Surgery set for July 18th!!!- Atlanta, GA

Thank you so much!! I appreciate all the support I can get. I had a mild panic attack last night, tomorrow I have a meeting at work and I'll be relaxing for the rest of the day. Happy healing to you!!

What's crazy is I never had a panic attack in my life and I think it was post op day 4, I kept worrying about all the complications that could happen after surgery and was convinced I wasn't breathing right and was going to die...it was crazy!!! I had to get up, throw cold water on face and go outside. It made me feel better to look up that panic attacks can't actually kill you LOL. I thought I was going crazy, my husband didn't know what to do because I've never been like that. Being a nurse makes it worse, because I know what to look for and signs/symptoms which my mind is nice enough to try and create for me. Ugh, I'm finally over that. This was my first surgery and for me the general anesthesia really messed with me a lot afterwards, so if you've never had it before...just know it's normal for you to feel strange for a while afterwards.

Lol! I know exactly what you mean.. I'm a nurse also and my mind has been going crazy with all the "what-if's". I even had a dream I had a full meal after they told me to be NPO and bcz I knew they would delay surgery if they found out I kept it to myself and of course I aspirated on the OR table, lol. The mind is a terrible thing to have right now haha

Yeah I know, I thought I'd be worse before the procedure but ended up being worse after go figure! I was certain I was going to get a PE or something, it's crazy! I never was so worried about things, until I got into nursing. Ugh I was npo all day, because they changed my surgery to the afternoon, didn't end up going to OR until 2:30 I was hungry lol! So you better stay NPO ha ha!

Iam definitely staying NPO. Surgery is 730 am, slim chance of getting delayed lol. Ill update as soon as I can.

Don't mean to jump into your conversation, but as a nurse too I find that I'm either a hypochondriac about things that are trivial, or I blow off things that should be addressed. I made one of my boys go around with a broken thumb for three weeks because I thought he should just shake it off because he just jammed it. Imagine my surprise when 8 months later we were having surgery on it because it didn't heal correctly!

I have found I'm the same way too, more minor things I read into more and something major I don't want to deal with. I am also always trying to get my family members to comply like they are pts lol! My mom calls me nurse rachett lol!

Please jump in at anytime!! This website and you guys has become my back bone over these past few weeks and undoubtedly over the upcoming weeks but OMG! that is funny and just how I am. I ignore the big things and stress about minor details and talk about asking the dumbest questions sometimes? Yep!, that's me..

Thank you!

Ha! Yes, Nurse Rachett! Everything is all ready for tomorrow. Nail polish off, jewellry gone, low sodium crackers and cough drops near the door so I don't forget. I even have two bags of candy for the pre-op and PACU nurses cuz you know how we LOVE to eat, lol. Positve thoughts to all!!!

Awe that's so sweet of you, I had an awesome pre op and recovery nurse but my nurse on the floor sucked. They will be thrilled with their gift. You have to forgive me I lost my mind for a bit and thought today was the 18th lol. This is what happens when I'm off from work! I'll be praying for you tonight and tomorrow, it's great you are getting it over first thing! Have your anesthesiologist pre med you mine gave me versed and I was laughing on the way to the OR.
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And bribery like that ensures you the best care EVER!

I'll definitely be asking for everythingtey can give me, I'm taking some valium in a minute and calling it a night. They gave me this anti septic srcub I have to use after my shower tonight and no lotion afterwards, so I'll be showing up ashy first thing in the morning. Thank you so much for keeping me calm.

You know it!!

Hope you are doing well, I am thinking of you! Hopefully you are feeling good enough to eat some lunch!

Hey guys!! Well, I finally made it to the other side and what an experience this has been. I'm feeling better day by day, my lower back hurts the most. Bf, mom and daughter has been super supportive. Ill post more later. I cried to my friends that my boobs look small, they laughed and said, I'm just not use to being normal.

Glad you are making progress. I think your friends are right. Our big boob brains take awhile to adjust to the reality of what we now see. I'm sure you are going to realize soon enough that they really aren't that little at all, they are just the shape and position they are meant to be!

I felt the same way at first, but each day I felt better about how they looked. I am certain I made the right decision, and I an confident you did too! So just try your best to relax and heal, that I have trouble with lol! Glad you made it without complications!