A few others have done their bypass diaries on here so i thought i would join in.
My last night at home tonight. Tomorrow i get the call to tell me when to go to St James where i will be staying before my operation on Wednesday. I'm really not looking forward to the bowel cleansing drink i'll be given, i have a phobia of diarea (sp?) and i know i won't get any sleep, especially being away from home.
I've been doing my pre op diet for 9 days now and to date have lost 4.5 kilos. If i ever see another salad, it will be too soon.
I'm getting rather anxious about it all. Logically i know i will be fine, i will survive the surgery, the pain i can handle, i'll have drugs, catheta - not looking forward to, and the nose tube, i'm quite worried about. Finding a comfortable sleeping position, in hospital where sleep isn't something you get much of anyway, is something that's worrying me, and the fact that it's such a huge change to my life.
I know it will all be worth it, and it won't take long to see some results.
My mother in Australia couldn't be any less supportive, hasn't even called to ask how i'm feeling, or say good luck. SHe sent an email, briefly saying good luck, and telling me i'm going to be in a lot of pain, and that she hopes it's worth it. She obviously thinks i'm taking the easy way out.
I'm worried about being away from my 14 month old son for a few days, and worried about how my husband will cope looking after him on his own. We have no family or friends who can help out.
I feel like i have a hundred and one things to get prepared tomorrow before i go. Pack my bag, shave my legs (very important), write a list for my husband regarding our son, make some phone calls, have my appointment with the psychiatrist, wash my hair. I know it doesn't sound like much once its written, but it feels overwhelming but i've left it all to the last minute as usual.
I can't wait to be able to go out shopping and be able to buy clothes in normal clothes shops. To be able to go out in public without having people look at me the way they do. can't wait to be proud of myself, feel healthy, and not be in pain all the time. Have energy and self confidence.
I have 11 stone to lose, and i want to do it by the time i'm 30 which is 16 months away.
One thing i'm REALLY worried about is excess skin, especially around my tummy and upper arms. I'm pretty sure i will have a lot, despite my best intentions with exercise. I can't afford the gym, i can't afford to buy exercise equipment, so will have to improvise, but i know i'll never be able to afford cosmetic surgery, so i'm really worried.
I have no idea what the hospital is going to be like. I'm used to Australian hospitals, and know nothing about hospitals here.
Has anyone else ever been to St James in Leeds? My surgeon will be Mr Pollard.
Does anyone have any last minute advice?
My last night at home tonight. Tomorrow i get the call to tell me when to go to St James where i will be staying before my operation on Wednesday. I'm really not looking forward to the bowel cleansing drink i'll be given, i have a phobia of diarea (sp?) and i know i won't get any sleep, especially being away from home.
I've been doing my pre op diet for 9 days now and to date have lost 4.5 kilos. If i ever see another salad, it will be too soon.
I'm getting rather anxious about it all. Logically i know i will be fine, i will survive the surgery, the pain i can handle, i'll have drugs, catheta - not looking forward to, and the nose tube, i'm quite worried about. Finding a comfortable sleeping position, in hospital where sleep isn't something you get much of anyway, is something that's worrying me, and the fact that it's such a huge change to my life.
I know it will all be worth it, and it won't take long to see some results.
My mother in Australia couldn't be any less supportive, hasn't even called to ask how i'm feeling, or say good luck. SHe sent an email, briefly saying good luck, and telling me i'm going to be in a lot of pain, and that she hopes it's worth it. She obviously thinks i'm taking the easy way out.
I'm worried about being away from my 14 month old son for a few days, and worried about how my husband will cope looking after him on his own. We have no family or friends who can help out.
I feel like i have a hundred and one things to get prepared tomorrow before i go. Pack my bag, shave my legs (very important), write a list for my husband regarding our son, make some phone calls, have my appointment with the psychiatrist, wash my hair. I know it doesn't sound like much once its written, but it feels overwhelming but i've left it all to the last minute as usual.
I can't wait to be able to go out shopping and be able to buy clothes in normal clothes shops. To be able to go out in public without having people look at me the way they do. can't wait to be proud of myself, feel healthy, and not be in pain all the time. Have energy and self confidence.
I have 11 stone to lose, and i want to do it by the time i'm 30 which is 16 months away.
One thing i'm REALLY worried about is excess skin, especially around my tummy and upper arms. I'm pretty sure i will have a lot, despite my best intentions with exercise. I can't afford the gym, i can't afford to buy exercise equipment, so will have to improvise, but i know i'll never be able to afford cosmetic surgery, so i'm really worried.
I have no idea what the hospital is going to be like. I'm used to Australian hospitals, and know nothing about hospitals here.
Has anyone else ever been to St James in Leeds? My surgeon will be Mr Pollard.
Does anyone have any last minute advice?
