Surgery Tomorrow!!

Hi Everyone,

I've been lurking on these boards for a while, but this is my first real post.  Just wanted to say that reading all of your notes has really gotten me through the pre-op stuff, and excited for surgery!!  

I had to do 2 weeks of pre-op liquid and have lost 17lbs, and am hoping to keep that up... though beyond that, I feel amazing!  Cutting the sugars out of my diet has really agreed with me, and i will Definitely keep that up post-op!!!  I have so much energy, my mild depression has improved, no anxiety, i can concentrate, and i can wake up easily in the morning!!!!  and yea, there's that whole 17lbs thing too.

Surgery is at 9:30am tomorrow, and i have to be there at 8:30.  We're leaving at 5:30am, even though it's only 30 mins away (Thanks DC Traffic)  I'd rather be early than miss my surgery.  Hope to be on the road home before evening rush hour.  I'll check in when i'm feeling up to getting to the computer.  

Thanks again for being so supportive without even knowing it!  I'm excited to share the rest of this journey with this great banded family!!

-Ls

Good luck Lilystar !! I am saving you a seat on the loser's bench in our winner's circle !!

Ahh good old DC traffic !! Remember it well !!

Best of luck on your journey.  What an exciting time for you.  I hope to hear how you are doing.  I'm getting banded next week, so I'll be learning from your experiences this week.  Hope you feel well soon and I'll see you on the Losers bench.
-Heather

Good luck tomorrow. Welcome to the Banded Living community!  We're all here for you.  Congratulations on making the decision to take charge of your health.

Good luck!  Can't wait to see you on the Loser's Bench :)

im home! and doing really well! my hiatal hernia was a little bigger than they thought from the barium swallow - so i was out for a little longer than planned, but i'm all patched up and good to go. got home around 3:30 after pushing the cart around petco while my husband bought dog food! figured it was good to be active, and i wasnt loopy anymore.

the only things really bothering me are my shoulder from the gas, and my throat from the tube - so no biggie. i imagine i'll be sore tomorrow, but for now i'm a LOT better than i hoped i would be.

thanks for all your well wishes, they were good to read on my phone will i waited to go into the prep-room! I've got two more days before i go to work so i hope to get rid of some of this gas pressure by then! walk walk walk!! sip sip sip!!!

Thanks again!! I'm on the other side!!! Time to heal!

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE and Glad you're home .. LOSER :D !!

 You can call me a loser all you want!!!  :)

First time ever i've been ok with that.  i still can't believe i'm done with the surgery part.