Ohhhhh, that sucks.... all I can tell you is what I'm going to try to remember to tell myself when it gets bad, which is that everyone here who seems to be doing so wonderfully had at least one really, truly crappy day post-op, and it'll pass!! Just visualize some NSV's.... standing up and having the pants you're wearing right now slide right down off your hips.... having your pants look ridiculous because they're so loose, getting comfortably into a tight pair hanging in your closet, and then having THEM be totally baggy-assed.... breathe your way through it and just remember that it'll get better and you'll be so glad you did it very soon!! :)

Oh god, I was so giddy I didn't even realize I didn't say when LOL... it's Monday, January 25th.  WOO!!

WOW, it hardly seems real!!   But work-wise, I had the choice to either get it done ASAP, or wait until my partner at work was back from his vacation next month... so on the way back from the surgeon's office today I swung by work to see if we could arrange a couple weeks' worth of coverage for me this soon, and it's a go... OMG!!!

I am sooooo glad to be reading what you girls are posting, 'cause even though I can get into it once things have begun, my actual libido has become fairly nonexistent over the last couple of years.  I figured it was due to hormonal changes (being 44) but you're giving me hope! :D

Marlo:  1.  Are we going to look like you after surgery?  'Cause if so, YAY US!!  Cause gal, you are absolutely gorgeous!  :D

Um, I guess I don't have another number ...plus I won't be post-op for a few weeks...but you seem so fun I just had to reply here LOL!!

Do you mean the surgery itself, or the approval process (if your ins. covers it), or the recovery, or the weight loss? :)

Oh -- My -- GOD!!  That is absolutely amazing!!

From what I've read and what my surgeon said, it's about 45 minutes.

I see these referenced a lot, but haven't seen them on any of the websites I've looked at for supplements.  Are they something you can get at GNC, or order online?

It's so great to see you posting this morning!  You had a lot of complete strangers worried and pulling for you last night.  I'm so glad you got the help you needed.... this place and the people here are awesome. :)

Can't wait to hear the rest!

This is so great to hear, thanks all!  I have high hopes... I've been bothered intermittently by it since pregnancy 21 years ago, but now it's nightly UNLESS I'm eating small quantities of low-carb stuff--I know that's what we eat after surgery anyway, but it seems like soooooo many people still have it anyway.  I'd love not to have to take anything for it and to go to sleep knowing I'm not gonna wake up choking on stomach acid.

Can not waaaaiiiiiiittttttt (reflux or not!)!!!

I asked my surgeon at his seminar last night why a leak would develop at the 2-3 week mark when it seems that there should be some good healing happening by then and a good scar forming.  He didn't really explain why exactly, but he said that the 2-3 week period is when that line is at it's weakest, even moreso than immediately following surgery.  Be careful! :)