surgery Monday!

Hi Everyone! I just discovered this board but have been on the main board for quite some time! My Robotic Laparoscopic RNY is scheduled for Monday! I am trying to keep busy and get through my 2 week preop pure liquid diet! I am a bit nervous only about the possibility of leaving my two young sons motherless but other than that I am soooo ready for this! I realize since its late in the month most of you have had your surgeries already and I would love to hear any advice or suggestions or anything you wish you had known or something you should have done or brought to the hospital  or anything you feel would be helpful! Hope you are all doing well!

Kristie

Hey, 
What do you mean by robotic?  I have my surgery on Thursday, so I can answer the other question.  I have the same issues about being scared about leaving my son motherless, but if I don't do this then it will not be good either.  Good Luck. 

Robotic is only done by a handful of surgeons in the united states. My surgeon is world renowned and has surgeons from all over the country and world observe her surgeries. Robotic is a system that allows surgeons to perform laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery from a remote console, controlling up to three robotic arms and a binocular camera. It gives them more visibility. I am definitely in good hands :)

Good luck to you too!

I just got home from mine yesterday.  All went great with mine and yours should too!  Just try to RELAX!  I can give you a list of things I took (mainly because I lived 40+ miles away from the hospital and nobody was going to be coming to/from the hosp. to bring me things so I wanted to be prepared) but in all reality, I didn't need much of what I brought.  Top of the list would be pads (some have spotting after catheter, lucky me my cycle started a wk early the day after surgery) and chapstick.  But if you want my full list, PM me glad to share.  I had had surgery before so not much surprised me.  I was lucky and did not have drains and little pain with mine.  I had more pain in my shoulders and back from using back/shoulder muscles to lift in/out of bed.  I brought my own pillow mainly for the ride home but ended up loving it more for getting comfy in the hosp. bed.  See you on the loser's bench!
Tawnda