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My bp cuff and my pulse oxometer read the same

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I am 3 months post gastric sleeve. Before surgery my heart rate stayed around 100 bomb, resting it would be between 80-90. In this last week or so my heart rate stays around 70 bpm, but at rest it's between40-50 bpm. Is this normal. I feel for the most part OK. I am having what feels like anxiety, like my heart is racing yet it's not. Anyone else have similar issue?
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I had the gastric sleeve on 10/16. My doctor wants his patients to do 3 weeks liquids, 3 weeks soft food, then starting week 7 is normal food. I am 5 days from soft food stage. I however have been struggling to get my Protein in because I can't do the Protein Shakes or powder. I have seriously tried every kind every which way and still have issues. I know some people get to start the soft foods at 2 weeks. If I started early with lunch meat, tuna, retried Beans, would that be OK or would it be a big no no. My doc wants me to get 65 grams of protein and its hard to do when I can't do the protein shakes and powder. Right now I'm eating yogurt too try to get some in. The doc approved yogurt, pudding, cream Soups on the full liquid diet. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Click on the persons username it's in blue. It will take you to another page that has an option to send message. I will send you one now. I have an October date

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My surgery date is October 16

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My surgery date is October 16

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I'm going to be sleeved in September and I've kind of questioned whether or not I want to tell people or not. My wife knows but that is it. I feel like I don't want to tell people. What has everyone else done, did you tell or did you not tell?
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I know there were several people having surgery this week. I just wanted to say I had mine on Weds and did great. My liver was bigger than he thought so took a little longer and I stayed in the hospital about 48 hours for my blood tests to come back up. Anyway other than that everything was smooth and I was up walking a few hours after surgery. Been drinking good just pacing myself and walking a few min every hour. Slightly sore but I'm ready for the losing part too. Hope this helps anyone feeling scared cause I was terrified. Also I am a bigger patient....just under 500 so I did well and I'm sure you all will too. Good luck everyone and we can all share our weightloss successes soon! :-)

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I have been on the Water pill for 2 days and have done fine on it. Lost 6lbs in water so far. But my BP has actually gone up more not down. It's the diastolic number that is being an issue. When I do any type of exertion like just getting up to go to the bathroom or switching clothes from washer to dryer. Even just standing up or sitting down my diastolic goes into the 100s. Then when laying down in down to the 90's/60's. I called my cardiologist to tell her the numbers and she added 2.5 mg of lisinipril on top of the water pill. I'm hoping that, that will work. I have been so scared about it all which has me stressing. Which is not going to make my BP any better. Thank you so much for asking how I am doing

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I'm a stay at home mom so I have access to food all day probably be better if I was working and not home. My spouse only works 4 days a week and is off on the weekends. This makes it a lot harder. She Is overweight as well and she likes to veg out on the weekends. Seeing her doing it makes me cave. We have always enjoyed eating together. So that makes it really difficult in itself too.

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Thank you so much I really appreciate you being honest and supportive. I'm not gonna mess this up.

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The doctor wants me to follow the south beach diet so yes little to no carbs. I was doing really good before getting back on the the train to doing surgery, with low carb diet. But it all kind of went to crap sense planning on surgery.

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Thank you so much I really appreciate you being honest and supportive. I'm not gonna mess this up.

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I dont know if it's because the thought of having the surgery or the thought that I may never enjoy food again, but I'm over eating. I'm doing the 6 month insurance process and sense my first appointment I have been eating so much. Almost to the point of being sick. I'm not at all hungry just eating. I want to get on plan with eating healthy because I would like to lose 31lbs before surgery so I can be under 300 but it seems impossible right now. I drink a smoothie in the morning and feel like " I got this" but by lunch I'm eating everything and anything. Also I might mention I have pcos and have not had a period in 2 months. I wonder maybe if it also could be hormones. I eat a lot when it's that time a month and was thinking maybe my body thinks I'm having a menstrual. I dont know if my body is tricking me or what. If anyone could give me some advice or if you can relate I would like to hear what you got to say. Thank you.
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I'm going to be sleeved in September and I've kind of questioned whether or not I want to tell people or not. My wife knows but that is it. I feel like I don't want to tell people. What has everyone else done, did you tell or did you not tell?
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Congrats on re-committing to the process! Sorry about your loss, we are all here for you, you are gonna do great!

Im also looking for a sept surgery! My consult is march 28th

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Hey guess what I'm doing the 6 months with you we got this pm me well be buddies I'm looking at a September date if I do everything I'm supposed to.

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Thank you so much. I'm actually really glad that I'm doing the six months again. Now I'm going to be extra informed on the whole process and what to expect and also it will help me lose some weight before surgery. I know that I have a enlarged liver and I know that they like it to be smaller before surgery. So it gives me the time to hopefully get my liver happy and healthy LOL

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Wow, so sorry for your loss! Glad you're deciding to do this. This next 6 months will be worthwhile! Congrats!

So a year ago I completed the 6-month process for my insurance to get weight loss surgery. We were getting ready to schedule the date and I chickened out Plus on top of that a lot of stuff happened I lost my grandpa and my sister within 2 days of each other. I called today to see what I needed to get back on plan for surgery, because this time I'm so beyond ready. They said I would have to repeat the 6 month process again which I'm ok with. That helps me to get some weight off before surgery so the surgery is saver. I'm so excited for this journey but terrified of there being complications.
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I could have read a site that wasn't very reliable. But thank u all for putting everything into perspective and giving me some reliable information.
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