15.5 days BEFORE surgery...Looking for tips

Hey everyone,
It's almost that time which I cannot believe is here.  I'm not the least bit excited but trying to stay positive.
I'm looking for any tips any of you have before going surgery.  ANYTHING!  No holds bar eh!
If you could have been told something prior to surgery and wished someone would have told you, what would that have been?  If it's something you dont want to post for everyone to see then just send me a private message.
You have all been super with the responses I have recieved in the past and am hoping you may have a few more tips for me.

Thanks a million to all my online OH buddies,  you make this all so much easier going into surgery!
Tina
 

It's so close!!! Good Luck!

Here are two tips.

1) this one was shared with me on this site ... don't get too caught up in the "last supper syndrome" ... you'lll still be able to savor your favorite foods after surgery, but in smaller quantities! ... as my gran used to say "enough is a good as a feast!"  i am 3.5 months post surg and i am finding this to be true, and also that cravings are few and far between.

2) ok this is a little nutty ... but clean your house ... you''ll be much happier coming home to a tidy cave to recuperate in ... plus, you're likely to have visitors and well-wishers ... you'll feel better on many levels cleaning stuff out and up ... kind of what we do with our food too, i guess.

good luck to you
i wish you all the best, and the best is yet to come!

Great tips Jim. So true about the house you are coming home to. I couldn't agree more about the last supper. Setting yourself up to blow the pre-op diet and then get some nasty GI response cause you are not used to eating like that is not worth it.


Good luck my fellow Canuck. You are gonna do great!