Surgery Thursday!
Good luck to you! It's normal to be nervous but honestly I had a very easy recovery from my surgery that was 7/7. Follow your doctors orders and don't expect to feel terrible everyone has a different experience. We joked that I wasn't sure the doctor did the surgery since I felt so good. Wishing you the best!! This surgery was the best thing for me.
There is so much good in front of you! The best advise I got was "walk, walk, walk, and sip, sip, sip!" If you have shoulder pain for a couple days, its from the gas they use to inflate your abdomen to visualize your organs for the surgery. Don't be afraid to ask for pain meds. And don't be afraid to ask for sleepers because they will be in and out all night checking your vitals!!! The first fart is the best! Belching is over. Um, that's all I can think of for now. YOU GOT THIS, COACH!!!!
"...This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing..."
Rachel, PMHNP-BC
HW-271 SW-260 LW(2009)-144 ~ Retread: HW-241 CW-190 GW-150
I can't add much of anything that hasn't already been posted, so I'll just wish you best of everything in this wonderful journey. Walk, walk, walk and sip, sip, sip.
Be sure to let us know when you're home and ready to post so that we can officially welcome you to the Loser's Bench.
Good friends are like stars.
You don't always see them but you always know they're there. 
when I had my surgery, I used my plate. There is an app called bariatastic. I use the fitbit app. Their menu is very diverse and you can find about anything on it, or load anything into it. you can use it even if you don't have a fit bit.
"...This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away, to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. What he was doing..."
Rachel, PMHNP-BC
HW-271 SW-260 LW(2009)-144 ~ Retread: HW-241 CW-190 GW-150
