One week from now....

...and hopefully at this time of day, I will be in my hospital bed post op.  I had my PAT's today, heart, chest xray, etc...

It's funny I am being asked by the people who know about my surgery, if I want to have a last hoorah, and I thought to myself, I have had a last hoorah for the past thirty some odd years.  There is really no food that I haven't tasted and I think I'm ready for the rest of my life now.  I'm still scared of the surgery, but I keep thinking about the finish line and what I'm going to look and feel like this time next year. 
I'm still scared though. 

I'm not telling my parents and family so I have to get through Thanksgiving post op by trying to get around eating.  I'm just going to tell them that I am on the same program my wife is on, she is a month and a half post op and 40 pounds lighter and looks great.  I'll let you know how that goes.

Bob,

Good Luck next week!  Remember the Four Mantras of Life Post WLS:

1.  Sip, sip, sip.  Need the fluids.
2.  Walk, walk, walk.  Excercise and avoid clots.
3.  Any problems - CALL YOUR DOCTOR!! 'nuff said. 
4.  Never, and I mean NEVER, trust a fart!  You may wind up changing your BVD's! 

Good luck to ya! The anxiety is normal - we all had it. Just stay focused and positive, and keep you mind on how much better your health and life is gonna be post op,  and you'll do fine.

I'm confident your surgery will go great.  As long as you keep that great frame of mind about there being no food you haven't tasted, and ready for the rest of your life, you'll also do great post-op.  Congrats, Michael

Good luck to you!  Follow the rules and you'll have a great ride, or so they say!

Congrats on being so close and being in a great frame of mind.

I hope you have a back up plan for telling family. You are going to be pretty rest riced when T-day rolls around. If they see you eating WAY less and taking forever to do it they are going to get awfully suspicious. I would imagine it is going to be a sharp contrast to what they have seen in the past. I for one was a hover on T-day. Not this year 3 months out.

Good luck. You are doing awesome. Hide under the chair as long as you want, the fear is normal. You will soon be roaring from the top of the mountain. WALK, SIP repeat.

Thank you all for the kind words.  I went to see my doctor today, Primary Care, not Gastric Bypass doctor.  He wants me to see a "doctor" who is affiliated with the hospital to "look in" on me when I'm done.  WTF, how many doctors are in the hospital.  We need another.  They pulled this with my wife and the "doctor" never even looked in on my wife.  Co-pay please!  Anyway, I don't want to get bogged down by this.  I'm trying to remain positive.  Thanks again. 

Robert,
A year ago, I was 2 weeks from surgery.. man the nerves were a janglin!  I had the 'last meal syndrome', but I ended up just eating small amounts of strong flavored things I knew I couldn't have for a while.. never did pig out.

I came thru mine smoothly, and I pray you will too.  At almost a year out, dude, let me tell ya.. it's awesome!


God Bless,

Dale
 

What helped me in the days leading up to surgery was to put it out of my mind.  Yeah, forget about it.  Once I had made the decision I decided that thinking about it anymore was wasted energy.  I had researched hours upon hours, talked to dozens of postops, and read mountains of reading material on RNY, so I figured I had done what I needed to do. I walked in the hospital that morning thinking about ANYTHING other than surgery.  I was planning our spring garden, thinking about a new truck I wanted to shop for, and my son's upcoming pack meeting...anything to get my mind off of the surgery. 

Best of luck to you!