Buddy up!

If you would like to volunteer to be someone's buddy, or are looking for a buddy, let us know. A buddy will be someone who checks in on you on the evening of your surgery to see how you are doing. They will then relay the update to the group if you aren't able to give us the news yourself. You can have them call you at the hospital, or call a friend/family member, or whatever is going to work for you.

You might want to make sure you and your buddy don't have dates too close to eachother's, so you aren't both overwhelmed at the same time. It might be hard to be encouraging or uplifting if you are feeling challenged with recovery, yourself.

So, let me be the first to say....I'd love to be someone's buddy. Since I'm not scheduled until 2/28, I can check in on pretty much anyone! Who needs a buddy? Let me know and I will get your contact info from a private message.

Want a buddy or want to be one to someone else...post it here! Be sure to check back often.

i will post an update here after mine, probably from my room at the hospital

Hi,

I would be interested in a buddy. I'm not exactly sure what mu surgery date will be in Feb. I will let ya'all know as soon as I find out. Thank you 

Hello!
I am pretty new to this site and I would love to have a buddy. My surgery is April 14th.

April 14th...what a great day! (That's my birthday)
If you would like, I will gladly check in on you. I'll be about 6 weeks post-op by then. You also might want to check to see if an April group has started yet...or start one yourself. It's kind of nice to have a group of people at the same stage as you, and on pretty much the same schedule.
Best wishes!