Question:
Well my surgery is on Friday, any last minute advise?
— Lisa W. (posted on July 22, 2002)
July 22, 2002
Had Open RNY on 7/10.. Doing great, praise the lord!!! My advice to you is
to remain calm leading up to the procedure, and to be sure to take some
chapstick with you, and please be advise of waking up with the worst
thirst.. You will do great, god bless you..
— HelpMeRhonda !!
July 22, 2002
Take a pillow for the ride home!!!! I cannot stress this enough! It was the
worse part of the surgery for me! Good luck!
— Happy B.
July 22, 2002
The piece of advice I could have used was knowing how intimidating it was
to walk into that operating room. Remember that it's normal to feel a
little scared but please remember that you're in very capable hands and
that you'll wake up to a whole new you. It's the best decision you'll ever
make. Best of luck to you.
— Michael N.
July 22, 2002
The one thing that helped me the most on the morning of my surgery was
listening to music. I repeated the same upbeat song until I got to the
hospital and I was singing it in my head until my meds kicked in. They
were already advised and prepared that I wanted something for relaxation
while I waited.
— lturman
July 23, 2002
i had major anxiety when i checked into the hospital, several crying
attacks including right before the surgery...if this happens, ask for a
valium - that should help. hopefully you'll have a good nursing team - that
helped me enormously!
take pain meds before leaving the hospital and definetly take a pillow or
two for the ride home!
if they won't let you drink anything (mine didn't) see if you can have
these little spongy things that you wipe your gums & tongue with - they
were a life saver!
bring music with you, headphones, and books as well as a journal.
and really loose clothes to wear home and slip on shoes!
good luck to you!
— jkb
July 23, 2002
Lisa--my advice would be to go into the surgery in a calm state--I was
totally not nervous. I knew that God was with me and I had faith that he'd
bless my surgeon and all would be fine. And it was!!!! I knew right
before they knocked me out that when I awoke I would get my life back and
that's exactly what I am doing. I'm 42 lbs down in 7 weeks (as of
today--yay!) and little pieces of my esteem and confidence are trying to
find their way back to the surface. So if you focus on Friday being like a
new "birthday" perhaps that will place a smile on your face!
Good luck and may God Bless you with a safe and successful journey. Bambi
:o)
— Bambi C.
July 23, 2002
Aside from the usual preparations (groceries, packing, etc.), try to take a
few moments to do something calming such as a long bubble bath, a massage,
or whatever it is you do to relax yourself. And hug the people you love!
You're about to embark on a journey to a whole new life. Congrats! :o)
— Jennifer A.
July 23, 2002
Just relax and think about your journey to the other side(thin)!!! Good
luck and we will keep you in our prayers.Positive thoughts.,Yolanda
— yolanda W.
July 23, 2002
1. Go and have a good "Before" picture taken. If you are like me,
you have been hiding from cameras for years. You need to be able to have a
good pic to remember where you started. You think you'll never forget --
but in a year you will look at that picture and just be amazed. You can go
to Walmart, Sears, Penny's, wherever. But have one made. I did and it has
been a great thing to keep before me during those tough days. I went to a
Motophoto (in a strip mall) and they even put the picture on a disc for me.
I went back a year later for an After pic, too. That was fun.
2. If you have been alot of different sizes in your life, go through your
closet and arrange the clothes by size, so that as you lose you can work
your way back through them. They probably won't last you very long, because
you will go through sizes in a hurry. But it will be helpful to know what
you have and where everything is. Then as you shrink out of them, take them
to resale stores and get smaller clothes to replace them!
Good luck. hugs,
Ann RNY9/10/99 260/130
— [Deactivated Member]
July 23, 2002
Oooooo- excellent advice- take many, many BEFORE pictures. Wear the same
clothes whenever you take IN BETWEEN pictures- and stand in the same spot.
I wish I had. I am really into scrapbooking now- with many cool ideas and
I wish I could make a "WLS" book of before and after. It would
be really neat to show others and add to it....
— Karen R.
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