foodfighter78

Pain is real! Let them give you morphine it helps and walk, because gas pain doesn't go away with pain killers only walk and let it out. Hot packs and gas x strips.

Good luck! It's painful, I'm going to tell you the true I do pretty well with pain, had my surgeries, from c section to gall bladder removal, tummy tuck and more but I never feel some of discomfort. Only on day 3 maybe that why.

@ home now. Trying to drink protein and water, feels weird. My back hurts a lot, maybe from the hospital bed. I feel tired but Dr. said it's normal. How do you guys drink enough?

Surgery was good! Post op was painful, it's a major surgery, lots of gas pain. And the leak test X-rays was hard, but I think it's getting better, kept my liquid down today. And passing gas has been a great thing ( tmi ) also I have a very loose stool that looks like a baby first stool.

I had my surgery yesterday, it was a very long day ', time of surgery delayed. Took forever to get a room. Tonight day 2 looks like I'm turning for a good point. This is a major surgery very painful. I been walking a lot and gas strips help.

My surgery is today and I'm worry of the opposite problem have to run to the bathroom often.

In your position I think you better tell. The military hospital do WLS, so I don't see what the problem on telling your CO?

Thank you for this positive post, I need to read that it's all worth it. Tomorrow is my surgery.

I see thins surgery as a second chance of life. A healthy life.

Thank you for your positive post, my surgery is in Monday 3/16 and I'm sooo worry if something goes wrong. I love to read positive post

What the pain level ? Lien a csection? Like a gallbladder removal?

I been on a liquid protein diet for 2 weeks and I didn't have any runny problems, maybe only 1 or 2 times. I hope my stomach is ready for Monday 3/16 surgery and I won't have any bm problem because I hate that feeling.

I'm wondering if someone with a lower bmi has less complications, has less complications? I started at 225-235 when I first went to the surgeon on May 1 2014 and now I'm 205, surgery day 3/16, bypass. I have severe sleep apnea.

Maybe a liquid Imodium, If the doctor agree.

I hope you have family around to help. My family is in Italy, but I have my husband who took 3 days off. I'm also didn't get any news back about my lab work, but surgeon nurse called me yesterday to ask me if I had any questions. And how my 2 weeks preop diet went. Also remind me to do the prep on Sunday only liquid and miralax. When the hospital called me I ask if I can bring kids and they said no, I guess kids can't visit. ??? But she said to ask the nurse on the floor of the day. I'm still confuse about that! Worry about if something goes wrong on the day, like the doctor get sick and can't come or they think I can't have surgery for what ever reason ....... My first stop will be in and out hahaa just kidding????????

My surgery is on Monday, at 9:00am This morning I woke up crying thinking about the surgery, about my kids and husband. In the afternoon I went to he a pedi, with my daughter her very first one, she is 10. I'm planed a fun weekend with my family. Hopefully I'll keep my mind off the bad thoughts!

Good luck to you & I look forward to welcoming you to the losers bench. Make sure you let us know how you are doing!tThank you

we are 4 hrs from San Diego, my surgery is Monday. I looked into that option but it's too far to post op appointment. Etc

Most insurance cover the sleeve here but I have tricare and they don't cover it.

I wanted to do the sleeve but my insurance only pay for bypass and band, so my choice is the bypass. We appeal about the insurance decision, and my surgeon speak with them, about the sleeve success etc. but insurance said that for them sleeve doesn't have long term success for them to pay, yet they pay for the band ????? Oh well. at the end I think bypass will be ok for me I do have lot of reflux and I heard that reflux can get worse with reflex.

I feel mine it's coming, my surgery is on Monday. Dr told me the same thing. Many women have period during surgery and that's fine. Hopefully it's not going to be one more uncomfortable thing to endure.

I'll pray everything goes well for you!

Try a different shake, have you try the unjury one? Or I use the trader joe they come on a can and they are good with 35gr protein.

No one from Ventura county??????

How are you guys doing? Any of you already have surgery how do you feel?