Good Morning,
I am having a rny on the 27th.  I too am going thru this exact thing! And I am on day 3 of my ptifast/liquid diet.  I think the fact that our best friend(food) has made a quick exit our brains are doing double time..What if...We will be ok and we will be much healthier in the future...My mom passed away at 53years of age...diabetes, high blood pressure, over weight, depression, oh I sure there are more...our job is to make sure we are here for our children and we have made a decision to be here.....GOOD LUCK! I will be thinking about you are you head into this amazing journey..chat soon..Laura

Well I'm home from the hospital - sleeved and ready for my new life.  It all went very smoothly, I have to say I was surprised, surprised and delighted of course! I have only praise for Robert Fris and his team. they were thorough, caring, totally professional, and very approachable. 

I'm surprised too at how little pain I am in. The pain med used is good old paracetamol and I am very grateful for that as I'm not groggy or drugged feeling. 

I was also very grateful for the advice I've read here online "walk walk walk sip sip sip"  - best advice ever.

I think it is totally normally to question the unknown, it reinforces the fact that we're all human.  I had my RNY on 1/8/09 and had no complications, and no intolerances to the thicker liquid diet I have been on since I got home.  I am SO happy to have lost 30 lbs since my initial surgical visit and I am off 3 out of 4 diabetes medications and off the blood pressure meds.  I am older than you guys but only wish I had this surgery before I had gotten diabetes and high blood pressure.  This was a life saving surgery, no doubt about it. 

I had my visit with my surgeon today and he congratulated me for how well I've done thus far and he reminded me that this surgery and the weight loos reduces my risk for cancer and stroke by 70% not to mention all the other stuff already mentioned.

I will add you to my prayer list and please know that you will be just fine.  You are well prepared and you have a top notch surgeon that knows what to do.  All of you are going to do great.

Big warm hugs

Barb

Hi Erin

So good to hear your doing so well............I only hope I do as well.......Been on a liquid diet for 8 days now and I am miserable. Surgery is friday......

Take Care
Sandra

Hey, I am also scheuled for the 27th, but I am having the bypass.  The silly things you crave when you are on this liquid diet.  But so far it is not too bad.  This is what I can eat....this is what I can't. And that's that.  But the pit in my stomach is the worse....nerves.