Got Date! June 26- Prepare Pre and Post op?

After about 9 mos of visits to every kind of doctor imaginable, I finally got Blue Cross PPO to approve the surgery!   I am having my surgery done at Riverside Hospital.  Does anyone have any pre-op or post op advice?

When is your surgery date????  Start practicing now drinking 64 ounces of water a day, eating really small bites of food, chewing really well, etc.  Also, mentally prepare yourself for a huge change in the way you think and eat.  I wish that I had prepared myself better mentally prior to surgery, even though it took me 2 years to get approved.  What was I thinking about all that time????   After all, they operate on your stomach, not your head.   Good luck to you! Shelley

Congratulations!!!!

Stock up on protein items such as liquid supplements,soups and gatoraide. If you can buy the Bullet food processor it works great. Riverside is a great hospital I go to the family practice there. Best wishes on your surgry.Keep in touch. Jan

Woo Hoo!!!  

Congratulations, start on that treadmill and your vitamins so you are physically strong for the recovery. Also start separating out your water from your meals, because that will be a big "no no" afterwards. So much to remember! take care! Joan

I just had surgery at Riverside on the 29th of May. If you are a Fresh Start patient of Dr, Myers just go over all the info in your yellow folder again and again- it"s all in there. Big thing pre-op stop drinking fluids with your meals seems easy right-WRONG!!! You need to retrain yourself  before surgery- also exercise , walking etc anything that will get you moving quicker after surgery is a plus. PM me if you have any specific questions- good luck - cindy

Congratulations!!! I agree with what others have said. Stop drink with meals. Also any exercise you can get in is a plus as well!! Keep us posted. Hugs,