Tuesday is my surgery (2/15)
Tuesday, 2/15 is my surgery. I am excited and nervous. I have become more anxious today after the liquids only and knowing that day after tomorrow is the big day. Did any of you have "pre surgery" jitters? I am afraid of the surgery as much as I am afraid that I won't be able to abide by the new lifestyle/way of eating. Please share.
First of all you will be fine, you have the best surgeon in the world along with the worlds best PA/SA Tim. Being nervous is very understandable, I was a total basket case the week of my surgery. You will abide by the new lifestyle of eating, if you do not, it will come back up or either make you wish you had followed the rules. I had my surgery over 7 1/2 years and tonight for supper I only had 1 chicken tender. Just read the manual they give you and follow it to a T.
Hello Sunshine!!!
You are feeling perfectly normal for it being two days before your surgery. Pre surgery jitters...did I have them...yes ma'm and if everyone else who was in your shoes at one time were responding would say the same.
You are beginning one of the most exciting times of your life. You will do great...just follow your doctor's instructions, drink, drink, drink and walk, walk, walk! You will not be truly hungry after your surgery. You will probably experience head hunger...just remember, that is all it is. Get in touch with your body and how it feels to really have true hunger. When you are on clear liquids make sure you have broth. I don't care for chicken broth so I would drain chicken noodle soup and drink the broth. It tasted much better. You can do that with any campbells soup you like. My DH or son would eat the noodles!! The taste of 'real' food such as the soup liquid helped me with head hunger. Commercials drove me crazy and you will probably be watching tv during your recovery period...if one bothers you, get up and WALK!! Amazingly a lot of people watched the food network during their recovery, I DID NOT. Food is the last thing you want to think about. You will have so much energy pretty soon that you won't think about it. You will have to remind yourself to eat.
Hang in there and you will do just fine. Be sure to post or have someone post for you when your surgery is successfully over...it will be successful and so will you!!
You are feeling perfectly normal for it being two days before your surgery. Pre surgery jitters...did I have them...yes ma'm and if everyone else who was in your shoes at one time were responding would say the same.
You are beginning one of the most exciting times of your life. You will do great...just follow your doctor's instructions, drink, drink, drink and walk, walk, walk! You will not be truly hungry after your surgery. You will probably experience head hunger...just remember, that is all it is. Get in touch with your body and how it feels to really have true hunger. When you are on clear liquids make sure you have broth. I don't care for chicken broth so I would drain chicken noodle soup and drink the broth. It tasted much better. You can do that with any campbells soup you like. My DH or son would eat the noodles!! The taste of 'real' food such as the soup liquid helped me with head hunger. Commercials drove me crazy and you will probably be watching tv during your recovery period...if one bothers you, get up and WALK!! Amazingly a lot of people watched the food network during their recovery, I DID NOT. Food is the last thing you want to think about. You will have so much energy pretty soon that you won't think about it. You will have to remind yourself to eat.
Hang in there and you will do just fine. Be sure to post or have someone post for you when your surgery is successfully over...it will be successful and so will you!!
Christ's peace,
Connie aka Teal Rose
Saying a prayer for you today. As Louise said, you have the best team in this area. We are all nervous before surgery if we are honest. You are about to begin the most exciting journey of your life, if you do what your Owner's Manual tells you to do. Abide by those rules and it works awesomely. Dr. Freeman did my surgery 5 1/2 years ago and I would do this over and over and over again. Please let us hear from you.
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