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Aye keep up the good work! Your energy will slowly come back as you progress thru the stages Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Congrats!! Be positive and see You soon in the post Op threads! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Bump for SE of the new ones. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Welcome to the group!! I did a rather giant post you can find by searching for what to expect when your expecting weight loss surgery. Tons of compiled info in that post. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Are you sleeping on the same bed? I just wonder if maybe your mattress was right for you before but now maybe you need a firm or soft mAtress. Just a thought. I went and had an alignment done because I was getting some back pn Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I can only eat 2 or 3 crackers with meat and cheese before I'm done. And yeah my surgeon is pretty progressive. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Was letting students practice iv's and let them do me so I just left one in an gave myself a little bolus . Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Omg it has small ritz crackers, ham or turkey and cheese but it's all seperatly packaged and about 1.55$ Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Lunchable's are my best friend and I am almost 1 month out. I only have 2 or 3 cracker sandwiches and I am done for 45 min. My surgeon said that allot of pts like the lunchables but reccommended putting your own together due to the sodium and fat content. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Anesthesia asks a number of questions though most meet with you before surgery day usually over the phone. They will Adk allergies, have you had anesthesia before etc. they will have you open your mouth to assess how anterior you are. This just helps em gage the intubation difficulty. They should ask of you have false teeth. Then If you have any no's like no blood they will go over everything an have you sign the forms. They will ask of you want something for nerves if your going to be a bit. I got 2mg of versed. I give it to pts all the time but now I know why it snows em lol. You will head into surgery an be moved to the table it's cold, hard and weird. Thy will put a belt on you and pin your arm out on a slide that ensures the IV access. They will place a mask over your face and ask you to take deeeep breaths this. Is VERY IMPORTANT. Just take nice deep breaths. You may feel a little burn in your IV depending on how much versed you get. That burn is the propofol aka milk of Michael. You will go blurry and wake up an hour or two later. Deep breaths in the pacu! It helps blow off th anesthesia. Hope that helps Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Lol I wouldn't let em do it daily but of I'm goin to be a human pin cushion I might as well leave one in all in all got 5 pokes lol it comes with a price Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

That seems like a perfectly accurate statement lol. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

It's funny because here in ND the hospital will page the medic if they can't get an IV. Really it's just about how many you do and if it's your day or not Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I tolerated getting rode like a prize stallion 7 days post op. was great for the breathing and gas! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Feelin down? Fill me up Scotty! Lol nothin like a lunchable, some Xbox and 500ccs of ns to make ya feel good! Coat racks, medic for IV pole!! ( fosters Australian for beer) Let one of the students stick me, no more dark yellow urine for me! Haha! Love y'all! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Lol ahhh /blush thanks! It is nice to be dropping the weight I can wait for the flight medic suit. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

My surgeon was anal. He stapled, stitched and glued lol. Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I would love to have someone have the hots for me eventually maybe I need to just get back to this weight . . . Everyone loves a man In uniform right? Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Feel better hun!! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Aye looking great! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

I get What your saying! It's crazy how fast I'm losing weight and how great I feel! Is this what I can look forward too? Being pain free and happy! So what we can't eat fast or that we have to chew for 5 minutes. PAIN FREE, happy and woooot we have necks! Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

2.5 here But I have a very active job so probably a good thing Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Yep just remember they were digging allot there so want to make sure it's not something more seriouse so I would make sure to ask when u call next Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Oddly the pain for me was just below my sternum and was by far te worst pain I have felt. Handled a broken ankle like a boss but this, ooofta resolved after about 3 days Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.

Scar tissue can develop and will feel like a hard mass. I massage mine with Vitamin E. the massage loosens the tissue and prevents adhesion and the vitamin e is great for helping reduce Apperance of scars. As long as it is not growing, does not hurt, has no change in color etc it is likely scar tissue. Something to bring up though Surgiversary 07/24/12 Sent from my iPhone.