48 Hours To Go Till Snip-Snip

[bigdogluver]

Wow, I have 48 hours to go before I become a science experiment, aka get "sleeved." I'm feeling pretty typical it seems for this time period - all my emotions are on high, but my spouse is the one freaking! Life has been so stressful in the last 2 weeks, up to and including a flood in the basement yesterday. I'm worrying about the anesthesia because I have problems with it... oh, blah, blah, blah... even my cat is mad about me for not being very affectionate.

At the risk of sounding pathetic, I would really appreciate peaceful thoughts and kind words. All the best to everyone.

[Donald G]

Less then 48 hours to go before making a huge positive change in your life. You have this on lock /i can tell your ready for this just by reading your past post. See you on the boards again a couple days after your surgery when your telling us all how good everything went..

[Tommy1969]

Hi Laura! Best of luck to you and welcome to the club! I was sleeved on 2/14/17 and not for 1 minute have I regretted it. You will do great!

[ghost_ryder]

You will be so taken care you after surgery. The whole practice is very professional and well trained. Peace for you and your hubby.

[Christie13]

You got this Laura!! It's tough the first week but will get better every day. Once you get a few months out you'll be blown away by the results! Good luck for a speedy recovery!

[DesertGal]

Laura, Sending you hugs and wishing you a smooth surgery and speedy recovery! You'll be doing great I bet. I'm two days after you (Friday) and I am running the rollercoaster of emotions, especially the anesthesia aspect. I'm already nauseated! I'll check back this weekend and see how you're doing. We can compare notes.

[Bagawk!]

Peaceful thoughts going out to you!

You'll do fine. Discuss your issues with anesthesia with the intake nurse, the surgery nurse (the one starting your IV and prepping you), your surgeon and especially the anesthesiologist who will come to your prep room for a brief chat prior to surgery. I too have issues with anesthesia and made noise with all those folks. I was given a drip during surgery to prevent nausea and continue to get the drip while inpatient. I did not experience any nausea or vomiting.

You'll do fine. You'll do fine. Welcome to the club future sleever!

[Alynn]

Blessings!

[Sandra3]

Hey Laura,
Like the majority of us your family is stressed out. That's normal, it's surgery, there's risks. But I think you doing the right thing here. The best way for an obese patient to lose weight and not regain is with the help of bariatric surgery.
If we stay obese too long we can develop all sorts of issues, so in the long run it's better to go for a small risk with a "minor" surgery (mine was 30 mns) compare to staying obese and having a complicated and shorter life full of major health issues. I'm not saying here that it's a magic wand, we have to do our part, but I know I would never have been able to lose that much without the help of my surgeon.
The last week before surgery I was really stressed and sleepless, so I tried to relax listening to soothing music, and got busy planning our next vacations.
As soon as I got back from the hospital I finalized our vacations
Try to focus on positive things to do.
Sending you my best wishes for an easy surgery and a fast recovery. Take care.

[Tamera2]

Prayers said for you and your medical team. Besure to communicate past experiences with your Anesthesiologist so he can make adjustments. Please let us know how it goes. Good Luck with your journey. Excited to see your success.