wendyrwatts

Hey there! i had my surgery 8/8 and have had the same issue. It does get better with time! I found the if i applied a little pressure to the site before standing/moving/turning, that often helps! I still have a little pain now, but it is definitely more of a dull pain now rather than a "omg what did I break pain." Hope you get to feeling better sooner rather than later!

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I brought some biotene mouth spray.. Was a life saver!!! Drinking Water hurt initially and my mouth was sooooo dry. I am soooooo glad my friend recommended it!! Also.. Some eos chapstick. Again with the dryness lol. I also brought some hydrating spray for my face but I didn't need that. I brought my pillow but i slept and sat with the bed raised because my large incision site would cramp like crazy when I was flat. I mostly slept when I wasn't walking... But everyone is different. May want to bring somwthing to occupy your mind.

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I brought some biotene mouth spray.. Was a life saver!!! Drinking Water hurt initially and my mouth was sooooo dry. I am soooooo glad my friend recommended it!! Also.. Some eos chapstick. Again with the dryness lol. I also brought some hydrating spray for my face but I didn't need that. I brought my pillow but i slept and sat with the bed raised because my large incision site would cramp like crazy when I was flat. I mostly slept when I wasn't walking... But everyone is different. May want to bring somwthing to occupy your mind.

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Row-ll Row-ll, I just bet you are a Fine Feline specimen now!

Hey there! i had my surgery 8/8 and have had the same issue. It does get better with time! I found the if i applied a little pressure to the site before standing/moving/turning, that often helps! I still have a little pain now, but it is definitely more of a dull pain now rather than a "omg what did I break pain." Hope you get to feeling better sooner rather than later!

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Wow...what a journey! I remember the dreaded 6 months pre-op and now I am 6 months post-op!
Started at 260 and am now 175. Down 85lbs. About another 30 or so to go! So weird to be only 30lbs away from the end goal. Never in my life....

Got my surgery date for may 3rd !!!!! I'm so so happy I waited 2 months for the approval and now that I have a date it still doesn't feel real somehow but god I can't wait

5 more lbs until wonderland!!

I haven’t been good about documenting this journey. People make comments and I brush them off, mostly because the attention makes me feel awkward. I know I’ve lost weight, a lot of weight…. But I see myself daily so I TRULY don’t comprehend the magnitude of changes that my body has been through. I focus on the fact that I feel incredible, I’m happy, I’m not ashamed to run into one of my husband’s coworkers and everyone just think of me as the “fat wife”. When my 7 year old hugs me now he can clasp his hands together behind my back and squeeze me tight… that right there makes all of this worth it.

We have a formal ball coming up and this weekend I went and tried on some gowns, having no clue what size of dress I would even wear. Trying on a size 12 formal gown, and having it be LOOSE was something I wasn’t expecting. I looked in the mirror and a tidal wave of emotions went through me. The girl staring back at me isn’t the same girl in my head. I was trying on dresses that I never in a million years could have pulled off just 6 short months ago. It is mind boggling to think of how different life is now than it was before surgery in July 2016.

So, I’ve decided I need to start posting more and taking more pictures (thick thighs and all J )!!!!


Surgery: 7/27/16
SW: 283
CW: 194

It's been 10 months since my surgery and I am down 110lbs! I still have more to loose to reach my personal goal, but I'm feeling great!

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