Any Nov. 28th people out there???

Hi Everyone: I just stumbled upon this forum, and I am glad I did! I love this site, whenever I have the time to look around I always find something new. I am scheduled for the 28th. I have been so busy getting my family, house, job (high school teacher) and Christmas situated I have not had time to really get nervous. I am so excited above all. I am a bit unsure of how down and out I will be after this. I am planning on taking 2 weeks off from my teaching job, perhaps three if I need it. But I am not one to stay home for long. I have lots of casseroles made for my husband and son, stocked up on all the essentials I can and did all of my Christmas shopping and wrapping. I wasn't sure I would feel like shopping aftwewards??? I will put up the tree and house decorations Thanksgiving weekend. I had my final meeting with my surgeon on Monday. I still cannot believe it is finally happening. I have been through two denials from my old insurance company and a job change for better insurance to get this. I can sympathize with anyone battling the insurance companies. I am a very bad procrastinator in real life, so I am surprised at how I have planned ahead for this. I even cleaned all my closets, guest room for my mom to come stay, shampooed my carpeting as well as lots of other things I usually do as needed! I feel really empowered I have all of this done and wish I could be like this all the time! There is a tiny little nagging fear in my heart I may not come home again. I know this is ridiculous, I am reasonably healthy, 39 yrs old, have a great surgeon. I find myself hugging my 5 yr old more, appreciating my husband more and praying a whole heck of a lot now! Did any of you feel that way? Hope it is just the nerves coming I have frantically tried to work off! I am ready in body and mind I think. I have enough protein drinks and samples, bars etc and vitamins to carry me for a good long while. My sweet surgeon said I can eat NORMALLY on Thanksgiving, enjoy myself but don't majorly pig out! Makes my mom happy! Then I have to be on liquids. I will truly savor and enjoy that day, and be truly thankful! Well I wish all of you recent post-ops a speedy recovery and as little pain as possible. CIndy

Hi Cindy Well i'm not scheduled the 28th but am scheduled on the 29th. Sounds like you are about ready to go. I know what you mean about the tiny nagging feeling. My cousin even suggested to me that i made sure everyone knows what i want incase i didn't make it. I told her i plan on coming home, so i'm not making funeral arragements. Then i thought to myself maybe i could write a letter to my husband and children. But both times a started to i got so upset i didn't. I want to be positive and i feel like if i write a letter its to much negativity. I think we are going to put the christmas tree on the 23rd that is a little early for me i usually wait till after Thanksgiving. Good job on the christmas shopping i haven't even started yet. Best of luck and a speedy recovery

I'm a Nov 28th surgery. I haven't done much to get readyfor the surgery. I've started cleaning my house, but I won't be able to thoroughly do that until our dogs are living in the yard. Husband is finishing up the fence so they can go out. My preop is all done. I'm extremely comfortable with my surgeon, but there is that nagging worry I may not come home. My husband assures me I am coming home, but my mother nags and nags about the animals in the house and postop infections.... I definitely pray more Anyways good luck to us!!!!!!!!!

Cindy-- I'm convinced the 28th is very lucky--it's my dd's birthday (she'll be 5 on your surgery day), and she is certainly the best thing that's ever happened to me! So best wishes, I'll be thinking good thoughts for you that day. Also, thank you for the reminder about appreciating my daughter and husband and life more. I had that same little nagging fear about not coming home, and I hugged and appreciated more too. Now I'm 18 days out and too often I'm letting petty stuff make me forget how lucky I am and how much I love them. My husband spent the morning cleaning house and paying bills (and being cranky about it, and taking me to task for spending too much yesterday at Gymboree for dd's birthday), and since I kind of overdid it the last couple of days (getting back to my more regular schedule, going to the office and dd's school and getting dd's picture taken at the mall, etc.), I'm pooped today. So I logged on here to kind of get my head back together instead of feeling guilty (that I'm not cleaning house more and not bringing in enough money to the household) and resentful (that I don't have enough energy yet, and that my husband is being cranky at me for not doing enough). And--wow this story got a little long!--your comment about that fear of not coming home and the appreciation it inspired was just what I needed to remind me of what's important. Whew! Anyway. Thank you for the reminder. I'm gonna grab a water bottle and take a walk (why not take advantage of dh being home today and not just be stressed out by it!). I'm sending good wishes and healing thoughts for your surgery! Chandra Highest weight: 253 Official hospital weight: 244 This morning on the scale: 231 Surgery 11/1: 18 days post-op

Hello all........ I am also having surgery on the 28th. I am so excited. I am trying to get all my christmas shopping done. I have an 8 yr old and a 6 yr old so i want everything to be done just in case i am too sick to do it. So everyone enjoy THANKSGIVING and good luck........ you will all be in my thoughts and prayers. Hope everyone has a fast and safe recovery. Misty

Hi Cindy, I am Nov 29th and I, too, am looking forward to it. Im just getting anxious right now. I think it's just the planning and waiting for the day to arrive that gets to me. One of my DRs. recommended a CD by Belleruth Naperstek to listen to twice a day to help relax and help with positive visualization. I have a hard time with visualizing myself as being successful with this and thin again. I have failed at other weight loss attempts so many times and although I know that this will be much different, I still have this nagging thought that I may be the first person that it doesn't work for! Isn't that terrible? Anyway, I am working on positive thinking everyday for the next week. Sounds like you are all prepared.........I've been trying to get my things in order as well, but not as far along as it sounds like you are. I am hoping that having a few things to get for Christmas will give me the incentive to get out and walk. I haven't left too many things to get, but enough to keep me motivated. I've been spending so much time on the websites ordering samples of protein shakes and bars and getting motivational books for after the surgery. I don't know how tired I will feel post-op, but I'd like to be prepared. There are so many wonderful WLS websites out there and I have just loved researching them all! It seems like I'm always on the computer! I will be thinking about you on the 28th and I hope you will of me on the 29th. I'd like to stay in touch with you as we go along in recovery and back into real eating if we could. It would be nice to have a "buddy" to chat and compare notes with. Would you be willing? Anyway, I wish you a successful surgery, and speedy recovery and most of all, the weight loss that you are hoping for. Take care and do stay in touch!

I'm having surgery on the 28th. I just finished my pre-admission stuff at the hospital today and signed all my forms. It really hit me today taking a tour of the hospital that this is really going to happen. I will admit that the last few days I have been so afraid that I might not come home again. I've cleaned and organized like a crazy woman. I haven't done my Christmas shopping because we travel for 2 weeks at Christmas and find it's easier to get everything there instead of trying to carry everything with us. I hope I'm up for a 2 week trip just 3 weeks after surgery. I wish you the best of luck and will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. We can start our new lives together on the losing side. Stacy