Obesity surgery

Hi all,<br>Well, ok no one told me the bad
stuff.. that I would wake up and wonder how much more
pain I could take. That every sip of water would feel
like a fireball. That 5 days later I would feel like I
was in a drunken stupor with the room spinning. I’m
really scared all of a sudden, here I am home, and I
hurt so much. Scared to death, wondering if this was
the right decision. Does eveyone feel like this? I
didn’t think it would hurt this much, I have like fifty
thousand staples from my breasts to my belly button and a
big tube hanging out of my addomen. I walk hunched
over and my back hurts. I’m wondering how I will get
through this.. I don’t know why I’m such a big baby all
of a sudden but.. I am!<br>Thank you so much for all
of your wishes, your posts, your calls, your
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Hi, I’m about to become a member of the club and
I feel excited and scared. I’m busy now getting
myself ready for a big change. I just found out two days
ago and it doesn’t give me much time. Any
suggestions? Linda

…<br>I haven’t heard from you in a while..
So tell us. How did the surgery go? Are you
recovering pretty well? I am SOOOO happy for you!
Congratulations!! WELCOME TO THE "OTHER SIDE"!<br>All of us
Virginian’s will have to get together soon.. As soon as MAE
has her surgery :)<br>Happy for you!<br>Lisa B.

Well, I found out yesterday that I’ve been
approved for the Alexian Brothers hospital in Illinois,
and my surger is scheduled for November 30th
(Yikes!!). The only other time that I’ve experienced this
kind of exhileration and terror is when I graduated
from College (I’m done with school — now
what).<br><br>Since the surgery is only 6 weeks away, I’ve started
making a list of things that need to get done (i.e.
Christmas shopping and paying bills, etc.) I cannot tell
you how helpful all of your posts have been. I know
what I should bring to the hospital and what I should
have at home upon my return. <br><br>I have a question
for any and all. Can anyone suggest a cookbook that I
can use for preparing my meals (after the liquid
month). I’m also looking for a cookbook that specializes
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