Approved and date scheduled

Hello everyone.

I am new to this board. Actually its the first time I found it!

I received my approval from insurance last week (exactly 1 week ago tody) and scheduled my surgery for 9/25/09.  This date is actually my mom's b-day.  She passed away 7 years ago at the age of 52.  I picked this date because I figured she would be with me!

Everything is happening so fast.  At least it seems like it anyways.
 
I am a little nervous but a whole lot excited about surgery. 

Summer

Summer,
First off welcome to the board/finding it!
Congrats on getting/picking a surgery date.
Remember your mom will be smiling down on you with her approval of your journey into better health.
Being nervous is a normal reaction. This is not to be taken lightly, it is a major surgery. Everything you do past the surgery will be up to you. You will be in safe hands, and have a lot of people on OH to learn from. If you need a shoulder etc... give me a shout.

Wishing you the very best and waiting to hear more from you.
Kelly/tink

Thanks Kelly.

I am so ready for this.  I know its life altering.  I switched to caffine free dt. coke 2 months ago, and 2 weeks before surgery I am going to stop drinking pop.  I heard a lot of people come out of surgery with a caffine headache, and I DO NOT want that to be me.

I have yet to attend a support group meeting :(   I work 5p-3a so its hard to attend, but I think I would benefit from it.  I plan on attending the one this month before surgery and then those after the fact!  Can't do this alone!

I am taking 4 weeks off of work.  Am hoping I will only need 2, but I have no idea what its like after the fact so am preparing myself.  I've heard the pain after surgery is the worst pain I will ever experience.  That scares me a bt, being a single parent with a very active 3yr old.

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again for the warm welcome.
Summer

Summer,

Don't believe or take to heart everything you hear or read on how others felt or what they experienced.  I don't remember a lot of pain, while in the hospital they give you this cool button. You get to push/click it every ten minutes as needed for pain. It is your then direct life dope line LOL
 I came home with oxycodone (?) and I have never cracked the seal on the bottle. Each persons pain is different, I believe you will be doing wonderful. I know of a woman we will call her daredevil lady LOL who went on a jet ski 2 days out of the hospital after surgery! Another lady just came to one of our support groups who was 5 days out of surgery.I think I was walking almost a couple miles about 10 days out of surgery. So, there is hope!

Wishing you the very best to come!
Kelly/tink

Congratulations on your approval, and welcome to the ND Board!  Having the surgery is the best thing I ever did.

2 years later I am down 110 lbs. and maintaining.  Thankfully, my body doesn't like certain things that I shouldn't be eating anyway, so that keeps me towing the line.