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New here, surgery tomorrow

RhondaS

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Hi all,

My nutritionist recommended I join an online support group so I thought I would try this one. Would be nice to talk to others who have been through the same thing. My surgery is tomorrow morning. I'm both very excited and a little scared. I think I'm putting aside what I'm going to go through after surgery, I'm really on thinking about the positive side and I'm afraid that might now come back and bite me in the butt! I hate pain pills so want to be off those as soon as possible. I would love to be able to work from home the day after I'm out of the hospital (is that even reasonable to think?) Basically I want the surgery and hospital part over and be home and starting to heal. My mom had the full gastric bypass about 6 years ago. She had a lot of health issues to begin with so I'm hoping I heal quicker. She lost all of her weight though and has maintained. She looks really good! Well, I hope to meet some people to whom I can relate or they can relate to me. Thanks for reading!
 
Im praying for you. Today was the big day i pray everything went well with the sugury, i hope ur recovery goes as well:):):):)hunger buddy
 
Welcome to the forum. Hoping all went well with your surgery and you will be home soon. This site helped so much especially in the beginning when I had no idea what I was doing. It continues to provide support in different ways. Please ask all the questions you need to. It can be an emotional roller coaster at first. Keep us updated on your progress.
 
Time for a little update. I came home last night and feel pretty good. Still working on getting all the fluids in they want me too, that's tough but I'm trying. I'm going to take it slow and let my body heal. I appreciate all the comments, it really helps me know others are out there going through the same thing. i'm still navigating the site, are there any chat rooms? Thanks :)
 
I feel the same way, I wish the waiting period(7 weeks to go) was over and I was on the healing side. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.
 
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