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So Scared, I Could Cry But This Surgery is a Long Time Coming - Fort Belvoir, VA
UPDATED FROM mishie268
Alrighty guys..surgery is over. my journey home...
WORTH IT
alrighty guys..surgery is over. my journey home from our 3 hr trip is over. we had to travel to get this done.
anyway.....here is my advise too you who are about to get this done.
Do Not read too much into some of the things ppl say on here. it is your journey and you should choose to deal with it in your own way.
I read a lot of stories on here which I think made things worse in just getting too the day of the surgery.
I had a friend that I had to tell off cuz she kept telling me how I was going too feel...Well how the heck do you know, you've never had this done, so you have no idea what I am going through.
every day for the last couple of days I would get a text from her telling me what was gonna happen. REally? I dont think so.
so i told her off. cuz I coudnt take it anymore
needless tosay when I spoke too her today she didnt even mention it.
As for pain yes i had some....only took the pain pills every 4 hrs for the 1st 24 hrs, then we too every 6hr for about 12 hrs of so, and havent had any since. I am on day 5 PO.
one drain has also been removed. Going back in a week to have the other removed.
so this far I feel pretty good.
Laughing sucks cuz that hurts, coughing is no picinic either.
so on that note, I am going to eat my dinner my hubby just went to fetch for me.
Enjoy your journey, you desrve it
anyway.....here is my advise too you who are about to get this done.
Do Not read too much into some of the things ppl say on here. it is your journey and you should choose to deal with it in your own way.
I read a lot of stories on here which I think made things worse in just getting too the day of the surgery.
I had a friend that I had to tell off cuz she kept telling me how I was going too feel...Well how the heck do you know, you've never had this done, so you have no idea what I am going through.
every day for the last couple of days I would get a text from her telling me what was gonna happen. REally? I dont think so.
so i told her off. cuz I coudnt take it anymore
needless tosay when I spoke too her today she didnt even mention it.
As for pain yes i had some....only took the pain pills every 4 hrs for the 1st 24 hrs, then we too every 6hr for about 12 hrs of so, and havent had any since. I am on day 5 PO.
one drain has also been removed. Going back in a week to have the other removed.
so this far I feel pretty good.
Laughing sucks cuz that hurts, coughing is no picinic either.
so on that note, I am going to eat my dinner my hubby just went to fetch for me.
Enjoy your journey, you desrve it
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UPDATED FROM mishie268
Pre=op today...13 days to go til TT. I feel...
Pre=op today...13 days to go til TT. I feel better after talking to the DR and got all my lab work taken care of.
I just want to get this over this.
Am I getting a little ahead of my self?
or will I be going through another wave of emotions right before?
Not sure if I mentioned that my husband is taking me too a bed and breakfast next weekend.....he thinks it will be good for me, us, ETC. plus I mentioned too him that I read on here that another Ladies hubby took her away for the weekend.
I just want to get this over this.
Am I getting a little ahead of my self?
or will I be going through another wave of emotions right before?
Not sure if I mentioned that my husband is taking me too a bed and breakfast next weekend.....he thinks it will be good for me, us, ETC. plus I mentioned too him that I read on here that another Ladies hubby took her away for the weekend.
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July 24, 2012
2 days away from my surgery.....butterflies like crazy. trying to stay positive tho.
Just got back from a wonderful weekend with my husband. that helped alot.
so my suggestion too you is if you can get away, take advantage of the tranquility...it was fabulous.
Just got back from a wonderful weekend with my husband. that helped alot.
so my suggestion too you is if you can get away, take advantage of the tranquility...it was fabulous.
July 30, 2012
hope your surgery went well, i cant wait to have one! its going to be a few years till i can afford one
UPDATED FROM mishie268
Well its been a few days since I've posted...
