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Shrinking Don

Gastric Bypass Patients
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Everything posted by Shrinking Don

  1. I drink vitamin water zero taste good and Nothing really in it better then unflavored water
  2. im sure your still soar at 4 days out i would have given you at least 5 days lol seriously its all depends on the person and when you feel up to it ...
  3. Good luck you will do great walk walk walk
  4. I would definatley look into FMLA it's s leave from work which protects your job and they must maintain ur same level of health insurance
  5. Im in New Bedford,Ma my surgery is Aug 22nd and my surgeon is Dr Collachio and will be done at Tobey Hosp in wareham ma
  6. as far as oral i would say immediatly but hey im a guy what else would i say lol
  7. no special diet or me pre op except the day before they say light breakfast and lunch then just clear liquids the rest of day i have managed to drop 25lbs over the last 4 months and fluxuate +- 5 lbs right now 18 more days
  8. i went to the seminar thinking i wanted the lapband but after sitting thru it realized the bypas was better for me with my health problems diabetes hbp and cholesterol so thats how i made my decision good luck which ever way you decide .
  9. i would say as soon as you feel you are up to it ...
  10. congrats i was so excited when i got my date of aug 22nd
  11. Good luck and i hope your wife will be cancer free and you both live a long happy life only 8 days till your new beginning for your family congrats and welcome
  12. Good luck and you will do fine everyone is different but most say the pain is only a few days and it's more of a uncomfortable feeling then pain I go aug 22nd congrats to the class of August 2012
  13. Sorry your going thru this i am assuming you did this in boston hope all heals up quickly and you can get back to work ...
  14. Good luck to all my insurance is paying all but about $1500 deductible i have left for the year like everyone else i need this and would have done it no matter what the cost was my date is Aug 22nd started the process in november finished the last hoop on July 17th and had a approval and a date 1 wk later
  15. Here are my 2 tatoos after i loose the weight i want a eagle that stretches across my back shoulder to shoulder
  16. Good luck to you my reason for teh surgery is basically to help get me off meds for diabetes and hbp colesteral i am a truck driver and if my diabetes gets any worse i would need insulin and will not be able to get a DOT medical card ..My surgery is Aug 22nd my starting weight was 301 i am currently 277
  17. Awesome I finished everything so surgery is Aug 22nd see you on the other side
  18. Please send me the list n1pmb@comcast.net
  19. got my date yesterday 8/22 congrats to all who is just starting there journey to post op
  20. Makes three got my approval and a date of aug 22nd

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