April 2019 Surgeries!

[Sharon Ashcraft 9]

I am having surgery April 29th and it can't come soon enough I am anxious as can be.....

[Alwzla8 155]

Good luck and best wishes to everyone who gets to start their new life tomorrow:) I can't wait for April 9th to get here:)

Edited March 31, 2019 by Alwzla8

[beautifuldaymonster 124]

14 minutes ago, Sharon Ashcraft said:

I am having surgery April 29th and it can't come soon enough I am anxious as can be.....

Heh if you're like me, you will feel that way until right about four days before the surgery. Then it will all suddenly feel like things are moving quite fast, almost scary fast. For me, I was impatient as I have waited a few years to get this surgery and spent months researching it, then had to undergo all the screenings and tests etc., then waited on pins and needles for my insurance to make a decision, and then had tasks my very good surgeon requires all her patients to perform. It took forever and felt slow as molasses. But once I was approved things moved faster, and once the final pre-op meeting with the surgeon took place things hit jet speed.

Once you are called in for that final pre-op meeting, Sharon, trust me, you may get a sense things are almost moving too fast! It all really picks up speed then! This brought a little panic a bit, in places and at times, and I felt lonely at times even though friends and family have been supportive. Nobody knows what it's like except you. I can't say how you will feel but for me the "this is all moving too fast now, am I sure I want to really do this omg" faded away about a day ago and is completely gone now. I've never married or had kids but I bet this is how a wedding or having a baby feels, almost exactly. There is this very real sense I have this is life changing but now there is no turning back, might as well be calm and accept it. It's pleasant. You will get there sooner than you think!

[Sharon Ashcraft 9]

Oh boy thanks for your reply I am a very anxious person anyway....And yes it can't come soon enough

[beautifuldaymonster 124]

43 minutes ago, Alwzla8 said:

Good luck and best wishes to everyone who gets to start their new life tomorrow:) I can't wait for April 9th to get here:)

Heh heh it'll be here faster than it feels!

[beautifuldaymonster 124]

2 hours ago, SpecialK! said:

Surgery in the morning at 10:00! It feels like Christmas Eve to me! I can't wait to open up this new life :)!!

Welcome and congratulations! You got this!

[Fit.4.Me 7]

Gastric sleeve on April 3rd!!!! I’m nervous, anxious, & excited all at once! The 2 week clear liquid diet has been a struggle but I’m almost there!

[beautifuldaymonster 124]

2 minutes ago, Fit.4.Me said:

Gastric sleeve on April 3rd!!!! I’m nervous, anxious, & excited all at once! The 2 week clear liquid diet has been a struggle but I’m almost there!

Welcome to the combat ring, heh heh! Knock those liquids down, Fit! This is nothing. You can do it!

[SusieQ2019 567]

@Romanoloser and @CajunSam last weekend before you both begin a brand new chapter of your lives. Wishing you and everyone having surgery this week an easy and safe surgery.

[Pattianne 21]

23 hours ago, ThinT said:

I’m new here. My date is April 1st!

Sleeve

5’10

CW 240

GW 160

me too! good luck to us!!! can hardly wait to get this done and over with.. wow my ticker says it all!!!

Edited April 1, 2019 by Pattianne

[sheena128 10]

April 11 is getting so close. The nerves are kicking in. I lost about 14 pounds and I didn’t even start a diet. I think I’m just so anxious that I get nauseous and don’t eat. My final preop appt is Wednesday and I meet with the nutritionist and surgeon. That day is gonna make it even more real.

[PurpleBloom 9]

7 hours ago, beautifuldaymonster said:

I'm in Southern California so I bet you and everybody else are far ahead of me in nesting and cleaning, but I'm all done now and have even packed my overnight case of post-op hospital stay goodies. (It's a tiny case lol so nobody yell at me, I looked at everyone else's here and took notes, lol) Now just sipping no salt low sodium chicken broth and Vitamin Water and waiting down the clock to tomorrow. Gonna take a magnesium citrate in two hours (yuck) then shower with the pre-surgery cleanser they gave me. I shower with it again tomorrow... then off to the hospital! (Edited for brevity etc)

Wishes for the best! 🌷

[PurpleBloom 9]

3 hours ago, Pattianne said:

me too! good luck to us!!! can hardly wait to get this done and over with.. wow my ticker says it all!!!

Wishing you a peaceful day tomorrow and the best of health! 🌷

[PurpleBloom 9]

5 hours ago, Fit.4.Me said:

Gastric sleeve on April 3rd!!!! I’m nervous, anxious, & excited all at once! The 2 week clear liquid diet has been a struggle but I’m almost there!

I feel you, fit! I'm coming up a week behind you and the liquid diet has taken some courage and fortitude! Look how strong we are! 💪 Best of wishes for you on Wednesday!! 🌟

Edited April 1, 2019 by PurpleBloom
got the day wrong :(

[TracyS 62]

9 minutes ago, PurpleBloom said:

I feel you, fit! I'm coming up a week behind you and the liquid diet has taken some courage and fortitude! Look how strong we are! 💪 Best of wishes for you on Wednesday!! 🌟

I am also scheduled for the 3rd. Ditto on everything you said. Blessings to you!!!