december surgery-gettting nervous

I am new to the forum. I have a surgery date for mid-December. I am getting nervous. Asking myself "What am I getting into?'. But I believe this is what I need to do for my health. Any helpful tips would be appreciated.

welcome to the board....,.congradulations on your surgery date

you are getting into a new life, getting into a healthy lifestyle, getting into a better personal life and getting into a longer life with all sorts of good stuff.

tips???? i dont know what you are really wanting to know but as i tell everyone " keep your eye on the prize" and nothing taste as good as thin feels, believe me....after surgery and you really get into it and get into the new lifestyle of eating you will realize how stupid you ate before.,,i now have to be remined lots of times to eat, i really forget lol if anyone would have told me that before i would have said they were crazy....i might forget to comb my hair but i didnt forget to eat.  but you will

ask anything you want to..someone will answer you.

Thank you. Can you feel the band once you are healed? I picture not being able to feel it but feeling full or overfull, even sick if I over do it. I was also wondering what it would feel like when I wake up from the surgery.

No, you cannot feel the band at all and, yes, if you overeat, it'll come back up.  You will be able to feel the port though, especially after you lose a little weight.  You won't be able to see but can definitely feel it.

When I woke up from surgery, I was just really groggy.  Once I was good and awake they took me to a room where I stayed for a couple of hours - my doctor required me to pee before I could leave.  Really, surgery was easy, I felt great the next day.  Day 3 was my roughest (probably from overdoing on Days 1 & 2).  Feel free to ask me any questions.

That's good information. Does the port bother you? They say you aren't very hungry the first week due to swelling. Was that true for you?

No, the port doesn't bother me.  It did at first when trying to shave my legs  but I'm used to it now.  Every once in a while when I bend over on my left side I can feel it and have to reposition myself.

I was not hungry at all the first week.  But be warned by about week 3 the swelling will be gone and those old hunger pains will return with a vengence.  You'll be able to eat anything and everything you want because with no fill yet, you'll be basically like you were before surgery.  Just try to be mindful of that.  Will you doctor do your first fill at 6 weeks out?  When is your surgery?

I read your page. Your log is interesting. It seems like your progress has been steady. That's all I want is steady progress.