7:20..A.M.,TOMORROW...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(deactivated member)
on 7/6/11 12:49 am

I JUST GOT THE CALL FROM MY SURGEONS OFFICE...MY SURGERY WILL BE AT 7:20 A.M...
IT WAS FIRST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE 9:30, BUT THE PATIENT BEFORE ME, DROPPED HER APPOINTMENT...YAY ME..!!

I'M EXCITED AND GETTING A LITTLE ANTSY...MY HEART IS BEATING FAST AND MY TEETH FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO CHATTER..I'VE ASKED FOR SOMETHING TO TAKE TO KEEP ME CALM, SO MY 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WILL NOT FEEL MY NERVOUSNESS, AS WELL..SHE IS ALREADY FEELING ANXIOUS...GOTTA STAY CALM, COOL, AND AS COLLECTED AS POSSIBLE...

KEEP ME AND MY SURGICAL TEAM IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, PLEASE..!

ALSO, FOR YOU THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD PS, WHAT ARE SOME GOOD PROTEINS TO GET IN FOR THE FIRST WK., RIGHT AFTER SURGERY..?

THANKS, SO MUCH EVERYONE, FOR YOUR POST OF BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS..YOUR ADVICE, YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT..AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP...IT ALL, HAS LEAD ME TO THIS DAY WITH HOPE FOR A MORE BEAUTIFUL FUTURE IN THE REST OF MY WEIGHT LOSS STORY..!

cyndy

mkbeany
on 7/6/11 1:24 am, edited 7/6/11 1:25 am

So excited for you!!

I always prefer to be first case...your team is fresh and you don't have to wait for the first case to finish up...which can be a while if they experience any kind of a hiccup. I don't like to wait.
Early to get there but it is worth it.

This time tomorrow...you'll be well on your way!

I can't remember if you mentioned it...Will you be a day surgery case or are you staying overnight?

I'm not the praying kind but my partner is. I will ask her to light a candle tonight for you!

edited to add: I laughed out loud at the teeth chatter. My teeth totally chattered in pre-op holding when I had my RNY and again last year when I had a uterine ablation. I get nervous...I chatter. Yikes!!

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. " -- Anais Nin

Revised from Band to Bypass 10/26/09
High Wt 355/ Surgery Wt 343 (BMI 61) / Current Wt 190 on 3/17/12

TT/Fleur De Lis 8/22/11
Mastopexy and Brachioplasty 12/14/11

(deactivated member)
on 7/6/11 3:22 am

VSG on 12/21/09

THANK YOU..!!

redbedhead
on 7/6/11 1:31 am - Colorado Springs, CO

RNY on 10/14/08

Congratulations! In less than 24 hours you will feel like a different person.

I LOVE being the first case of the day. there is no waiting for someone that took longer than anticipated.

As far as extra protein, I stuck with my favorite Syntrax Nectar in Cherry and Lemonade, as well as Syntrax Sweets in Chocolate (I added SF syrups to it to have different taste). Otherwise i just ate my regular diet.

Anna
RNY 10/14/08 LBL 6/14/11    135 pounds lost, after bounceback regain. And I am OK with that.  It enabled me to have double hip double knee replacements in the 9 month periond between Oct 2011 and June 2012.

(deactivated member)
on 7/6/11 3:23 am

VSG on 12/21/09

THANK YOU..!!

YEP, IT'S HARD TO GRASP IT'S ALREADY HERE..!

Laura in Texas
on 7/6/11 1:46 am

RNY on 09/17/08

Easy to find ready to drink shakes are Atkins (I find these anywhere) and Slim Fast Low Carb (I usually get these at Walgreens), both I like the taste of.

So happy for you!! Just know the first few days may be tough but it does get better day by day. My first 2 days were hell. Much worse than I thought, but by day 3 I was already getting in and out of bed by myself, much sooner than I expected. I bounced back quick. Day 8 now for me and feeling pretty darn good.

I took a valium the night before. Helped me get a good nights rest.

Take your pain meds so you'll feel better more quickly. No point in being in pain. My pain never got about a 5 and since day 3 the worst it has gotten was a 2. I'm realy not in any pain now, just can get uncomfortable getting settled with by butt augmentation.

Keep us posted!!