I decided to start a new thread because my surgery date is fast approaching. I am getting very nervous. I am having a lower body lift with a hernia repair. I am staying one night in the hospital. I will go home with a pain pump. I should have drains in for 2 weeks. I am taking 3 weeks off from work. I am getting partial insurance coverage becaues of the hernia repair. My surgeon said that I can expect her to remove between 5-9 lbs which should easily put me at goal. Of course I am hoping for much closer to 9. I am driving my friends and family crazy with my nervous chatter on the topic. Can anyone relate? Anyway - I think that I included the usual questions that people want to know when they read these threads! Most of my nervousness stems from not being able to do things for myself and fear of gaining weight becaue my exercise will be so limited! Can anyone relate to that? Am I being silly? Hope whoever reads this thread will find it as informative as I have found all those who have gone before me!

Hi Karen,

Good luck and I will be right there wishing you the best and watching your progress.

Of course it's very normal to be nervous. That said, you'll be just fine!

Don't worry about gaining weight. My Dr. told me before my first surgery that I would lose weight because my body would be consuming a tremendous amount of energy healing, and he was right :biggrin::thumbup:!!!! With two surgeries this summer, my exercise routine has been severely disrupted and yet I have continued to lose quite a bit of weight. I won't weigh myself again until I get home, but I won't be the least bit surprised if I've lost another 5 or 6 pounds (or more) from Round 2.

It won't be long now and you'll be in the flatlands and looking totally hot girl :frown::tt1::frown:! Have a great day!!!

Thanks Frangi - I think I am obsessing too much on the scale! I imagine that I will be dissapointed if they don't take off too many lbs but I don't really know why I am so worried about that since I am about 1lb from goal. Truthfully, I dont really feel like I need to lose more fat just SKIN. Also I keep thinking about how many inches I will go down - also not too logical because I am tall enought (almost 5'7") that the size 10s and size 8s I get into now look fine on me. The body issues never end do they? Probably all this thinking about the results is helping me NOT deal with my nervousness about the surgery.

Karen,

I'm thinking about you. I remember getting nervous too. It's normal.

I'm 4 weeks out now and I have a little more energy, but in an effort to keep swelling down, I'm going to bed earlier than normal since I'm at work all day. I'm bored watching TV!

You'll be here before you know it. Good Luck!

Karen,

I'm thinking about you. I remember getting nervous too. It's normal.

I'm 4 weeks out now and I have a little more energy, but in an effort to keep swelling down, I'm going to bed earlier than normal since I'm at work all day. I'm bored watching TV!

You'll be here before you know it. Good Luck!

Thanks KD! I appreciate your status updates .. my nerves are KILLING me.

OK - here is the question. I am going to have my TOM during surgery. It is late (definately not pregnant) so at this point unless it comes tomorrow I will have it on surgery day. Anyone know what the deal is with this? Do I need to call and tell them? That seems unlikely.

Your posting caught my eye because my name is Karen G., too! But when I started to read it, I realized that following your progress will be a good way for me to find out what the lower body lift is all about, since that is what I am thinking for myself when I reach goal.

Good luck to you. You must be excited to be entering into the second half of your "transformation." I'm envious!

Karen G.

Your posting caught my eye because my name is Karen G., too! But when I started to read it, I realized that following your progress will be a good way for me to find out what the lower body lift is all about, since that is what I am thinking for myself when I reach goal.

Good luck to you. You must be excited to be entering into the second half of your "transformation." I'm envious!

Karen G.

I am glad to help. I read every single thread I could on this topic and find other people's experience helpful. 3 days to go!

Karen,

I never mentioned it.

Hi Karen,

Well, it's coming up quickly! I'm thinking of you this week!!!!

Will someone be posting here and letting us know how surgery went?

Any last minute questions for us PS vets?

Big, good luck, hugs to you! :tt1::smile:

Thanks Frangi. The biggest Q for me right now is what to do if my TOM isn't over. I think it will be mostly over but not 100%. Sucks right? Also, I am probably as it turns out in the hospital for 2 days. I can ask my sister to post an update if she can but I don't think there is wireless in the hospital. I will certainly post something when I get home.

Thanks for resonding to my thread!! I am looking forward to cheering you on as you go through this part of your journey!!

Karen: Wishing you the best. I know the anxiety is a killer, believe you're going to feel much better in one regard, when you wake up, because you won't have to worry about it anymore! It will be there and you'll cope just fine! Thinking of you and wishing you the best! My prayers will be with you on on the 18th!

Karen: Wishing you the best. I know the anxiety is a killer, believe you're going to feel much better in one regard, when you wake up, because you won't have to worry about it anymore! It will be there and you'll cope just fine! Thinking of you and wishing you the best! My prayers will be with you on on the 18th!

Thanks Karey! Will check in as soon as I can.

Tommorow is your big day!! Saying a prayer for you for a speedy recovery!!

Thanks Frangi. The biggest Q for me right now is what to do if my TOM isn't over. I think it will be mostly over but not 100%. Sucks right? Also, I am probably as it turns out in the hospital for 2 days. I can ask my sister to post an update if she can but I don't think there is wireless in the hospital. I will certainly post something when I get home.

Hi Karen,

Good luck tomorrow!!!

I had my TOM during both of my surgeries. The first time was really bad because my (five) fibroid tumors (which were also removed during Round 1) caused heavy, heavy bleeding. Having my TOM really didn't seem to cause any major problems -- it was just one more (very minor) thing I dealt with during the recovery process. Hope this helps!!!

Can't wait to hear back that you rocked your surgery and are on the road to recovery!!!! Sending quick healing vibes your way!!!!