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

On 02/23/2019 at 11:37, gabybab said:

Monday is coming and I'm terrified. I'm so honestly scared. I almost canceled last week. The pre-op diet was brutal as a diabetic. So, they switched me to a low cal diabetic diet. Good luck everyone. I will let you know how I do.

Gaby. You will do just fine. When you get there things happen quickly so it will be over before you know it

13 minutes ago, TheMarine79 said:

17 minutes ago, gabybab said:

Monday is coming and I'm terrified. I'm so honestly scared. I almost canceled last week. The pre-op diet was brutal as a diabetic. So, they switched me to a low cal diabetic diet. Good luck everyone. I will let you know how I do.

Gaby. You will do just fine. When you get there things happen quickly so it will be over before you know it

I'm fretting over 2 weeks of no food. I've felt terrible on this diet. How have you handled the food aspect? Were you scared? Do you feel full?I'm also worried about taking pain medicine after surgery and getting sick. I'm on some pain medicine already due to several conditions and wondering how that will work? Worried my pain will be hard to manage. Dr said that could be a problem. Sorry to rant!

17 minutes ago, gabybab said:

Monday is coming and I'm terrified. I'm so honestly scared. I almost canceled last week. The pre-op diet was brutal as a diabetic. So, they switched me to a low cal diabetic diet. Good luck everyone. I will let you know how I do.

I can assure you there is nothing to be afraid of. Once you are in the hospital in pre-op, if they don't already, ask them to give you something in your IV to calm you down. It helps. Are you a Type 1 diabetic? I am, and want to drastically reduce the amount of insulin I have to take. Post surgery I am down to only 12 units of long-acting in the morning and at night (down from 40 units each time!). That. Is. Amazing. You can do this...many of us in this group were in the same fright stage as you (including me!) and we all made it through. You can too!

1 minute ago, gabybab said:

I'm fretting over 2 weeks of no food. I've felt terrible on this diet. How have you handled the food aspect? Were you scared? Do you feel full?I'm also worried about taking pain medicine after surgery and getting sick. I'm on some pain medicine already due to several conditions and wondering how that will work? Worried my pain will be hard to manage. Dr said that could be a problem. Sorry to rant!

Don't spend time worrying about the food aspect as you will not feel hunger for at least one week post-op and when you do, you will only need a little bit of full liquids to feel full. I found the pre-op diet a LOT harder than the post-op diet. As for pain medicine, I was sent home with liquid prescription pain killer. See what works in the hospital for you and ask for a prescription when you go home. The post-surgery pain is usually not unbearable so hopefully you won't need too much of it. Not sure about your other pain, though. The nurses will want to work with you on pain management during your stay so be sure to tell them what your pain needs are.

48 minutes ago, gabybab said:

Monday is coming and I'm terrified. I'm so honestly scared. I almost canceled last week. The pre-op diet was brutal as a diabetic. So, they switched me to a low cal diabetic diet. Good luck everyone. I will let you know how I do.

I am scheduled for surgery on Monday too. My emotions range from excited to petrified. I just keep reminding myself that I am doing this for my health ( okay and the really cute clothes I have in storage that I want to fit). It helps me to read the posts of people who have just completed the surgery @Marine79 posted the same day if surgery. We have to believe in us. I will be looking for your post surgery posts.

1 hour ago, Gottajustdoit said:

Maria My Turn---I never had major surgery, but I was surprised how well I felt a few days out from gastric bypass. I think this will be fairly easy for you compared to what you've been through! I, too, want to ditch my CPAP and feel more energetic. Good luck with the pre-op diet. I hated it and had headaches all the way through for 10 days. Hope it goes better for you!

I had laparoscopic cancer surgery in my abdomen in 2017, so I think I know what to expect. I stayed on pain pills (oxycodone) for three days, and then stopped on my own because they made me incredibly constipated. I don't remember the gas pains everyone is talking about here, so perhaps that will be a big difference with this surgery.

