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A weight loss surgery blog by MTBiker on BariatricPal. 2 entries on surgery, recovery and progress.

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surgery story day 2

Wednesday November 5th.   7am. Parade of doctors comes though. Some of them look familiar from yesterday. The surgeon came, told me the same story that he had told Angela. They are all curious about my lack of bladder activity, it’s not a very common side effect, but they aren’t very worried either. They think it will come back. Complained about the lack of ice and my sore throat, they said after the Upper GI test, I could have more.   I did mention my shoulder pain, and that I had been exp

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• MTBiker
• November 9, 200817 yr

Read more about surgery story day 1

surgery story day 1

Tuesday Nov 5th.   I couldn’t eat or drink anything on Tuesday; I had an oatmeal cookie at midnight last night, my last meal as a free man. Got to the hospital at noon, with surgery scheduled for 2pm, and made it to my pre-op room by 1:30. The cookie has long since faded away; I’m chewing my fingernails for nourishment. It’s been 14 hours since eating now. Can’t a person die from not eating 14 hours?   Nurse Nelson comes in with a smallish looking gown and some socks with little treads

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• MTBiker
• November 9, 200817 yr