4 days and counting down!!

Woohoo, I'm almost there....4 days left until my surgery Tuesday at 7am, I am the first surgery of the day they said, so I hope Dr Ramaswamy gets a good nites sleep Monday nite and doesn't drink too much coffee Tuesday morning..LOL...It is feeling kinda surreal at this point, it takes so long to get here ya know...I will be all alone at the hospital since both my kids are small (ages almost 3 and almost 4) I decided I didn't want them to see me all out of it after surgery, my little one is really sensitive...so the hubby will be dropping me off Tuesday....I think I kinda prefer it, I don't need anyone elses nerves getting to me, I'm sure I'll have plenty of my own....I just keep telling myself they have tested everything they can test on me, and always say the same thing, I am remarkably healthy for such an obese person....so I'll be fine..right...one big bummer is that I haven't lost a single pound on the pre-op liquid diet!! Not a single pound...weird I know and it kinda worries me that if I can't loose weight on a liquid diet will I loose weight with gastric bypass? I hope so...sure I will....

Kim, Way to go.  You sound like me.  I am so self-sufficient that after I came out of surgery I sent everyone home.  I can take care of myself!!!  However, I had no complications and was alert and awake.  If I hadn't been I'd have welcomed someone to watch over me!!! Have a great weekend. You'll lose after surgery, I promise. Hugs, Lana

Kim, Will be thinking of you!  I actually think I was very calm for having surgery.  My husbnd was a basket case and paniced (is that a word?) me right before they took me into prep but once I was away from him I calmed back down again!  45 minutes after they let me out of recovery, I was heading home!  For my size, I am lucky and don't have health problems either, blood pressure is low, no diabetes, nothing...just some joint problems from a car wreck in 98 but nothing severe. 

You will do fine!  Once you are up to it, post to us all and let us know how you are doing!   Jennifer K 

Thank you everyone, I will be fine I think.  My husband wanted to be there, but I just put my foot down about not wanting my girls there, my littlest one literally cries when I go to reg. dr appts, she would just freak out to see me after surgery all drugged and looking weird ya know...I plan on posting from the hospital, I will either take my laptop or use the time I have to walk to find one of the computers in the halls for email etc..most hospitals have those nowadays...does anyone know if the University of Missouri hospital has wi-fi or hallway public computers? I will figure something out.  It is so weird to me how excited I am to have a MAJOR surgery..you would think I was going on a cruise or something!!

Kim, I know you will do fine. Let me know what room you are in so I can check on you! I am so excited for you! Don't worry, you will lose weight. I can not imagine any possible way of not losing weight. You are putting your body in a starvation mode. I will talk to you later.  Elisa

Kim good luck and im sorry no one will be with you. That is sort of sad but You sound like me too. Im an independent woman that doesnt have to have someone to hold my hand. In fact when i dont feel good i want everyone to leave me alone lol.  We will be waiting for news on you. Do you have someone that will report to the board how you are doing? Your husband wont be there even when you first come out of surgery? Good luck you will be just fine tho we know that. Love and hugs.   Jan

I will be sure to look for you.  I am scheduled for Monday at 11.  Good Luck!