Your on your way....good luck to you,you will be fine.I am having my surgery next Friday the 18th , I cant wait.

Blue

I will add you. I am am so new to this or any other forum, I don't know what I am doing (or not doing!) yet. Thanks!

Thanks for your support!

My nerves are so on edge, partly because I dont know if the Tuesday surgery date will proceed.
Like you Ive had problems with my PT and INR, why, I dont know, im not on coumadin, maybe just like of Vitamin K in my diet. It wasnt terribly high but it was somewhat elevated. They gave me a Vit K injection. I wish I could have found out on Friday whether or not this will proceed because I have been worried all weekend. This really sucks. I also keep wondering, is this a sign? Does this mean that I dont need to proceed?

I have been irritable and cranky and I just WANT to know but guess what tommorrow we both find out our fate. LOL

So im going to try to calm down the rest of the evening to get my mind off of this surgery, we are going to the movies, so hopefully that will help. I will keep you posted on my status tommorrow.

Thanks for lending support to a VSG'er. LOL

Hey - my family hasn't been overly supportive either. At first my mom was dead set against the surgery. Then she had 2 co-workers who both had the surgery and lost a lot of weight and she became more supportive. Recently one of the two has regained a lot of the weight she lost, and my mother has become the devil's advocate for "a lot of people gain their weight back" ... I guess she thinks I haven't done any research or don't know the statistics. But, I also know that staying in my support group is a big deal. So, encouragement here and from my support group is where I'm getting a lot of my strength.  I have about 48 hours to go ... for a day that I never thought would get here, it's really almost here! As for those last 5 pounds, drink, drink, drink. Lots and lots of water. I always wondered why - and it was finally explained to me. If we don't drink enough water, the kidneys don't function as efficiently as they are supposed to, so they push some of their work off on to the liver. So the liver can't metabolize fat as well as it should because it's doing the kidney's job. Just a thought - hopefully it will help you. Try to go for a walk everyday too - I'm not sure how long you have to be on a liquid diet, and your energy level will drop at first, but walking will actually help that. Just listen to your body and don't over do it. And lastly, take your vitamins, calcium and B12! Good luck! See you on the other side in a few days!
Diane

Hi Karen,

I know exactly how you feel. If I can answer any questions for you I will be glad too. I'm so proud of myself for making this decision. These threads helped me to mentally prepare which is why I think I'm so positive despite the changes.

One thing I forgot to mention is I can feel my food as it moves down my throat to my stomach and then intestines. It's weird. I've never felt that before. It's like I can actually feel the path it's taking.  Good luck.