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It is 2 weeks out from surgery.  I felt pretty good for the first 2 or 3 days after surgery, then started feeling badly.  A couple of days later, I began feeling really bad and I had a knot under the far left incision from the laproscopic surgery.  I felt so bad!  My husband insisted on going to the ER.  All the tests were good(blood work, CT, etc).  They gave me some pain meds and sent me home.  The knot has gotten bigger, almost the size of a baseball at times.  At first it was more prominent while standing, but now even while laying down it feels quite large while palpating it.  I saw my Dr this past Thursday, he said it is just scar tissue and nothing to worry about.  Seriously though, I just do not feel good about 90% of the time.  I can't bend over without a lot of pain, and feeling like my guts are just getting caught, knotted, I don't know how to explain.  Has anyone else experienced this?  Maybe I am just being a baby.  I just want to feel better.  It hurts to lay down very long, it hurts to be up and doing things for very long.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.  On the upside, I am down 19lbs since beginning the pre op liquid diet.  I know some lose a lot quicker, but it is sure better than I was able to do before the surgery.  Things are really confusing and frustrating at times.  Best of wishes to everyone.

Kathryn

Well, it is just under two weeks before my surgery date.  I am currently alternating between understanding what it is I am understanding and being happy about it, and being terrified.  I don't know maybe the negative feelings are happening more when it is later in the day and the pain is getting to me.  I know that feeling afraid and second guessing yourself are natural in this situation, but nonetheless bothersome.  I know somewhere inside that this is normal and I am ready for a change in my life, FINALLY.  I waited too many years to try and live life.  I have sat on the sidelines waiting for things to feel better, or get better or something.  Then it just gets bad enough one day, that you have to keep your head in the sand with the rest of you quickly following, or make a change.  I have read about some of the ladies and gentlemen here who have taken that Huge step and changed their lives for the better and insist that they would do it again in a minute.  So partly in faith, and partly because I want to hold my grand baby's and go for a walk, and do something with my girls, I will do this thing!  I will do everything I can to make it work, and to succeed and not be a wasted effort.  I have met one very sweet friend on OH who I love and appreciate so very much.  She keeps me going in the right direction.  Thank you!  I would like to have other friends on OH, if you can stand one more friend, add me to that friends list.  Support and another's insight go a long way for me at least.

I thought I would introduce myself.  I am a 51 year old mother of 8 plus 2 step children, mostly grown now.  My babies are 14 and 16. I love to sew and do machine embroidery. I remarried last October to a very sweet man who treats me like I am something realy speacial.
  I am just beginning my journey.  I have attended the seminar, and now awaiting my first appointment.  My insurance is tricare prime. I hope and pray this will not run into months on end as some of the people I have been reading about have endured.  I am being too impatient I suppose, but I am just so tired of the pain and health problems and just want to feel better.  I can't even keep the grand kids by myself!  I want to work in my yard and be more able to walk and enjoy meeting people. My husband is very supportive of this decision, as long as he doesn't have to eat like I will need to eat. LOL!!  I have been on the heavy side most of my life and have dieted until I just plain gave up! You lose it then gain it all back and then some.  I began putting on more weight after my third child, and the rest is history.  I am hoping to have the gastric bypass. The doctor suggested that his patients ( those at the seminar), join and post daily to this group.  I am so glad he did.  I am learning a lot. Any input appreciated.