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June 2011 I had the gastric bypass and lst 166lbs which is awesome for me. I am a totally different person. Monday 21st, I am having the excess skin removed which I am excite about. I will be in the hospital for 2 nights.
I am sooo scared and not being able to sleep at night. Everything is coming together for post-op for meals and visits. My other problem is being home for at least 3 weeks to take care of me which is important.
ladydi1961
I am sooo scared and not being able to sleep at night. Everything is coming together for post-op for meals and visits. My other problem is being home for at least 3 weeks to take care of me which is important.
ladydi1961
It is understandable that you are nervous, and I and others here will be thinking kind thoughts regarding your fast and hopefully uneventful recovery.
I have an older cousin who lost over half her body weight, and because of her age decided to just get selective skin removal. She had her arms and boobs done, but not legs etc. She is now having some problems with the circulation in her legs due to lack of pressure (skin too loose). I mention this only because I think it is really important and great you have decided to get the full procedure.
You are definitely a fighter and very brave. I hope you have made arrangements for someone to take care of you the first few days you are back home, so you can really take it easy. (I've hired temporary home health care before following surgery and it turned out to have been a really good thing.)
Please let us know how you are doing, and place trust in you surgeon who will be helping you complete your transformation
It is not the by pass or the surgeon, it is YOU ladydi. You have taken the path of change and fought your way forward. You are so brave.
Is there a way to set things up for yourself so that meals are taken care of? When I had abdominal surgery for another reason I set up meals to be taken from the freezer so if the calvary didn't show up (as in help I had hoped people would do) I would still be all set.
Also found it important to have quiet things to do. Books, magazines. Puzzles were not so good because I couldn't concentrate on them. I even bought a couple of coloring books (big kid coloring books- art and geometric patterns) and colored pencils which I found soothing to work on.
All laundry and cleaning done ahead. Lots of comfy clothes to wear.
Taking care of my needs ahead of time had me feeling better about going in for something that I was kind of anxious about.