TraciK69

I am in Manassas. I will update once I've got more information from my doctors - but I think they don't even discuss dates until all the tests are done.

I am home and doing okay. My gas hasn't been fun but walking helps. Pain meds work well and I'm on the mend. Walk walk walk. Sip sip sip.

You both will be fine. Just remember to walk walk walk sip sip sip.
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Tomorrow is the day for me too! I find I'm not nervous about the surgery, I'm more nervous about all that comes after.

Mine is a few days before, on the 24th.

I am better now, but sadly it took a round at the ER with 2 IV bags of fluids to get my dehydration under control. I hope no one else gets this nasty virus! I was able to have some solid food tonight - 1/2 chicken breast and some tomatoes.

Just thought I'd leave some motivation for you all! We can do this! Mind over Matter! Good luck everyone!!!
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Good luck. My surgeon told me not to cheat on the pre-op diet at all. He said that the first 3-4 days will be rough, but after that, I shouldn't be hungry anymore. If I cheated, i would be hungry the whole time. It turned out to be true. So much so that the last day of Clear liquids was a breeze.

I start my pre-op diet Tuesday (surgery the 24th) - mine is one lean meat & veg meal and Meal Replacements the rest of the day. I'm also allowed up to one cup of fruit per day which I figure will make great Snacks for those time my body thinks it is starving. I was really afraid I was going to have to have a full liquid diet for two weeks, so this diet was both a relieve and seemed easy in comparison.
Good luck!

Just a little info for y'all, it's not that bad but it really depends on what he/she eats. The More fruit you eat the better it taste. Especially PINEAPPLES!! Lol
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Awesome <3 Mine is January 17, 2017 RNY bypass. Merry Christmas

@@Jonesy23 Congrats!
I got notified today that I have been approved as well. My surgery date is January 24

In my case it is the traditional DS.

@@Jonesy23 Congrats!
I got notified today that I have been approved as well. My surgery date is January 24

@@Jonesy23 Congrats!
I got notified today that I have been approved as well. My surgery date is January 24

@@Jonesy23 Congrats!
I got notified today that I have been approved as well. My surgery date is January 24

@@Jonesy23 Congrats!
I got notified today that I have been approved as well. My surgery date is January 24

Mine is January 19th!
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@@Jonesy23 Congrats!
I got notified today that I have been approved as well. My surgery date is January 24

So for anyone that is intrested i had a ds done on the 5th. I got up and walked around i was feeling the gas pains pretty good so i walked and walked. The second day felt better and i was really walking around alot and at a quick pace. Dr came by said i was good to go home sent me home with a pain management ball. The ride home was two hours we made several stops but by the time i got home i was full of gas again i was hurting bad. I walked and walked and nothing so i finally decided to take a gas x something my doctor was against. I said screw it and took it. All while trying to put on a brave face so the i told you so's would not start flying out.
Finally the gas went down some and i was able to lay down. The next day was a lot better took more gas x and tooted then pooped and it felt wonderful. Now i go every two or three hours which according to nurse at hospital is normal. Thursday so far so good will be removing the pain ball today ill let yall know how that goes if yall are interested.
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AM:
1 Kroger senior Multivitamin
2 calcium citrate
Vitamin A & Vitamin E on alternating days
1 81 mg aspirin
Noon:
2 ferrous sulfate
1 Vitamin C
25 mg zinc
Evening:
1 Kroger senior multivitamin
2 calcium citrate
1 activated charcoal

I don't miss being the fattest mom in the room.
I don't miss sweating my way through life. (I am constantly freezing now.)
I don't miss being too fat to shop in the same stores as my teenagers.
I don't miss fast food.
I don't miss yo yo dieting and the feeling of guilt whenever I "cheated".

I don't miss crowding strangers on buses, trains, or in theatres.

I don't miss an all black wardrobe.

I don't miss the doctor's obvious advice that I need to lose weight.
I don't miss aching knees, feet, back.

I don't miss worrying about being pre-diabetic.

I don't miss feeling all eyes on me (imagined) when I ate out at a restaurant.

I don't miss squeezing my way through life, down aisles, into elevators, past people in crowded spaces, into clothes that are a wee bit too snug.

I don't miss being too fat for a full arms around hug.

I could go on forever...

No, no, no...You need to find the best consignment shops and thrift stores for the transition. Do NOT invest in new clothes until you hit a new normal. I went from a 46" waist to 36" that's a lot of pant sizes.
And then find a place that will buy your nice plus size clothes. They exist.

Sorry for the double post - it is way too early for me!

My best piece of advice is to make as many changes as you can as soon as you can, and work to get new habits and thought processes into place right away. Do NOT wait until your surgery to be 'reborn'.
As I've seen stated over and over in these forums, it's stomach surgery, not brain surgery. Changing your brain takes time, and the time to do it is NOT immediately post-op when you're fragile and healing. If head hunger and long formed habits are going to lead you to make poor choices (as they very often do...it happens), you want to learn to navigate them pre-op when you can afford to make mistakes, not post-op when you can really do some damage.