Pre-Op Appointment Today

My individual pre-op appointment was today, and I learned a few new things about the surgery.

The surgery is scheduled for Thursday August 20th, and I will most likely be in the hospital until Saturday the 22nd. (I had thought it would just be overnight) They said I will probably have my own room. One of the things I will have to deal with after surgery is a drainage tube. The surgeon will put that in, on the left side of my stomach, to aid in not getting an infection after surgery. The tube will probably be removed 5 days after the surgery, and it will take longer to heal than the other incisions. Thank goodness my mom is a nurse, so she can help me with all of this at home care after the surgery! :)

I have a group pre-op on Wednesday, where the psychologist and nutritionist will speak with about 10 of us going through the surgery. At this point, I'm sure I'll get more specifics about diet after the surgery, and some of the emotional things we're all going through now, before surgery. I will have monthly group sessions post-op, so I can get some vitamin shots and learn about life after surgery through their group session topics.

I'll post more on Wednesday. Being in the hospital today, gave me a little more anxiety about the actual day of surgery itself, but once I left I was fine. I hope those feelings start to subside, as I have more information about the actual day itself and after. (but...that may make it worse. Sometimes I like staying in a little protective bubble ;)

Nighty night.