Hi Everyone! My name is Debber and I joined your community today. I am very excited to get to know you all and to learn from your experiences! I am scheduled for Gastric Bypass Surgery on Wed., 4/27. I can't believe it's almost here! A bit anxious, but excited nonetheless! I am very open to advise and suggestions. What would be the most important thing that I need to know in this stage of the game?

Hello Debber and welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your surgery in 2 days. My advice for you would be - Clean your home and get all the stuff you need for the next week or so. Then relax, let the docs take over. Once you are home drink as much as you can, when ever you can. Walk as much as you can to shift the gas. Sleep and rest in the most comfortable place you can. Let us know how you are doing

Hi Summerseeker, thank you so much; this is great advice. I am in the process of getting it all done today. I will be sure to drink as much as possible, to walk and to rest. I will definitely keep you posted! Thanks again! ?

Congratulations!! So exciting I knooooow. When my sister dropped me off at the hospital and I was walking inside with my pillow and pajama clothes lol I was like this is really happening!

manage the pain best you can. Reality sets in in that recovery room really quick. Just remember like Summer said to walk it out. Drink what you can. The first week if you don’t get ALL your liquids that’s ok do what you can the most important thing is to heal, no stress, rest when your body tells you it needs it.
A heating pad helped my tummy and drinking hot liquids for the gas.

good luck! You’re having surgery on my birthday!

I think that the most important piece of advice I can give is to not compare yourself to others. Your journey will be very unique. You will lose weight at your own rate which may be faster or slower than others for a million reasons and how much weight you lose will be different as well. Just trust The process because this truly works.