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So happy to hear from you! Keep up the positive thoughts and the pain will subside. Glad to hear no nausea or vomiting, that's a positive sign.
I am three days from surgery and getting very nervous!

So happy to hear from you! Keep up the positive thoughts and the pain will subside. Glad to hear no nausea or vomiting, that's a positive sign.
I am three days from surgery and getting very nervous!

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay in responding. I figured I would wait until I had my laptop rather than trying to post everything from my phone.
Surgery went well. "piece of cake" according to my surgeon.
Recovery has been a struggle. I don't think I realized just how painful this surgery was, because I was not ready for the pain I am in. I was told that a Gastric Bypass is the second most painful surgery to a Hysterectomy, so I'm so incredibly glad that the hardest part is over.
I ended up having to stay an extra night because my blood pressure was high. My labs have been fantastic, my temperature was always good and so was my oxygen level, so we figured that the high BP was just my body responding to the trauma that it just endured on top of my anxiety (which was caused by the fact that my BP would not go down and nurses kept reminding me that im at risk for a stroke.) So they finally ended up giving me a low does of BP meds and things are now back to normal.
I have had no problems whatsoever with nausea or vomiting and am tolerating liquids well, although I am so tired of Jell-O lol
I finally got to go home today and while I'm still in a considerable amount of pain, it's tolerable. Since I'm allergic to Vicodin, they sent me home with Tylenol w/ COdeine that makes me so sleepy.
I appreciate everyone checking in and making sure that I'm ok. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have the "what have I gotten myself into" thought, because i have, but I know it'll get better. I think once I get past the next few days, I'll feel a lot better.
Thanks again for checking in everyone oxoxoxox

I can burn 1000 calories on the treadmill in 1 hour when only a year ago I could not even walk 10 minutes on a treadmill . My hubby refers to my clothes as doll clothes . Going from a size 32 pants to a size 12 I am loving life .

I am getting closer to my date! September 8th!
What part of Ohio are you from?

I know chemistry is important, and people are attracted to a certain type more than others, BUT....
If the person you are with truly loves you, they will stay with and love you through thick and thin. Literally.
I mean, I've been with my husband for 28 years. He's seen me fat, skinny, fat again, skinny again, getting wrinkles, sagging skin. He still can't keep his hands off of me

I hope all went well today!

I'm so excited I'm 2 weeks post op and down 15lbs!! Yay!

I had pain and nausea in recovery. They quickly fixed that. That same night I had very little pain. The next day I was agitated. I wasn't taking pain medication. The doctor told me to take it. So he gave me an IV medication. Then a few hours later sleeping medication. I sleep like a baby and woke up feeling great. I took the Vicodin before having the drain removed. I am 5 days post op and not in pain at all.

@@vhude that's awesome and probably the quickest one yet that I've heard of!! I sure hope I can be as lucky. Thanks everyone for the good wishes and thumbs up????

My brother had the surgery over 5 years ago and still does not have the sensation of being hungry ever. I am hoping for this myself! Surgery is September 8th.

Here's my side by side. 5 months out and down 112lbs, wearing the same shirt but different pants (the old ones fall down). Keep up the great work every one!

3 months post surgery i surgery was June 1st 2015 I weighed in prior to surgery 385 in I just check my weight and im down to 311 lbs ... but I stayed the course listen to the doctor you followed everything to the letter infant to be working well 74 pounds in 3 months
First picture me prior to surgery second picture 10 weeks after surgery

Jameka229 My surgery is the 8th of September-friend me if you want to chat

Hi everyone, my surgery date is September 1, 2015 and I'm so nervous.

Surgery is September 8th. Would love to chat with others around the same time! Add me as a friend if you want????

Doctor said the surgery scheduler will call me tomorrow, but looking at week of September 7th-fingers crossed!!

I am pre-op also. I have my final surgeon appointment at 10:00 this morning and my endoscopy is August 28th. Still waiting to get surgery date after today's appointment. I am so close!!

Yeah! Congratulations!

Surgery is September 8th. Would love to chat with others around the same time! Add me as a friend if you want????

Surgery is September 8th. Would love to chat with others around the same time! Add me as a friend if you want????

Best of luck tomorrow!

After the surgery, in the hospital, Wednesday, I was not hungry at all. but, when they served food to others, boy oh boy it smelled good!!!
And all I got was 1/2 a beef bouillon and a Protein jelle that tasted pretty bad. It was so hot in the bedroom that the Jello melted!!! Never saw that before! Over 100F outside, record breaking and extremely humid.. That part was difficult.
I have had uncontrolled diabetes for the last year. Today, morning reading is 92 ! Insulin might be over soon!
That pleases me.

Don't know if they are inspirational but I have come a long way. Lost 182 lbs. starting weight 340 current weight 158. Surgery 02/21/2012

I am September 8 also!