Tomorrow's the day...
How exciting that your big day is finally here!
You are arguably one of the most prepared-for-surgery people I've seen here over the last nine years. You're going to do just fine.
As soon as you see your first nurse, tell them that you'd like something to calm you down. As far as someone to hold your hand, believe me when I say that once they take you into the OR you won't have time to even think about that. You'll be asleep in a matter of seconds. And then you'll be back here on OH asking all of the post-surgery questions that we all ask.
Looking forward to seeing your first postop post. =)
Woohoo! Congratulations!
I'm so excited for you! Good luck tomorrow, and yes, by all means keep us updated!
You're going to be amazed by how much the actual surgery is just a tiny blip in time...it's all about the pre op and post op. Tomorrow you'll go to sleep as a pre op and wake up on the loser's bench :-). See ya there!
Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto
1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017
Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017
Kathy 
I had the bypass Oct. 17th, 2017. I was scared out of my mind. To be honest, I'm not sure I knew for sure that I was doing the surgery until I saw my surgeon, the morning of the procedure. End of the story, I've lost 40 lbs in 3 months and don't regret my decision at all. There are a lot of changes, things that will never be the same (mostly yay, they'll never be the same) but I am loving the new me I'm becoming. By the time I post this, you'll be on the loser's bench, CONGRATULATIONS.
on 1/8/18 2:09 pm
Not a baby! And YES OF COURSE we want an update but wait until you are feeling up to it. Good luck, you are going to do great ,you are prepared and you know what you are getting into!
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
Good Luck. I'll be thinking of you. Make sure we get an update. :)
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
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