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Surgery June 30! I'm Nervous!

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fluffbgone    0

fluffbgone
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Hope everyone is having a great weekend. I am getting banded on monday and i am so nervous. I know i am starting a new chapter of getting healthy. But i am so afarid i'm going to do something wrong. I had a dream the other night, that i woke up monday morning and took a drink. so they canceled my surgery. I know i am crazy. Just wondered if anyone had any suggestions for last minute nerves. Also any suggestions on what is best to help get your energy back after surgery. How soon can i work out? what is the best Protein Shakes? affordable. :(:angry:

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Brockbabe82    0

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Good luck hunny!:angry:

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JRT Mom    920

JRT Mom
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fluff--

The waiting is the scary part. You'll be in good hands and all will be well. Everyone of us goes through the scared part, and once it is over it's downhill from there!

Dreams are funny, no? The day before I got banded I dreamed they did a bypass on me by mistake! Now THAT was scary.

Good luck on Monday-we'll all be sending positive vibes that way!

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jodalicious    0

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Everything is gonna be fine! I was banded June 16th and I was so nervous - I had asthma attacks 2 nights before surgery which lasted 6 hrs because I was panicking so much!!!!

After surgery I was thinking - what???? All that panicking for nothing!!!! I don't deal well with pain either and I was fine. (Not that much pain)

I am glad I did this and you will be too! So just try to relax because you have nothing to worry about :thumbup:

Jodie

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amsderb    1

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Hang in there!!! The wait is harder than the surgery....just be sure to walk around as soon as you can...I had NO gas pains and only one time felt naseaus sp?.....and that was after they switched my pain med...so I got up and walked and felt better in 5 minutes...so walk walk walk....

There was a guy in the room next to mine...his surgery was before mine and I was walking before he was...I could hear jim moaning and groaning the whole time...our nurse said..."hey go walk into his room and suggest that he walk with you around the hall circle"...LOL OH, I did go in!!!!

Finally, he got up and we walked...too funny!

Good Luck

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sportscar    0

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I had my surgery on Friday, June 27th. The soreness you will feel is nothing. Today I'm looking foward to getting out and walking a little. I don't want to over do it, but I feel like a new woman! I wish the best for you tomorrow and remember you will be starting a new chapter in your life. Let us know how you are doing in a few days.

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Airedalemom    0

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Everyone has the same worries right before surgery. The fear is much worse than the reality. Well, actually, the pre-surgery prep is not too much fun either. Just remember to follow your Dr.'s orders to a tee. When you are being pestered to get up and walk, just remember walking is the best thing you can do. I was worried about getting the shoulder pain from the gas but that didn't happen.:) The best thing about when you follow your dietary instructions is you WILL lose weight quickly in the beginning. That is the best part of the experience. Of course, it slows down, plateaus and gets harder later but in the beginning....it is GREAT!!

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tai68    0

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Hey Fluff - I'm right there with you! I check in tomorrow morning at 5:30am and set to have surgery at 7:30!!! I understand your anxiety and nervousness...I'm all balled up and ready to explode!! And for the first time in 2 weeks since being on the pre op diet, I find myself starving but that is probably because I CAN'T eat. Yikes!! Tomorrow is going to be here before we know it!! whoo hoo!!

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newkimberly    0

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I am having my surgery tomorrow as well!! Unbelievable.!!! I have to be there by 5:30am too. My nerves are all revved up!! I am ready though. It will be hard to sleep tonight though...gotta think positive and have faith!! Good luck to you as well!!

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camjay    0

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Hi there. Good luck with the banding.

I was done on 25th June.

Nervousness is totally natural. I thought I would have a heart attack waiting for the aneasthetist to knock me out. Just before, I looked at the clock and it was 11.40am - as soon as I came round, I looked at the clock again, and it was 1pm - as quick as that.

I would agree with the others, mobilising definately helped with gas and nausea, although rest is important too. Here's to a new you. xx

:)

PS - haven't weighed myself yet, but due to the pre-op diet and the past few days, I'm down a dress size already!!!

Edited by camjay
added note.

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amsderb    1

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Camjay...love the credit card ticker!

Good Luck all you banders with surgery..You'll do great...you are in my prayers tonight! Shelley

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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