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rault18
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Doctor came in today.told me I'm doing great and no issues.I'm going home at 930 The lady right across is better thanks god .
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Rachel you willdo great.just stay.calm and positive .
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Just got banded about 20 hrs.ago Good luck to you all
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Well it's 1 am and I'm at the hospital.of course I can't sleep as the abdominal pain is kinda annoying. Nurses gave me some loratabs and all the other pain medicine. The gas pain was gone after a couple hours.I'm feeling uncomfortable but ok. The team was great.i just wanna go home lol. I hope I get afast recovery. I feel bad for the lady right across my room.seEms that she had some complications and her blood pressure is low and a blood transfusion .and she just peed on herself...i feel so bad but blessed that I'm ok and no complications.please pray for her I ve been drinking lots of Water and Ice.not hungry at all..vitals are good. I just want the sore feeling to be gone Thanks for your support and for reading my long post
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i ahve mine at 8am!!! are u guys from las vegas/??? im having mine performed by doctor atkinson..im scared but excited!
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click on anyones signature and it ll take u to the ticker page..then u create ur own..then u copy the URL that it creates and paste it as ur signature in ur edit profile tab
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thank you so much mary!!!! i will def report back as soon as im back from the hospital..actually i have to spend the night there so i might reply from there hehehe Thats awesome your surgery is around the corner!!! congrats!
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thank you dave!!! will def follow your advices!!
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thank you kalipso. this will be my 2nd ever surgery.my firstone was about 4 hours for a corneal transplant...and thanks god it went good...The iv part is what scares me the most..even tho it sounds silly hehehehe
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Hello guys and gals, Well after months of dieting, tests, and other insurance requirements ...im getting banded tomorrow... Im kinda scared but excited. Im 5 11 and im at 300 pounds...have some health issues(border diabetic, cholesterol, etc) I hope everything goes good for me...as i get really scared whe i go under the knife.... God bless Raul