The first day to the new beginning of the rest of my life...ahhhhh!! I am so nervous and excited but trying to stay focused to work through this liquid diet starting today.....

I hope I will be okay as far as pain goes because I have a little one starting Kindergarten the same week I have surgery, I need to go meet the teacher and  ensure all is well.. I know I am making the right decision with this revision surgery, just a little nervous and anxious.. I am also freaked about the liquid and mushy stage the first 3 weeks after surgery, so far I haven't seen any variety of foods to eat during those stages.. any thoughts?

Also, I will be going home the next day after surgery, but I notice alot of other RNY patients were in the hospital for a number of days, any thoughts on that? should I be worried?

Well.. Good Luck to all

I was the exact same way.  Everybody was doing everything to help me and be supportive but I would go off about any little thing, even at work one day I went off on my supervisor.  I just felt like no one knew what I was facing and how scared I really was.  The 2 days before my surgery were horrible I cried and cried, I couldn't sleep.   The morning of my surgery my family was doing everything to try to keep me calm but when they took me to the holding area and I was by myself I broke down and starting crying and kept thinking what am I doing to my body, then my surgeon came over to talk to me.  He said it's your choice you can get up and leave if you want to but deep down inside I don't think that is what you want to do.  He was so wonderful, he sat down and told me that the day I went for my consultation that I was so excited and had so much enthusiasm about having the surgery that he knew that I really wanted it and he was so right. 

I will tell you that when you get home after the surgery you will probably get depressed I did, it's like your not able to do anything for yourself and you have to depend on every one else.  Two days before my 2 week check-up I woke up feeling awful and as the day went on it got worse and I started running a fever.  I called the doctor and was told to go straight to the emergency room.  When I got there the doctor on call came in and had ordered a CT Scan to see if my pouch was leaking, thank God it wasn't .  I had developed an infection, was dehydrated and very anemic.  I was admitted back to the hospital on Tuesday night, received IV fluids and antibiotics and had to have 2 units of blood.  I went home 4 days later.  They tell you all the risk of complications but I kept telling myself it want happen to me and it did.  I got very depressed after the re-admission to the hospital.

Today, I look back and I thank God for getting me through everything I experienced.

I will keep you in my prayers, I know where your coming from.

As soon as you are able please e-mail me and let me know how you are doing and if I can answer any questions you might have just send me an e-mail.

I will be thinking about you Wednesday and sending prayers your way.  Take care and I'm here if you need to talk.

Janet

my dr allowed for me to have a small low cal meal for my two week object.
I am assuming you know the idea is to shrink the liver for less complications if any...... so with that being said I lost 14 lbs doing it this way per my dr.
you could ask yours if this  might be an option?
 
However there were days that i cheated and had my last meal lol

Hey thats my date too switch sister!

right behinded you August 19