Tomorrow's the day!!

Well I have less that 24 hours and I will be on the losing side. What a great place to be. I haven't been too awful nervous until today, and boy did the nerves kick in this morning. I know in my heart that everything will be alright, but I think it is the fear of the unknown. Not knowing how much pain there will be, not knowing how well I will tolerate food, not knowing if I will be successful. I am so glad that you guys provide so much support. I know that each person is different and each person experiences things a little differently, but chances are there is someone on here that is experiencing something very similar to someone else, so that is a comfort for me. Just knowing that whatever I run in to, there is someone out there who can give me some advice because they have probably been through it too. Ok, enough rambling. I have been trying to think of all the things I need to get done this evening around the house. It's kind of tough because surgery is tomorrow and my kids start back to school on Friday. Luckily my mom (she is such an angeL) is going to keep my kids tomorrow night and then my husband will leave the hospital, go pick up the kids, and take them to school, and then my mom will pick them up from school and bring them to the hospital. My husband and my mom have been so so so supportive during the whole process. It has been amazing to see the turnaround in my husband. He was so dead set against it when I first started talking about it a couple of years ago, but once he saw how determined I was, how much this surgery meant to me, and how worried I was that I would die an early death, he completely did a turn around and has supported me whole heartedly. I think he is just worried that something will happen to me and I will die from complications from the surgery. He and I have such a close relationship and I can understand his fears because I would be the same way if he were the one having this surgery, but I told him the risks of being morbidly obese are much greater than the risks associated with the surgery. I'm sure he will be as nervous tomorrow as I am. I'm just asking everyone to keep me in their prayers. I have full faith in Dr. Cook and I have been praying that God would just guide Dr. Cook's hands and that the surgery and recovery will be speedy and uneventful. I'm also praying for very little pain... Well guys, I guess I will talk to you again when I am on the losers bench. I don't have an angel yet, so I'll have to wait until I'm at home before I can post. {{{Hugs}}} -- Chris

good luck. May god bless you in every way. Let us know how things went for you. We are all here for ya. I will be thinking about you. I am a little over a year out. And I can remember the day before gbs so well. It was on July 4th. so scared to celebrate the 4th. But it's over and all is well. Have a blessed day AMy

Hi Chris! Good luck tomorrow...I am sure everything will be fine...the pain is not too bad ....use your pain meds liberally especially while in the hospital...when medicated it is easier to take deep breaths so you don't get pneumonia...my surgery was almost 8 weeks ago and I feel great and have lost 42 pounds...(you will be saying this to someone else in two months!) Keep your goals in mind... Aramat

I sincerely hope all go well for you.