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My Surgery is Tomorrow!! Dec/13/23

Courtnay

By Courtnay, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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Shanna NYC    128

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So excited for you. Here's to a safe and quick procedure and a speedy recovery. You got this!

And we are here for all the things. 😁

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Lily2024    115

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Good morning, I'll be thinking of you today. I'm sure all will go well and we'll see you in a few days updating how you're doing.

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catwoman7    10,867

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it'll be over before you know it! It's been almost nine years for me, but I remember talking a nurse one minute, and the next minute I was waking up in the recovery room!

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Courtnay    40

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Wow nine years is incredible! Haha that must have been a trip.

I'll admit I've been a rollercoaster of emotions these past couple days. My spouse keeps laughing because one minute I'm at peace and so excited and the next I am hyperventilating inside and unsure. He knows I'm just a nut lol. Thankfully I hear many have gone through these emotions just before, so I am not alone.

It also relieves me so much to hear that the vast majority of people who have had this surgery, have had successfully and with no regrets. I just got called to check into day surgery for 11:15 am tomorrow, which is good as both my kiddos (11,8) will be in school. I did not want to worry them by them seeing me at the hospital. They obviously know I am getting surgery done and will be away for a night, possibly more.

Thanks for all the support Catwoman7 and everyone!! 😀

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ChunkCat    674

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I hope you have a very boring, routine surgery!! That's what I said to my surgeon on the day of surgery, it cracked him up. LOL I had surgery 6 weeks ago so it is pretty fresh in my memory. I woke up thinking "Man am I hungry!" then "Wait, why am I hungry!?" 😂 The ice chips they gave me were very welcome...

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Courtnay    40

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Lmao that is too funny, and thank you so much for the laugh. I needed that!! It is 10:40 pm here currently, and I was so nervous today that I only managed to gulp down one Optifast lol. Really did not feel hungry at all because I am anxious, but also so excited. Love your personality! 🥰

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NickelChip    687

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Hoping it's all gone well and you're recovering quickly!

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catwoman7    10,867

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give us an update when you're able to, Courtnay - we've been thinking about you!

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Courtnay    40

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Hey everyone!! 👋 😀

So they decided to give me the Sleeve instead, because they realized my liver had not shrunk enough to do the gastric bypass. I was a bit upset upon the realization, mostly because I was set on my decision. Also I battle with acid reflux so my concern is the sleeve will make that worse. Let's hope not. My surgeon did say that down the road we can discuss doing the gastric bypass if the sleeve does has that negative affect on my acid reflux, but he assured me all went really well and he was very happy with it. When I came to, I will admit I was ROUGH. They kept me in recovery for hours as I could not keep my eyes open, and I was in quite a lot of pain. Eventually they took me to another room that was just temporary as my room was not ready yet. No dimmed lights and more pain medication was needed. I was moaning and groaning by the time they got me to my room for the night. Eventually pain became less and less and by 5am yesterday morning I was up and walking up and down the hall by myself. Going to the bathroom on a regular, and starting to relieve gas build up. They eventually discharged me at about 4:30 pm yesterday. Last night at home was rough, woke up every hour and decided to take the time to walk since I was awake anyways. Rough sleep, sore belly and back. Eventually moved downstairs to the living room couch lol. Rested a bit but not much. It is now nearly 1pm and I still feel quite sore, tired, and slow, but feeling somewhat better. 😅

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