I check in the hospital at 7 am tomorrow. Excited and VERY nervous at the same time.

you will do fine,,,, I an a week out and doing great. Best of luck.

Exciting

Good luck. Don’t be nervous, you will do great.

Good luck and safe surgery and smooth recovery !

5 hours ago, Lynnem6 said:

I check in the hospital at 7 am tomorrow. Excited and VERY nervous at the same time.

Good luck . You’ll be fine and will feel so good once you’ve done it . This is the start of your new life! Think of the outcome ! Thinking of you .

Good luck as for me I can't believe it will be two years when I had the same feelings you're going through. Exciting times ahead just remember, this is only a jump start to a wonderful and healthy life. It's you who determines if you will be successful.

Best wishes for a smooth surgery and a speedy recovery!

good Luck! Welcome to the losers bench!

I wish you a safe surgery and recovery!!

Before you know it you will be waking up from surgery and ready to start your new life! I will be thinking of you tomorrow!

So, I’m now at home after a 2 nite stay. When I woke up in recovery, I was in a lot of pain. They quickly got it under control for me though. After that, the pain wasn’t so bad. Getting up from a sitting position is the worst, but I hold a pillow to my belly for support when I need to stand up. I’ll be sleeping in my lift chair for a few days as my bed at home doesn’t have rails like the hospital beds do to help pull myself up. I’m looking forward to joining the rest of you losers on the bench quickly!!

Side note: I actually gained 18 lbs. during my stay. I’m assuming it’s from all the fluids they kept pumping in me. My surgeon said I was actually dehydrated when I checked in, so he really pushed those darn fluids. I’m guessing that I I’ll be going potty a lot pretty soon.

Thanks to to all of you for the encouraging words and for wishing me good luck!

Glad to hear things went well for you!

On 8/20/2019 at 3:11 PM, Lynda486 said:

Before you know it you will be waking up from surgery and ready to start your new life! I will be thinking of you tomorrow!

3 hours ago, Lynnem6 said:

So, I’m now at home after a 2 nite stay. When I woke up in recovery, I was in a lot of pain. They quickly got it under control for me though. After that, the pain wasn’t so bad. Getting up from a sitting position is the worst, but I hold a pillow to my belly for support when I need to stand up. I’ll be sleeping in my lift chair for a few days as my bed at home doesn’t have rails like the hospital beds do to help pull myself up. I’m looking forward to joining the rest of you losers on the bench quickly!!

Side note: I actually gained 18 lbs. during my stay. I’m assuming it’s from all the fluids they kept pumping in me. My surgeon said I was actually dehydrated when I checked in, so he really pushed those darn fluids. I’m guessing that I I’ll be going potty a lot pretty soon.

Thanks to to all of you for the encouraging words and for wishing me good luck!

Well done Lynne . Glad you’re using a pillow to help you getting up . I found that helped a lot , and also under the seat belt in a car. You'll go from strength to strength now :-) I wish you all the best with your recovery ?

I check in the hospital at 7 am tomorrow. Excited and VERY nervous at the same time.

Good luck