Robs477 surgery

[Charris]

Good luck Rob. I'm so glad it is finally happening for you.

 

[jillc]

@robs477 - You'll do great! Here's to minimal pain and much sucess!

 

[robs477]

Thxs everyone for all the well wishes, it really means a lot! Still NOT nervous yet, BUT...all day so far ALL I can think about is that I will get a phone call today saying the surgery has been “re-scheduled” till next week or the week after due to an emergency that required my Dr…or some ****…lol THEN….I will have to just keep starving with my GD shake for another week or too. Anyway, that’s what I’ve been dwelling on, not “dying” not even getting the “no switch” anymore…just a delay.

I think I am starting to not do to well, @ 100 calories, 30 grams of protein in this shake, plus my vits and been keeping hydrated, BUT…I can’t keep this up. I am in a LOT of lower back and leg pain. I have scoliosis, sciatica, degenerative disk disease which is arthritic and in the last 5 days or so, the pain is about a solid 7. I need to ask you guys?? I am attributing this to having to step my NSAIDs, naproxen. I only ever took one every other day because I didn’t want to build up a tolerance to it, but, I had NO idea how well it was working until I was forced to stop it..pre-surgery. How long post-surgery will I have to stay off it? I will post another thread with this, thxs again, Rob

Oh, BTW, my surgery is at 10 am tomorrow. and.... @star0210 I really hope Im not here to wish you a happy B-day tomorrow, but, I didnt forget

 

[Spiky Bugger]

Thxs everyone for all the well wishes, it really means a lot! Still NOT nervous yet, BUT...all day so far ALL I can think about is that I will get a phone call today saying the surgery has been “re-scheduled” till next week or the week after due to an emergency that required my Dr…or some ****…lol THEN….I will have to just keep starving with my GD shake for another week or too. Anyway, that’s what I’ve been dwelling on, not “dying” not even getting the “no switch” anymore…just a delay.

I think I am starting to not do to well, @ 100 calories, 30 grams of protein in this shake, plus my vits and been keeping hydrated, BUT…I can’t keep this up. I am in a LOT of lower back and leg pain. I have scoliosis, sciatica, degenerative disk disease which is arthritic and in the last 5 days or so, the pain is about a solid 7. I need to ask you guys?? I am attributing this to having to step my NSAIDs, naproxen. I only ever took one every other day because I didn’t want to build up a tolerance to it, but, I had NO idea how well it was working until I was forced to stop it..pre-surgery. How long post-surgery will I have to stay off it? I will post another thread with this, thxs again, Rob
Oh, BTW, my surgery is at 10 am tomorrow. and.... @star0210 I really hope Im not here to wish you a happy B-day tomorrow, but, I didnt forget

Are they, to save time, going to neuter you at the same time? You'd probably save on anesthesiologist fees, too.

 

[robs477]

Are they, to save time, going to neuter you at the same time? You'd probably save on anesthesiologist fees, too.

You crack me the hell up Spiky!! Of course I wont be getting "nuetered"! 15 yrs of Marriage has taken care of that!! Thxs for the laugh though, even if it was at my own expense

 

[newanatomy]

Thank you @newanatomy for the good thoughts and kind words! Yeah, my Dr. set the pre-surgery weight loss goal of 14 lbs. As of this morning I am -15 lbs and still have one more day of “fasting”, so, I may get to -16, we’ll see. I just can’t imagine how euphoric I will be to live my life in a world where I can eat meat, eggs, cheese and some veggies without gaining weight. I have not allowed myself to think about it because, in all honesty, I’m still really worried it wont happen.

I understand completely! I am at the other end of the exact same fear spectrum. I was afraid that I would be one of the ones who lost only 50% of their extra weight. Now that I am within 20 pounds of goal, I am afraid I will have come this close, not hit it and gain it all back. Paranoid much?!

 

[robs477]

Well peeps, I will be off line shortly. I will be checkin out of here for a few days and hope to be posting again on Thurs or Fri. Thxs again for all the well wishes and hope to see you on the flip side

 

[JackieOnLine]

wishing you the best, Rob - can't wait to hear the good news you are on the other side.

 

[brooklyngirl]

Best of luck @robs477 see you on the dark side!

 

[Jen-2]

I'll be thinking of you all week and praying everything goes smoothly! Good luck Rob. All will be ok. Just take it one day at a time and make sure you demand pain meds to stay comfortable. I can't wait to see Larra's post tomorrow letting us know you're ok. Try to get some rest tonight!