ShonIsLove

Hi! Thank you for rooting. I had my surgery yesterday and I feel quiet well
I have already had a big walk and I am sipping the Water. Of course, I have a
little pain but not that bad. So thanks for your support! Now the real hard part
is coming... feeling excited and a little bit scared of failiure
Dora
AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE OTHER GLADIATORS!!!!

I figure for the rest of October I may be a little indisposed and won't be able to keep up my send off routine. To those of you going these last days of October go get them gladiators.

Good luck to you all.
See you all at the "OCTOBER 2014" thread on the Post-Surgery section of the Gastric Bypass Forum.

Good luck today Beni. You have been waiting for this day for so long. It seemed so far away in the beginning of October and now is here and has come by faster than expected. Can't wait to hear from you and the other Gladiators later today!

Well I had a few problems post op. My drainage tube leaked and I had blood all over me. I had awefull nausea and finally figured outhat morphine and I are not compatible so we parted ways. Things are progressing better now. Up and walking. I am moving over to the post op board, but I will be checking in to see how the last of the gladiators fare.

went grocery shopping for the next stage pureed that I start tomorrow, wish me luck.

To all of the folks having surgery tomorrow...GO WIN THIS! Tomorrow is your new birthday, may you face it with love and prayers to buoy you! Good luck and more importantly, God Bless!!

I will. The minute I'm awake and can have my phone, I will post.
I hope you all know I couldn't have done this without you!

Oh, thank you everyone. I love you all.

@@Beni we are all excited for you and awaiting your arrival on the Losers Bench!!! It's almost your time!!!

Finally @ Beni Your Day Has Come. I am excited for you! Tomorrow will speed by & before you know it you'll be sitting pain free in your Recovery Bed.
To our Queen Gladiator I'm wishing you a safe surgery & a calm pain free recovery. Enjoy the ice chips & being taken care of by the nursing staff. Your moments away from becoming the Best You Ever!

All the Best Gladiators @@brookecmyers, @ wildGoose and our Queen Gladiator about to Defy Gravity @ Beni!!!!

Thank you for your transparency and for sharing Phil's story. My surgery was October 20th and all the questions you listed ran through my mind. I'm very thankful that I have not had any complications thus far. Today I am truly Inspired by your post and I am looking forward to the days, weeks, months and years ahead on this journey.

I don't mean to make you more nervous about the drain! :-( sounds like a couple others had it out with a different experience than mine. It's over super quick, but pain meds might help.

Oct 28th
Is a big day, HUGE for me
@@brookecmyers, @@wildGoose and little old me @Beni are having our turn

Good luck everyone

@@Beni hope you are hanging in there tonight, but if you don't get much sleep, don't worry, you will post surgery. I keep getting so many comments on how rested I look. Teehee, had to have surgery to get a bit a rest round here.

2 days left and every where i go i smell food that smells soo good... uhhh.. i will be strong! I got this!!!!!

Thank you!!! I was surprised! I hadn't gotten on the scale cuz my belly is so swollen I didn't feel like I'd lost anything!

I am 13 days post-op and my first day back to work. I am tired but doing pretty good. I am still on Clear Liquids and protien shake. I am hoping that when I get some food tomorrow I I might be less tired.

Oh hey, I am back to work today. I am doing two 4 hour shifts split up. I work in my car, just sitting. I can move around pretty good so my legs don't get stiff, but Damn my belly was sore after this morning. Hopefully tonight won't be so bad or I may need to rethink this.

@@layknee So Thankful that the children are doing ok. I really hope you consider going back to the hospital. That impact and all of the adrenaline may take a toll in you. Your body has experienced a lot of trauma lately. Maybe if you contact the surgeon's office about the issues you're having now he can actually get you in a room and get you some fluids for a while and give you a thorough look over. Hope everything starts working out soon. I TOTALLY understand your need to still be able to take care of your children and recuperate. Kudos to you, but slow down a little if you can!!

I so understand what you are talking about @@Jyoyonomore! I decided that I was strong enough to go grocery shopping yesterday. So while my Husband was at work I had my Mom take me. She kept trying to get me to use the motorized cart, but I told her my goal was to get some extra walking in. I did pretty good but after I got home I started feeling an unusual pain in my abdomen. I started looking at incisions and becoming panicked because I've been feeling pretty good. Then I realized while trying to get dressed and prepared for my shopping trip I failed to take my nausea med and the acid reducer. I sat down and tool both of those and all was well in the world!!! I agree don't forget those meds. I haven't taken a pain pill in about two days but I won't forget those two again!

I think you should lay low for a while. The world outside is too scary right now. Imagine that. A drunk driver tear ending you, OMG

@@Bronxmerci so sorry that you're feeling so bad. I'm happy that you stood up for yourself to let them know you were not going home in the same condition. I hope they get the source of the pain figured out soon and that you get some relief! Send positive healing vibes your way!! Keep us posted.

@@Bronxmerci
So sorry, that's serious stuff. I am so glad you are at the ER. Thinking of you and hoping your recovery will be speedy.

Morning Gladiators
So guess who made a big mistake....... Me. I had a fantastic weekend my husband & I took in a movie Sat he ate popcorn I sipped on a Protein shake and then my older brother who lives a two days drive from me came in with my sister in law to check on me in person. It was a beautiful Sunday & I stayed on plan. But this morning I woke up around 2am with a twinge in my left side around one of the incision sites. Not dull pain just a recurring twinge the woke me up. I was able to go back to sleep but then my lovely husband accidentally elbowed me in the same place at 6;30am and I yelled in pain. I decided ok time to get up.
So I decide maybe I better take my liquid pain med even though it's not continuous I don't want to have the pain get worse It's been a week since I stopped taking it but I am in pain so I take it. Now I might as well take all my meds so I take the my Multivitamin and I'm sitting here reviewing my records and it hits me I forgot to take my acid reducing "OMEPRAZOLE" yesterday.
????.
So I take it and not 5 mins later the twinge is gone. I think I figured out what the twinge was. So lesson learned keeping a record of my meds each day was a good thing cause over confidant me forgot.
Also took my weekly 1/2 Shot glass of prune juice to help keep me regular. For me it works.
Hate that I didn't figure that out till after I took the pain med.