August 14, 2006

I am very excited about my date! I just found out yesterday, but I am also very nervous!! I am afraid that I am going to be in a crazy amount of pain and/or very nauseous... Encouragement anyone???

I know how you are feeling...once you get that "magical date" everything seems to change and everything is soooooo exciting. I have been told to eliminate pain....we have to get up and get moving as soon as possible! The more we move, the quicker the gas gets through us and that is suppose to be helpful...so we will see. I am a week after you....August 22! Wishing you much luck in your Journey!

Wishing you luck! I am on the 10th and could not be more excited! I am not the least bit nervous...remember that you trust your surgeon and this is the best thing to do for your health! Keep you chin up.

and,yes...I have been really excited and very nervous(which is REALLY unlike me).Let's keep in touch and encourage each other..!

Olivia we share a re-birthday date. Mine is Aug. 14 also I am excited and happy and doubtful that is will actually happen, dont worry about the pain you can control that by how much you get up and walk and move around. the sooner the better. Are you haveing rny or lap band? I am going with the rny .Good luck and the 14th is coming up quick. in fact only 20 days left. whew. Jan

we are going to do great.I saw several women at my doc's office who were less than a week post-op,and they were wearing jeans and normal clothes...walking a little slowly,but otherwise looked...well...normal.I'm not afraid anymore.

I've been with 5 different people when they've come out of recovery for lap RNY. Pain was controlled with a morphine pump that was replaced with liquid Roxicet. They had gas pain, but that was helped with walking. Nausea was minimal, but relates to how you deal with being put under and how quickly you drink after the procedure. Don't chug anything after surgery. Walk, sip. Walk, sip.