Upcoming Surgery

Jun 16, 2011

Hello everyone reading this.  I have my surgery scheduled for Monday, June 20th.  I am excited and looking forward to finally getting a new start in life.  I am also starting to get very nervous.  I have never had any surgery and I know I do not like pain.  The staff at Dr. Jawad's office and at the Ocala Regional Medical Center have been fantastic.  Talking with them did a lot to calm my fears...I think I am suffering through the fear of the unknown....exactly how bad will the pain be and how soon will the pain meds kick in.  Kelli, Dr. Jawad's surgical coordinator, explained about the gtube and the other tubes that will be sticking out of me.  I'm glad she let me see the Gtube during my pre op visit because I had built it up in my mind as something monstrously big that would be sticking out of me.  Hmmm...Did I mention being a wuss when it came to pain?  I am sure that the operation will be fine.  I am not at all worried about the operation.  Dr. Jawad has an excellent reputation and after talking to some of his patients I feel I could not be in better hands.
I went to a support group and saw that everyone has had a lot of excellent results so far.  I learned some good tips tonight and in fact learned about this website.  I am hoping to meet other people that are going through or have gone through with weightloss surgery.  All I can do now is wait and try to think calming thoughts about fast acting pain meds.

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