newbie....your best advice

Hey all, Ive been watching posts here for a long time, just learning and waiting. I saw the surgeon today and finally it's my turn!.. Surgery scheduled for June 29th, feels a little surreal to be honest. What's your best advice for a newbie here? and any advice on things I might need to "gather up" now that will make my life easier post op. I know it's a month away, but it goes so quickly!!
Thanks !!!

My best short answer........work on changing your mindset...... and the body will follow!   Good luck on surgery!

congrads on the date the best advice I can give you is to start walking now and get your body used to it. Walking right after the surgery will contribute highly to your success of being as pain/gas free as possible.

 Try to increase your activity level, the more active you are the better your recovery will be.  The best thing I think I did for myself is not start the liquid diet cold turkey, ease into it.  Two weeks before my full liquid diet (which also lasted two weeks) I started replacing two meals a day with shakes and eating a healthy dinner.  I snacked on fruits and nuts or cheese if I needed to.  I had NO problems going to full liquids, my tummy was pretty much already adjusted to the smaller intake.  Not everyone wants to do this, and that's fine of course.  But I had no weakness, I was barely hungry, etc.  It really helped a lot.  If you haven't already, stop caffeine, carbonated drinks.  You will save yourself caffeine withdrawals along with your recovery.  Good luck and congrats!!

I agree its more a mental adjustment and also start creating new habits that will be beneficial in the end. There are people here will alot of experience that I've learned to take their advice AND of course your doctor.

Trust me...time will fly by.

Congrats!

 I found (still find) the most difficult aspect to be water.  I was never a water drinker, and when I did drink water, it was always with meals, and usually in gulps.  I think you'd help yourself immensely if you start a water drinking habit.  After surgery you will not be able to gulp or drink with meals.  For me, this has meant I've had a lot of difficulty getting in fluids and am often dehydrated.

Thanks so much for your advice! It is appreciated....

1.  Ditto to what Jimbo said about the mindset
2.  Stick to the plan that your surgeon/NUT gives you
3.  Never trust a fart!