounds on my two week diet. Surgery in the my

Tonight is the eve before surgery. I am trying to feel calm by getting things ready etc. The bad part is I have to drive by myself for 1 1/2 hours at 3am to get to the hospital. My husband will be at the hospital a few hours later once I am in surgery after he gets the kids to school. I am feeling more confident now verses a week ago. Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.

Since surgery on 13th I’m doing good energy wise yesterday I could tell I was overdoing so had to take little pain meds..no other pain...2 BM’s so far...struggling with liquids ...start full liquids tomorrow so I’ll know more about Protein then 

I'm sorry I'm late to this thread. I have read all through it and everyone here is very caring and supportive. My surgery is on February 25th. Starting a liquid diet tomorrow. Take care February sleevers!

19 hours ago, TheMarine79 said:

2b smaller. I have surgery tomorrow as well. I can hardly wait. I feel like a kid on Christmas eve.

Good luck tomorrow! You are scheduled 2 hours ahead of me (maybe more with Alaska time difference☺️). Since starting pre-op diet and 48 hour liquid pre-op, I lost 11 lbs. Already a ‘loser’ ?

6 hours ago, 2Bsmaller18 said:

Tonight is the eve before surgery. I am trying to feel calm by getting things ready etc. The bad part is I have to drive by myself for 1 1/2 hours at 3am to get to the hospital. My husband will be at the hospital a few hours later once I am in surgery after he gets the kids to school. I am feeling more confident now verses a week ago. Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly.

Stay well 2B! Be thinking of you and Marine while we are all post-op together??

Edited February 18, 20197 yr by SleevelessinAK

Let’s have an awesome day sleeveless

2 minutes ago, TheMarine79 said:

Let’s have an awesome day sleeveless

Best of luck, Marine, Sleeveless & 2B! Look after yourselves! You'll do great! ❤️

I’m in prep now. Getting nervous. I just want to fast forward this part.

Thanks to everyone who commented about how they're tracking post-surgery! Inspired by Idawn, here's a pic of what I've come up with to track drugs/liquids/food/exercise/mental stress prevention. I daresay I'll relax back on this as I become more familiar with the routine of meals, etc., but so far it's helping my stress levels to be so pedantic! In future, I think I'll add a column for tracking/adding up protein, so that's easier to track day to day, too.

Had my bypass on Feb 7. That first week was rough, with sharp pains in the upper right and lower left that required medication. But now 2 weeks out, there is just some nagging, intermittent sharpness in the lower left. I have to be careful with how I roll out of bed. Our bumpy road is not fun! I did not lose weight in that first week, I think due to swelling and trauma of all the tissues. But now am losing 1 pound/day with a total of 27 pounds off since the 2 week pre-op liquid diet. The first week was also awful with smelly, unpredictable, explosive gas. This stopped almost immediately when I switched to a different protein supplement.

I am so grateful to have found this forum. My local support group is an hour away, and it is very reassuring to find so much support, encouragement and information here,

On 02/17/2019 at 16:25, Gottajustdoit said:

How are my fellow February 13 surgery friends doing? What sort of pain (if any) are you having? I'm concerned that my pain is more than I should be having. Sharp shooting pains in my midleft stomach and just a feeling of soreness when I get up and start moving around. The nagging pain in my right shoulder has finally gone away. I can't sleep on my side yet, which is a bummer because I'm a side sleeper. How is your energy level? Are you doing OK getting in your Protein and Water? My goal is three 16.8oz water bottles per day and 2 30g Premier Protein shakes a day. I've had a little sugar-free, fat-free pudding, but I"m not really hungry for food.

Heyyyyy ! I’m doing much better today, but I have a shooting pain in my mid-right belly area which isn’t fun :/ I’m able to sleep on my left side , but not on my right AT ALL. I was worried that I was the only one not able to get my 64oz of liquid down yet. I had a premier shake yesterday for the first time (technically I’m not supposed to for a few more days) but it went down great.