My surgery is tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 6 am and of course we are expecting a winter storm tonight! Anyway, I’m kind of freaking out. I’m really scared about the spinal block I’m going to get. I’m also not looking forward to spending the night at the hospital. And.... I’m scared about all the life changes that are to come. Although, I know that I am making the right decision. I’m just starting to freak out.

Good luck to you Jnfinney! I'm sure the nerves are all over the place. I'm a few days behind you and I'll be feeling similar most likely. Deep breaths and try to remember why you've gone through all the steps so far. Happy thoughts for a calm & quick day tomorrow for you.

2 hours ago, Jnfinney said:

My surgery is tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 6 am and of course we are expecting a winter storm tonight! Anyway, I’m kind of freaking out. I’m really scared about the spinal block I’m going to get. I’m also not looking forward to spending the night at the hospital. And.... I’m scared about all the life changes that are to come. Although, I know that I am making the right decision. I’m just starting to freak out.

I would be nervous too. Everything will be okay and it will all be worth it.? Good luck!

Good luck, Jnfinney! My surgery is Tuesday morning and I too am freaking out. I just dont know how I will be able to stand more protein shake!

Will be praying for you and hoping to hear how things go. Keep us posted.

You are going to do ama,ing! Let us know how post op is gking I am 11 days away! Good luck and prayers for a speedy recovery! ?

5 hours ago, diz1lizard said:

Good luck, Jnfinney! My surgery is Tuesday morning and I too am freaking out. I just dont know how I will be able to stand more Protein shake!

Will be praying for you and hoping to hear how things go. Keep us posted.

WALK WaLK WALK whenyou wake up and drink as much water as possible. Get some dry mouth spray TODAY at CVS! Good luck

13 hours ago, Jnfinney said:

My surgery is tomorrow. I have to be at the hospital at 6 am and of course we are expecting a winter storm tonight! Anyway, I’m kind of freaking out. I’m really scared about the spinal block I’m going to get. I’m also not looking forward to spending the night at the hospital. And.... I’m scared about all the life changes that are to come. Although, I know that I am making the right decision. I’m just starting to freak out.

Spinal block?

Good luck!

13 hours ago, Jnfinney said:

I’m really scared about the spinal block I’m going to get.

Are you sure you're getting a spinal block? That sounds very unusual. Not saying it's impossible, just from a technical standpoint, it seems like an odd choice. Could you tell us more about this when you're able?

Yes, they called it a spinal. They said I will get a local anesthetic, then they will put the block in my spine. They said it will help with pain management which ultimately will help with nausea.

That is fascinating. Have you had an upper GI to check for hiatal hernia? I was just thinking how inconvenient it would be to run into one of those with a patient who wasn't intubated.

I had a sleeve, fortunately for me I didn't suffer with any nausea. Thankfully I had a rather boring recovery, no gas pain, no nausea, no acid reflux...I did have some spasms when first drinking fluid but this didn't last long at long and there was discomfort around the incision sites but no pain as such. Contact dermatitis was probably the worse of any thing I experienced.

Presumably they do with all their patients? And have excellent results with recovery?

6 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

That is fascinating. Have you had an upper GI to check for hiatal hernia? I was just thinking how inconvenient it would be to run into one of those with a patient who wasn't intubated.

No I did not. I was told several times that I’m very healthy ??

6 hours ago, Hop_Scotch said:

I had a sleeve, fortunately for me I didn't suffer with any nausea. Thankfully I had a rather boring recovery, no gas pain, no nausea, no acid reflux...I did have some spasms when first drinking Fluid but this didn't last long at long and there was discomfort around the incision sites but no pain as such. Contact dermatitis was probably the worse of any thing I experienced.

Presumably they do with all their patients? And have excellent results with recovery?

Yes this is something my surgeon does with all his patients to help with recovery. So far I just feel really weak and tired and I have some pain in my chest, like in my diaphragm area.

@Hop_Scotch I am every day dreaming of a “boring recovery” LOL!!!!! It helps to manage my anxiety to know that although some people do have problems, that there are cases like yours! ????
Was your contact dermatitis from the glue or adhesive on your incision sites? What side effects did you have - just itching? What were you able to do to manage it?

10 minutes ago, newyorklady20 said:

@Hop_Scotch I am every day dreaming of a “boring recovery” LOL!!!!! It helps to manage my anxiety to know that although some people do have problems, that there are cases like yours! ????
Was your contact dermatitis from the glue or adhesive on your incision sites? What side effects did you have - just itching? What were you able to do to manage it?

I probably should have used the word uneventful! The contact dermatitis was from the adhesive on the dressings. Red, inflammed as well as spots with lots of itchiness. I used a hydrocortisone cream.