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Went well, in general. Surgeon chopped and popped as a Pro. Didn't fix umbilical hernea though...a subject for upcoming meeting. Surgery Pain manageable, but a belly-binder ace-bandage would have helped early-on. Wifey had to haul me up from bed for 2 days...that bad! Kept cell-phone on me, as bell-ringer wasn't loud enough. My little dog pounced on belly, but learned not to do that again... First 3 urinations following penial catherization were unbearable, even with meds...its mainly a guy thing and supposedly not so bad for typical others...a subject for upcoming meeting. It's a deal-changer for potential joint tummy-tuck and umbilical hernea surgery...change practice or forget it! Being a little bit "high" and temporarily feeble can be risky...have to focus on steps...just imagine falling in that compromised state...that will sober you up. Walked slowly allot in dim light with little distraction...quiet praise music was helpful in my comfort zone. Others may find their own vibe and comfort zone in the moment, which ay not be the same as the past. "Earned" my sip of liquids each time I passed table.
Watch-out for use of exercise machine as it can lull you out of focus...took breaks during commercials, then got wise to risks. Constipated...nothing in, nothing out...a little pepto bismol and low-sugar Prune juice and was fine, actually too fine...upped the Calcium intake via skim milk. Used stool softener going forward. Back to work (lightly) in 7 days...took it slow and slept well before and after. Got off meds a few days prior to work and driving (otherwise it is your fault, even if it isn't your fault) . Wounds red from scratching...doc proscribed Benadryl... got kiddy generic liquid and double-dosed. Bandage adhesive and my skin, not a good match, but I wasn't about to peal them off, even after long warm shower.
Sorry for the cryptic writing...not too patient at the moment.

Went well, in general. Surgeon chopped and popped as a Pro. Didn't fix umbilical hernea though...a subject for upcoming meeting. Surgery Pain manageable, but a belly-binder ace-bandage would have helped early-on. Wifey had to haul me up from bed for 2 days...that bad! Kept cell-phone on me, as bell-ringer wasn't loud enough. My little dog pounced on belly, but learned not to do that again... First 3 urinations following penial catherization were unbearable, even with meds...its mainly a guy thing and supposedly not so bad for typical others...a subject for upcoming meeting. It's a deal-changer for potential joint tummy-tuck and umbilical hernea surgery...change practice or forget it! Being a little bit "high" and temporarily feeble can be risky...have to focus on steps...just imagine falling in that compromised state...that will sober you up. Walked slowly allot in dim light with little distraction...quiet praise music was helpful in my comfort zone. Others may find their own vibe and comfort zone in the moment, which ay not be the same as the past. "Earned" my sip of liquids each time I passed table.
Watch-out for use of exercise machine as it can lull you out of focus...took breaks during commercials, then got wise to risks. Constipated...nothing in, nothing out...a little pepto bismol and low-sugar Prune juice and was fine, actually too fine...upped the Calcium intake via skim milk. Used stool softener going forward. Back to work (lightly) in 7 days...took it slow and slept well before and after. Got off meds a few days prior to work and driving (otherwise it is your fault, even if it isn't your fault) . Wounds red from scratching...doc proscribed Benadryl... got kiddy generic liquid and double-dosed. Bandage adhesive and my skin, not a good match, but I wasn't about to peal them off, even after long warm shower.
Sorry for the cryptic writing...not too patient at the moment.

Has x and walking might help with gas...call RN
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Hey Ta. Lifer, NE Philly. Best wiskes. Go Birds!
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Hot dam, sexy m'am!
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Hi AB. from Philly, PA. Pop of 2. 4 mos in on 6 Mo. Diet. Hadn't worked, like last decade of diets, until I did a pre-pre-op diet. see Doc in a week.
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Hey Ta. Lifer, NE Philly. Best wiskes. Go Birds!
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Med-attorney letter might help...
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Hello all. Thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Mary, I live in Wisconsin, run a dairy farm with my hubby and we have two grown children and two grandbabies. I had been a large gal my whole life, no doubt in part due to the fact that beer, brats and cheese are staples in any good Wisconsinite's diet . After climbing to a BMI of 50 and feeling quite useless due to my physical limitations, I finally decided to have WLS in 2010. I ended up going to Mexico since my insurance company would only pay for bypass or Lapband because they considered VSG experimental. Fortunately, my daughter is a gastroenterologist and she used her connections to hand pick me a surgeon who was renown in the international bariatric community.
My recovery and overall weight-loss journey was fairly easy and uneventful. Even though I had surgery in Mexico, I still attended local WLS support groups throughout the entire process. It was nice just to be around people going through the same thing. Over the years I saw dozens (probably hundreds) of patients come and go. Very few veterans stuck around. But for some reason I felt a certain level of responsibility to help those coming behind me. In addition to the group meetings, I saw a therapist on a regular basis for the first couple years. That, by far, has been the secret to my success.
About 6 months ago I quit attending the support group meetings. A new coordinator came on board and we didn't exactly see eye to eye on a number of things. Basically she felt threatened by my vast knowledge and experience and I thought she was a stupid twit (at least that's my take on it ). So I decided to leave "real" people behind and enter the world of cyber support. I've been lurking for quite awhile and finally decided to join up.
From what I've observed so far, the problems and issues I read about online are not dissimilar to what I heard in the support group. The biggest difference is there are a LOT more whiners and non-compliant patients online. Maybe being anonymous just makes folks more comfortable with complaining. Maybe the online patients left their support groups to seek justification for their bad behaviors from strangers (cause we never coddled them in our group sessions!) Or maybe they are trying their best but their programs did not properly prepare them or they don't have local support groups. Unfortunately the naivety of some of the people giving advice on here is a little scary to say the least. And then there are the delusional individuals like that organic milk chic. No one like that would ever pass the psych evaluation in a real bariatric program so I've missed out on that type of sparkling personality in group session. Of course I may have been a little biased by her username.....my husband always jokes, "we prefer our milk with a healthy dose of antibiotics".
Anyways, just tonight I realized my 6 year surgiversary was 2 days ago and I missed it. Oops. I guess that's a good thing, though.....means my new skinny life is so normal I forgot about my surgery! Either that or I'm just old and senile. In either case it's been fun and I hope I can continue to encourage people to take full advantage of their new lease on life after WLS.

Probably early Dec...but the Doc will schedule at meeting next week.
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