I'm having my VSG on the 20th.  It was suppossed to be tomorrow but got moved back a week due to bacteria in my stomach and I had to be on antibiotics for 2 weeks.  We're in the single digits and starting to get a little anxious/nervous.  Mostly excited though.

Thank you angelgirl!! I will pray for us as well. We will be ok, we have Gpd and great doctors taking care of us. Best of luck to you!!

Good luck and speedy recovery to all my fellow 1/12/09 surgery buddies!   I'm leaving for the hospital now. 

Today finally here and it's the day I been waiting for, for a long time.  I am schedule for surgery at 1:15p.m. and have to be at St. Agnes (in BAltimore, which is an hour away) at 11:00.  I have been so nervous that i have had two anxity attacks since friday but none yesterday or today so far thank god.  Does everybody get this scared?  My son (8years old) told me yesterday that he does not want me to have surgery, I told him that everything would be ok and that I am not just doing this for my self , but for him and daddy to so we can do alot of fun things together.  Please keep me in your thought and prayers.

HI group,

my date is a week from today on the 19th. I called my surgeon last week after seeing how many were doing the 2 week liquid diets. The office told me I only had to do 3 days per opt. liquids and no cleansing.

My surgeon/surgery is about an hour drive from home and I'm not sure where and if I'm supposed to go to support groups?-- surgery in Kanakee, IL anyone have Dr. Dong Kim?

Sometimes I think its all just alittle too laid back, I want more rules and more visits, (no "late per opt. apt") scared and feeling blind at this point. I want to be ready, but don't feel that way at all. 

Fellow Jan. dates, please give me an insight on what you are doing and eating and or drinking...i. e. clear liquids includes what other than water, etc.?

After reading some posting, i ordered some samples of Unjury. I have only tried the chicken soup flavor so far. you can not heat the water warmer then 130*, it was not that bad if i gulped it, the first two drinks made it down ok. I was at work and got busy for a little while and went back to it, now cold, it was not so easy going down, felt queasy. managed to sip through it, any suggestions on protein, what kinds and how much per day?

what vitamins do i take? does my Dr tell the pharmacy that my meds need to change to liquid ones or do i call them and tell them?

I have a per opt. apt. for my PCP on the 15th any questions i should ask?

I have had 3 children, my tonsils removed, a pituitary tumor removed, my gallbladder removed, a cyst from each breast removed, and IUD that had to come out in day surgery, the surgery part doesn't freak me out as much as the not knowing. I felt prepared for things with all other surgery's and I'm telling ya, I have never felt completely out of my league with this one.

When I first started this journey back in 05' with Dr. Gusky I had a support group in place, a nut/dietitian on call, with vitamin info, some "recovery" drink that i was to take before surgery, the handbook ,diet post opt. ideas, etc. With this Doctor, I'm grateful for the approval, but feel in the outfield. thank God for all of you on this site, for your postings, questions and answers and experiences, fears, and best of all your achievements. thanks you for the support I have already received and hope to continue receiving.

feeling like a new kid at school and alone, please shed some light..
Thanks