Well its been a few days since I've posted anything. was still trying to figure out if I was coming or going. So many mixed emotions past through this body in the last couple days. but I did start to pack my bag for my stay at my cousins. My surgery is not here is town so we have to travel. (Its 3 hrs from here) SO NOT LOOKING FORWARD TOO THAT AT ALLL. NOthing like being in your own bed or own house, on the plus side, since I will be cooped up for so long the change to being back home will be GREAT.
anyone had to deal with surgery away from home, please let me know how it was for you. Since are Miltary we pretty much have to go where they send us, and since the Navy wouldnt do the surgery and the Army would, (Need I say more) but I am thankful that I can have this done,
WEll I guess thats all for now, I will post more as time marches on and butterflies become more prominant.
anyone had to deal with surgery away from home, please let me know how it was for you. Since are Miltary we pretty much have to go where they send us, and since the Navy wouldnt do the surgery and the Army would, (Need I say more) but I am thankful that I can have this done,
WEll I guess thats all for now, I will post more as time marches on and butterflies become more prominant.
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July 9, 2012
You deserve this surgery after working so hard to lose weight and keep it off! It is normal to be nervous and scared, after all it is a major procedure and does carry some risk with it. Just remember that doctors are very skilled and that everything will turn out fabulously. When is your surgery date?
July 9, 2012
Thank you, its not been easy keeping it off, let me tell you. and I know that after I have this done, I will feel better when I look in the mirror. My surgery date is July 26th.
July 9, 2012
LOL, I just realized that my pix is upside down. wow, how do i fix that? anyone know?
July 10, 2012
Hi there. I lost my weight the right way as well. Took me 6 years, but I did it. It left me with so much excess skin on my tummy that surgery would be the only thing that would help it. I am almost 8 weeks post op, and I'm still feeling like I'm freaking out. The results are not what I was wanting/expecting. I just have to keep focusing on the fact that I no longer have this huge flap of skin that makes me look pregnant. It will be painful, and it will suck. But it gets better. (Sorry, but I'm going to give you the real story- not the "Oh, you'll love every second of every day" story. It's a rough journey, but I found that I like "spooning" with my boyfriend now, where before I wouldn't let him touch my stomach because there was so much skin.
So even though we are women, and will always hate stuff about our bodies, there are some really positive things that happen. I even found that I had to learn how to shower differently because it was habit to lift my tummy in order to clean "down under". It was a weird yet great feeling when I didn't have to do that anymore. So just keep weighing the good with the bad. The good should win.
Good luck to you!
So even though we are women, and will always hate stuff about our bodies, there are some really positive things that happen. I even found that I had to learn how to shower differently because it was habit to lift my tummy in order to clean "down under". It was a weird yet great feeling when I didn't have to do that anymore. So just keep weighing the good with the bad. The good should win.
Good luck to you!
July 10, 2012
Thank you for your response. I feel as tho I am at peace with it right now. My Pre-op apt is this friday...so I will probably feel a bit more at ease after I get that over with until a few days before the actual surgery.
I know there are no 2 like ppl and everyones body will heal as it will. and we all have our pain tolerance levels. so after reading so many stories on here. I have not taken to heart everything everyone says. cuz if I did, I would make myself super crazy. MOre then I already am. A wise friend once told me, that your mind is worse then reality...in this case, i am hoping the same applies..trying to stay positive.
not looking forward to the few days at my cousins house but its better then trying to drive all the way home (3 HRS) after surgery. anyway. I did some some advisse from here...Like going away for the weekend before the surgery. It wont take the butterflies away but it will help keep my mind occupied.
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone
I know there are no 2 like ppl and everyones body will heal as it will. and we all have our pain tolerance levels. so after reading so many stories on here. I have not taken to heart everything everyone says. cuz if I did, I would make myself super crazy. MOre then I already am. A wise friend once told me, that your mind is worse then reality...in this case, i am hoping the same applies..trying to stay positive.
not looking forward to the few days at my cousins house but its better then trying to drive all the way home (3 HRS) after surgery. anyway. I did some some advisse from here...Like going away for the weekend before the surgery. It wont take the butterflies away but it will help keep my mind occupied.
Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone
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