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Good for you Lynda! Congrats:)

Tiffy - You go girl! You are such an inspiration to so many of us on this board. Thanks for putting so much time into answering questions and giving advice! I was so thrilled when I saw your new pics up that I had to call SlimDiddySleeve and let her know as well - you inspire us all the time:)

Good for you! Wishing you the best tomorrow:):thumbup:

A crazy broth party? I LOVE IT! Congrats on your date - sounds like you will have fun even if you are a bit sore:):thumbup:

I think that is great! Good luck to you both:)

WOW - that is wonderful! Love the janitor's comment too - you must've been walking on air all day. CONGRATS:)

Way to go Mini - that is sooooo cool:) Keep up the great work!

Bernadette - I am very sorry to read this. Although I don't really "know" you, I know you based on your many posts since I've been on this board. I can tell that you have a good head on your shoulders and will make the best of this once you get through this tough period. I can't say that I know how you feel since I've not experienced this myself, but I am sending you prayers. Things can only get better, right? I wish you the best:):biggrin2:

Kelly - Congrats to you! We are about a week apart! I am so glad you had a great experience with Dr. A and his staff. I loved them all:) I felt like they took very good care of us. Everything gets a little better each day - good luck to you!:biggrin2:

Best of luck to you tomorrow:) VV2010:thumbup:

Thanks Tiffy, Fab, and Pnw! I also appreciate the suggestions Pnw - funny how things can change in just one day. Yesterday I did move to full liquids and YES I do now feel like I am grazing - LOL! It took me until about 10pm last night to get in all the calories/protein I was supposed to have. It honestly cracks me up that it was a challenge - that's a first! I also took your recommendation about the pillows - I did that in the hospital and just hadn't thought about it since I came home - last night was much better so thank you:) Hope y'all have a wonderful week!:cool0:

Hello everyone! Well, I hope the hardest part is over. Slimdiddysleeve and I had our surgeries yesterday morning. We slept most of the day except for very frequent visits from the nurses and our doctors. This morning our bandages were removed and we are finally on ice chips - these have never tasted so good! We've also been disconnected from our IV's so that is making our every 30 min walks much easier. :001_rolleyes: I am sore, but not in a ton of pain at all. It is mostly the gas that is bothering me but that should get better with the frequent walking. As some of you already know Slimdiddysleeve and I have been friends for 20 years so doing this together had been wonderful! It's so nice to have someone here that completely understands how I feel.:thumbup1: We will continue to update....I think I hear a trashy magazine calling my name right now. Thanks to everyone for your support. This board has been wonderful. In fact, when Dr. Alvarez asked us if we had any questions before the surgery yesterday, we could barely think of any due to all the research we've done on here:) VV2010

I am right there with you. This may sound crazy but I was more worried about kicking the diet coke habit than the surgery :biggrin2:- it has been an addiction for more than 20 years - yikes! I see that you have your surgery at the end of this month. I weaned myself off of it for a period of about 5 weeks - a little less each week so I didn't feel deprived. I highly recommend you wean yourself off slowly so you don't make yourself crazy. I also switched over at the very end to caffenated tea so I'd have a little caffeine each day. To me, headaches are the worst! I wish you lots of luck! You can do it!:thumbup: Just think how good you'll feel about yourself if you can get past this hurdle:biggrin2:

Good for you!! Congrats on your success:)

Stuck - This was a great post - thanks so much! I will come back to this when I get frustrated:) VV2010

Mary - We took off the Fri before spring break and had surgery Sat so that we would have a full week to recover. My school takes the CRCT one week after we return so that was definitely part of my thought process....it would be way too much to do the 24/7 walk & stare testing proctoring the week after VSG -LOL! VV2010

Samie - Sounds like you are doing just great. That is exactly what I experienced. I am only 2 days ahead of you and things have improved drastically each day. The gas/tight feeling has almost disappeared. Keep on walking - it does wonders! Also, I really limited myself to 2 sips at a time then paused because I was definitely one who gulped before. I think I have myself almost trained - that way I can avoid that uncomfortable feeling. Like Tiffy said, try something warm - it is a nice change and feels pretty good. Congrats to you:) VV2010

YAY for you! What a great day - congrats:)

Wannalise - These sights are bound to be helpful as well as entertaining - thanks for the info:) VV2010

Slim and I are doing really well! We are back in San Antionio at the hotel and we walked around the city for several hours yesterday. We were worn out, but it really helped with the gas - that is definitely the most uncomfortable part for me. Overall, we are just a little sore but no big deal! We are very excited to be flying home today:)

Bernadette - You look amazing! Congrats! I am so inspired - thank you:)