May Surgery Buddies

[Raw188 50]

May 24th for me. Started pre-op liquid diet today.

[Lee anne 38]

6 hours ago, Tim W. said:

I think it was about Vitamins. Not taking them 1 week before surgery.

I am taking them till the day if surgery but after surgery I should wait three weeks. I have chewable Multivitamin for after surgery.

[Mariann812 268]

UPDATE: Cigna approved my insurance packet today. I meet with the surgeon on Monday. Hoping for surgery date of June 9.

[sprukop0924 64]

5 minutes ago, Mariann812 said:

UPDATE: Cigna approved my insurance packet today. I meet with the surgeon on Monday. Hoping for surgery date of June 9.

CONGRATS ON YOUR APPROVAL! It's such a relief!

[sprukop0924 64]

Just learned my surgery is FIRST on Friday, so I have to be there at 5:30 am. Guess there will be no sleep for me tomorrow night!😲

[Mariann812 268]

On 05/11/2022 at 16:11, sprukop0924 said:

Just learned my surgery is FIRST on Friday, so I have to be there at 5:30 am. Guess there will be no sleep for me tomorrow night!😲

I don’t see any sleep for you. Find something to binge watch and don’t even try to sleep. You must be SO excited! ❤️

[Lee anne 38]

53 minutes ago, Mariann812 said:

I don’t see any sleep for you. Find something to binge watch and don’t even try to sleep. You must be SO excited! ❤️

I mine is Friday. I am excited and nervous. I am ready.

[Tim W. 18]

16 hours ago, Lee anne said:

I am taking them till the day if surgery but after surgery I should wait three weeks. I have chewable Multivitamin for after surgery.

My Dr. had me stop them 1 wk prior

[Lee anne 38]

I wonder why?

[sprukop0924 64]

17 hours ago, Lee anne said:

I mine is Friday. I am excited and nervous. I am ready.

Good luck tomorrow! I'll see you on the other side of this! I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am tomorrow! Getting VERY nervous! Also hoping I've shrunk my liver enough. scale has hardly moved this week even though I haven't cheated at all! Hoping its just muscle gain since I've been going to the gym all week.

[Mariann812 268]

On 05/11/2022 at 16:10, sprukop0924 said:

CONGRATS ON YOUR APPROVAL! It's such a relief!

Thank you! Yes, it is a huge thing out of the way.
NOW, I find I’m both excited AND nervous about the surgery. I had only been excited previously. I guess that was to be expected.

[Mariann812 268]

On 05/11/2022 at 16:11, sprukop0924 said:

Just learned my surgery is FIRST on Friday, so I have to be there at 5:30 am. Guess there will be no sleep for me tomorrow night!😲

So excited for you. You will be in my thoughts. I’m up at 4:50am on school days so I’ll be praying for you.
You are going to do great! ❤️

[okinc10 17]

17 minutes ago, sprukop0924 said:

Good luck tomorrow! I'll see you on the other side of this! I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am tomorrow! Getting VERY nervous! Also hoping I've shrunk my liver enough. scale has hardly moved this week even though I haven't cheated at all! Hoping its just muscle gain since I've been going to the gym all week.

Hey there! I wish you all the luck! Mine is 24th and I am doing my best to lose some before the date. You are 5'4, I am 5'3, gonna be exciting!!

[BariBlonde 15]

On 5/10/2022 at 6:49 PM, redhead_che said:

5/6 was my RNY as well. I am sleeping half the night in my bed and the rest of it in a recliner. I bought one of those college pillows with the arms to keep me propped up and easier to make it out of bed. But my back starts to hurt since I can’t side sleep so I come down to recline about 4a or so. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I wish I had thought of that although our bed is rather high and I'm rather short. Given my currently level of pain/soreness when standing/sitting, I cannot even get on the bed without a step stool. I foolishly attempted it last night and then quickly realized BAD IDEA. Back to my recliner I went cursing under my breath the whole way

Glad to know I have a surgery buddy. I look forward to following you on your wls journey!

[sprukop0924 64]

During my research over the past several months, I've read various posts with suggestions of what to bring to the hospital...NONE of which I can find now. So, any help with my recall is appreciated!

Hospital checklist:

robe
heating pad
chapstick
Biotene spray
earphones

What am I missing?