My hospital has a pain management approach that I haven't heard anyone discuss. They put a slim tube into every incision that connect to a small ball that dispenses lidocaine on an ongoing basis (sort of like a drip irrigation system). We have this for up to a week and carry the ball in a small sling around the shoulder, then we take them out ourselves (AGH!). It sounds really odd, but they said it alleviates most of the severe pain without using narcotics. I let you all know how it goes!

1 hour ago, Gottajustdoit said:

I can assure you there is nothing to be afraid of. Once you are in the hospital in pre-op, if they don't already, ask them to give you something in your IV to calm you down. It helps. Are you a Type 1 diabetic? I am, and want to drastically reduce the amount of insulin I have to take. Post surgery I am down to only 12 units of long-acting in the morning and at night (down from 40 units each time!). That. Is. Amazing. You can do this...many of us in this group were in the same fright stage as you (including me!) and we all made it through. You can too!

I am type 2, but on a lot of meds. Will be nice to be able to get off most of it. I'm definitely asking for xanax or something like that. Will let you all know how I do. Thanks for you encouragement.

Hey guys! I’m 4 days into my liquid diet, my surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday 2/27. Yesterday I started having symptoms of a cold! ? I seriously hope that I can kick it before Wednesday! Please send prayers and good vibes!

Hey guys! I’m 4 days into my liquid diet, my surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday 2/27. Yesterday I started having symptoms of a cold! [emoji24] I seriously hope that I can kick it before Wednesday! Please send prayers and good vibes!

Take lots of vitamin C and stay hydrated. But if you are coughing a lot before surgery, let them know. I am on day 5 post-op and you definitely don't want to be coughing with your incisions. Good luck!

24 minutes ago, BrooklynKay said:

Hey guys! I’m 4 days into my liquid diet, my surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday 2/27. Yesterday I started having symptoms of a cold! ? I seriously hope that I can kick it before Wednesday! Please send prayers and good vibes!

Hi, Brooklyn Kay! I'm doing two weeks of liquids and am on day 6, with my surgery on March 4. And I also have a cold! I met with the anesthesiologist yesterday and told him about the cold, and he wasn't terribly worried. He said that they could go ahead with the surgery unless I had a severe cold with significant chest congestion on the day of surgery (which I don't have at the moment). Good luck to you and let us know how it turns out.

Hi Brooklyn Kay, I am sharing the same surgery date as you. I haven't posted much but I am glad everyone is so helpful. Marine glad things are going better for you and I have been following all my February friends. I guess I'm the senior here at 69 years but I have found everyone's kindness in sharing all the downs and ups has been so helpful and I know what to possibly expect. Guess I'm the tall guy too, 6-5 and roughly 313. Hopeful to go down to 230. Wish me luck.

Has anyone ever cheated on post op diet. I am getting appetite back slowly.

On 02/23/2019 at 12:53, berryfam said:

Take lots of Vitamin C and stay hydrated. But if you are coughing a lot before surgery, let them know. I am on day 5 post-op and you definitely don't want to be coughing with your incisions. Good luck!

Thank you! I definitely don’t want to be coughing after surgery with incisions ?

On 02/23/2019 at 13:12, Recidivist said:

Hi, Brooklyn Kay! I'm doing two weeks of liquids and am on day 6, with my surgery on March 4. And I also have a cold! I met with the anesthesiologist yesterday and told him about the cold, and he wasn't terribly worried. He said that they could go ahead with the surgery unless I had a severe cold with significant chest congestion on the day of surgery (which I don't have at the moment). Good luck to you and let us know how it turns out.

That’s good to know! I am pushing fluids and trying to get plenty of rest. I will be so sad if my surgery gets pushed!

On 02/23/2019 at 13:35, Joe P said:

Hi Brooklyn Kay, I am sharing the same surgery date as you. I haven't posted much but I am glad everyone is so helpful. Marine glad things are going better for you and I have been following all my February friends. I guess I'm the senior here at 69 years but I have found everyone's kindness in sharing all the downs and ups has been so helpful and I know what to possibly expect. Guess I'm the tall guy too, 6-5 and roughly 313. Hopeful to go down to 230. Wish me luck.

Yay! We’re surgery buddies!!! You’re never too old to better yourself! Please keep me updated on your surgery and recovery!!