2 Days Before Surgery Advise?

Dawn Nash
on 5/4/12 11:05 am - HI
Aloha...I'm getting sleeved Monday the 7th. I know another girl on this forum is as well plus a few more this week or in the next...so before I, and the other ladies, go under the knife, what pre-surgery advice do you have?
Hospital tips?
Life after surgery?
Getting in protien? Water?
Pain?
Physically what am I going to look & feel like?
What can I do to help myself recover best?
Any tips - no matter how small - please let me know because this is it! :)
Mcnurse518
on 5/4/12 11:34 am - TX
VSG on 05/09/12
 I'm getting vsg on we'd! Good luck and prayers to you!
                
Dawn Nash
on 5/4/12 11:41 am - HI
Back at you!
INgirl
on 5/4/12 11:37 am
Aloha!
Haha! Everything you have asked can be answered by reading here, often and obsessively! That's my helpful advise, read every single thing.. here, failed WLS forums, revision forums.. (good to understand the why's and the full spectrum of post op WLS both success and failure.) Make it a hobby for a little while! 

As far as recovery- biggest tip, stay ahead of any soreness by taking your pain pills on a schedule. It helps, even with drinking. Oh, and drinking.. numero uno!! I will go find a old post of mine and bump it for you.. how to get your fluids in. I was spooked about this, and with reason.. it is the number one complication, easily fixed with some IVs but still crappy. Sip, constantly. Lightly flavored water.. Camelbak bottle if you find it hard.. 
Fun2BFit
on 5/5/12 1:11 am
VSG on 05/01/12 with
 I am 4 days post-op. It has been a rough few days.....BUT..... I am starting to feel better. I also had a hernia repair and my inflamation was extreme, so the first couple days even the smallest sip was painful. I am seeing great improvement in this area. Reading posts here has definitely helped with some of my anxiety, keep reading so many people on here are great! Good luck with surgery, you will do wonderful!
    Fun2BFit
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