Hello from New York

Hello Everyone I have kinda been lurking here and thought it about time I said Hello. You can usually find me hanging out at the New York Boards. My surgery is scheduled for Tuesday, September 21. I am not nervous yet. I am sure my stomach will begin to flutter as the weekend starts to come to an end. I have a good feeling all will go well and uneventful. I am just nervous about post op. Just the thought of post op in general, and hoping that this is the right move for me to make. I guess it's like getting married and going through a bit of the cold feet syndrome. Now a question for those of you who are newly post op....Are you glad you chose this journey? Any regrets? I am just curious to see what you think. Anyway, now that I finally came out of hiding, I plan on responding alot more now. Wishing all of you post ops well with your recovery and weight loss, and those soon to be post op, God's Blessings for an uneventful procedure. Take Care Hugs Marianne

Hello and welcome to our board. I am glad you sopped lurking and decided to post. I hope your surgery goes well. Cold feet is normal. I was pretty calm through out everything except the goodbyes. When everyone started crying it got me a little frazzled. My recovery, aside from my ear infection was great. At first I was just confused about what to do. I know that I read most of my post op instructions but for some reason I drew a huge blank when I came home from the hospital. I still haven't gotten my protein just right. I try each day but some days I screw up the time I drink my water and then it gets to late to eat. I am sure over a little bit of time I will get it right. I don't regret anything at all. This whole process kind of reminds me of being a new mom. Once you get past those hard days everything becomes much easier. I wish you all the best. Shannon

Hi Marianne, welcome aboard!! I'm one week and one day out of surgery!!I don't know which one you are having but I had open. For a couple of days I asked myself a few times," What did I do". But today I was sitting here and I thought to myself."You did it". I know that I have a long ways to go but I am already glad that I have done this. You will be in my prayers. And you will do great!! Bless you, Chris