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Maybe a little mashed potatoes.

Oh wow, please let us know his reaction!!!

So I am a few months away from my surgery and my mom calls to tell me I might have 'soft tissue.' My grandma had surgery when she was younger and the staples just tore right through. Then my aunt had the Bypass and the same thing happened to her. So although I am not letting this stop me, at all. Now I have the 'what if's' stuck in my head. Leaks scare me.

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Hey Beatriz! I would love to keep in touch with you. It looks like my surgery won't be until June. Still jumping through insurance hoops. If I had the money I would have already gone to Mexico myself and had this done. LOL.

I had my first appointment with my surgeon today. I have one more month with my NUT before they send in my info to my insurance. That could take a month, then I will just have my pre-op stuff (Upper Endoscopy and Gallbladder Ultrasound) and I will be cleared for surgery. I am hoping for June. Good luck with the pre-weight loss! You might try the pre-op liquid diet. From what I hear, people are loosing a lot of weight with it.

Do the surgeons near you hold little seminars? They do here in Houston, Texas. Almost all of them have at least one a month and I went to several before I found a surgeon I liked. Each seminar is a meeting with the surgeon and his head nurse. I learned about the surgeons and the procedure. Then I was asked questions. If they don't have these seminars where you are, start making some phone calls. Call the closest ones first, or the one's at the hospitals you know. Then move out to further locations if needed.

I am still pre-surgery. Had my second NUT visit today and he mentioned it. I will not be having anything with seeds in it until I am given a green light. LOL Thanks for answering.

My NUT told me today that he would be afraid to eat anything with seeds in it, like tomatoes. He said that because there is an incision site, he would be afraid the seeds would get stuck in there and become a massive problem. Is this a danger? Is there a time when you CAN start eating things with seeds again? I love tomatoes, I have an entire tomato garden growing quickly. I knew it would not be on the menu at first, but will it ever? Thanks!

The word general surgeon is a comfort to me. If something goes wrong they don't have to call someone in because that's not there specialty. They are extensively trained in mostly everything, so they can begin to fix the problem right away until a specialist can make it. I would be worried if my gen surgeon had not done a lot of gastric surgery however. I know mine does them all the time, so I'm not at all worried about his ability.

No idea about the sedative, but good luck! You'll be fine, just relax.

My NUT told me today that 1000 calories is the aim. Most seem to go lower then that though. Depends on how far along you are.

I will be taking 2 weeks of vacation then I am going to get a doctors note to be on light duty until I am aloud to exercise as my job has a lot of pushing, pulling, bending and lifting heavy objects.

Although my appointment with my surgeon is tomarrow, keep the ideas coming for others as well. The list so far: Bougie Size Pre-op Diet Post-op Diet Stomach - Staples? Glue? Stiches? Combo? Incisions - Tape? Glue? Stitches? Cathedar? Approximately how many cases are done by your practice each year? What is your conversion to open rate? Am I awake when the catheter is put in? What is the average hospital stay? Will I have a drain? If yes, when will it come out? What are your complication and mortality rates? What is the most common complication you have seen with this surgery? Do you recommend certain Vitamins? Shots in the stomach to prevent clots? Pain management in hospital & at home. Lifting restrictions? How long? When you can return to work/driving? Doctors Note? Diet restrictions and length of time? Follow up care- how often? how long does it take him to perform the surgery? Pre-op testing? Nausea medication if I need it,? Aloud to have gas-x strips? Do they do a swallow study before being discharged to home? Leak Testing? Exercise restrictions Incentive spirometer?

I'm with Dr Turnquest as well. Love him.

I am also going to be with Dr. Turnquest. Can't wait!

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Well I can't answer your questions but I have also been worried about water intake at work. I do get two fifteen minute breaks and a thirty minute lunch, but there are hours in between Im not aloud to drink or eat anything. I don't get the required amount of water now, and Im trying. I pretty much wake up, have a small breakfast then go to work. When I get home I may have an hour of free time before it's time to go to bed. If I can't drink anything thirty minutes before or after I eat then I can't drink water at lunch at all. Or before work, or before bed If I am going to get a third meal there somewhere... Which leaves my two fifteen minute breaks.

What's wrong with ibuprofen? I avoid Asprin because it's a blood thinner, I avoid Tylenol because it causes liver damage. So what does ibuprofen do?

From what I have gathered so far, most doctors don't want you to do in hard workouts until four weeks after surgery. You should call your doc and ask before going to the gym to do anything but walk on the treadmill. Walking however should be fine. From what I gather, you can't walk enough. But again, make sure you run it all by your doctors office before doing anything you're not sure about. Good luck!

Good idea! Thank you!

You will get there! Keep praying and remember, God answers prayers.

Good luck!

A little off topic, but how do I share who my Dr. is? I went into MY PROFILE, clicked EDIT, clicked MY SURGERY then clicked MY SURGEON. I typed in my doctors name (Who IS listed in the Surgeon area!) then clicked SAVE. It says it's saved by my doctors name is not there when I come back. Nor is it listed anywhere on my profile or on my posts. Driving me crazy! Any help?

Way to go!!