6 more days to go!!

Hey Everyone, This is my first time on this website. I am so excited & nervous I can hardly stand it. I had my pre-admin yesterday and I am now counting the days till surgery. I feel like I am all over the place. I have been waiting for this day it seems like forever. A year ago July I moved hear to SC, within that year my whole life has changed, now with surgery a week away. The soon to be new life style blows me away. I have my immediate family here whi*****ludes my husband, (whether I have the surgery or not loves me) and my 3 kids,13 Boy, 10 Girl and 7 boy. I feel by myself not having any relatives or friends here in the south that understand what I am going through. I am truely thrilled that I found this web site. Does anyone have any tips that I should need to know before during or after the hospital. Like I said I really have not spoke with anyone regarding this. Please remember us all in your prayers as I will for you!!

I think this site is the best place for support since no one else can really understand what we are going through and everyone is so helpful. I think the best tip is to keep a positive attitude and it will help you through your surgery and recovery and if you have any questions take advantage of the post ops they are always happy to help out and full of information. Will keep you in my prayers. Best wishes Patty

Hi Sheri! You have friends here! Where did you move from? (I have also been transplanted in the south, from oh no - the NORTH. Damn yankees.) We are having surgery the same day, I am excited and nervous! I am having an open rny and I am so intent on no complications, little pain and fast healing. I am a big believer in the power of intention. My Reiki Master had some very good advice on our last visit, and I guess I will share it - from mother to mother: As a caregivers, I give and give of myself. With this surgery, I am doing something very important for myself (although, is also for my child.) so it is important that the days I intend to use to heal, that is ALL I should do. If I am still giving of myself, that takes energy I could be using to heal. I have made arrangements (and man was that hard, hard to let someone else take care of my family and even take care of me.) so that I do not have to have any concern over the care of my son while I spend the first few days at the hospital doing nothing but healing. The regular me probably would have allowed, or tried to allow my son to stay with me in the hospital, where I would need to entertain him. Boy, am I going to miss him. Good luck, and see you on the other side! Nona