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Looking forward to drying off after a shower and have it not feel like an olympic event!

Your like Wilson in Home Improvement, Great sound advice always, yet we cannot see your face, Lol!

Good News, Well sort of. I Drank so much Water I thought I was going to PUKE! The hour before my appointment, wore a sweatshirt, and jeans, and my sketchers shape ups. I put my huge galaxy note in my pocked along with like 5 dollars in change. I looked REDONKULOUS! However 243! With a BMI of 40.3. Dr. Boone said I should be good, Laughed at the way I was dressed and said if they denied me again he and the insurance were going to have words. They resubmitted today! So I should hear something by this next week!!! yay!

My dr said no, caffeine is a diaretic and carbonation stretches the pouch.

At the hospital I found that eating was not too hard (I never had to do a swallow test) and ice chips were awesome. I took advantage of the pain medicine, since I rather take it before I felt the pain instead of waiting for the pain and it not getting controlled. But my pain was minimal but like the rest said the gas pain was the worst. Walking really is the key, I found that every couple hours I could feel it building back up so would go for a walk and it helped.
I slept most of the time (or dozed in and out) for the first day and the second day was raring to get home. I walked at least 4 times a day and three times a day when I got home (15 min at a time, but slowly). Rest the best you can at the hospital.
At home finding a comfortable position to sleep in was the hard part, but once I did that and took a pain pill sleeping at night was fine. During the day I just took it easy and went on my walks. I set up a schedule for eating, since I never felt hungry. My hubby made my food (such as it was) and that way I did not have to choose my food. He knew what I could have and just brought me stuff and I ate it, since trying to choose what sounded good was impossible since nothing sounded good. But sugar free popsicles and sugar free Jello were the best things I found I could eat. They had a lot of flavor and went down easily. Avoid tv commericals (I forward thru all them, pretty much still do) as they will drive you crazy. I was prepared physically for the surgery but there was no way I could be prepared for the mourning over food I could not have and everything else. I thought I was prepared but when it hits combined with the hormones from surgery it is overwhelming. Just go with it, understand that it gets better. Try to focus on the positive and what you will be able to eat in a couple weeks and not what you might not ever be able to eat again, because otherwise it gets bad. (at least for me it was hard, but over it mostly now)
Sip your Water when you can (finally I now can drink normal size swallows, which sure helps staying hydrated) and you will be fine. I always had a water bottle next to me or in my hand. Ice Water is the best in my opinion, but each person handles temp differently.
I did not get my relatively normal energy back until after 3 weeks and at almost 7 weeks post-op I feel pretty normal (or as normal as I get). I went back to work at 2 weeks, but I was always tired, but it was doable.
Best of luck on the surgery. keep us posted.
Sorry post was so long.

@DLCoggin, Thanks for the kind words. I've read alot of your posts and you are always very supportive and encouraging to everyone and you put out alot of great info, which I know everyone appreciates. Keep up the great job!

I have severe sleep apnea. I use a mask that covers my entire nose. I got use to it pretty quickly and can't sleep without it now. I pray that after I lose the weight that I'll be able to stop using the cpap.

Welcome to the sight and congrats on taking charge of your health! I too had RNY on the 19th. Good luck surgery buddy!
God before anything, Family before anyone, Home before anywhere. Priority..

I think that sometimes people speak out of fear, fear of the unknown. Since this is something we choose to go through we do our research and we make an informed decision based on our needs. If it is a person that truly cares for you it may be fear. The problem is when you try to explain and they do not listen that is when FU comes in handy, LOL just kidding!

My incision was left open from the surgery every day I take the packing out shower then repack it myself then tape gauze on it. Not so bad. Except I look like I have a vagina on my belly lol

Looking forward too?
-New confidence
-Crossing my legs
-Kneeling to tie my shoe without breathing heavy
-Fenway has the smallest seats in any pro stadium even a skinny person can't sit comfortably. Been to foxboro already. ;^)
- Plyometrics !
-Increased libido.
-Standing up to pee!
-Enjoy the journey for the "RIGHT" girl, and enjoy the nights with the wrong ones ! Lol

Happy Fathers Day to all the dads. Enjoy your day.
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It's official. I lost 104lbs. My body fat is 40% from 50%, waist 42 from 53, chest 43 from 52, arms 11.5 from 14, hips 47 from 61. Totaling 44 inches lost.

I had surgery on the 6th and went home on the 7th with Q-pain pump and liquid pervert
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