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Everything posted by tarotcardreader
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Anyone for August 2020
Hang in there you just got out of major surgery little by little every day ??
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Anyone for August 2020
Nice you made it ! ??
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Anyone for August 2020
Oh thats interesting ? im sure some cant might be good sign that you are healing well check booklet from program
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Anyone for August 2020
1 oz all day ?
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Anyone for August 2020
Idk the studies dont support any extra weightloss w that move lol
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Protein Water Question
Honestly call your dietician and ask.
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Now the Doctor Thinks a Sleeve Would be Better Then a Bypass.
I didnt ever have band and the surgeon pretty much laughed about the statistical data on band being bad and it is. GERD could get worse w sleeve. You could develop it permanently. Bypass is the gold standard for the diabetes resolving! I do want to say here that we dont know all your micro deets that your doctor does that might influence their suggestion. I’d suggest a second opinion on the side from another surgeon instead of the internet so they can really review your stuff. Bypass has an ulcer issue which may be why they r pushing sleeve but ppi can help w prevention. Get another surgeon opinion if unsure is best advice
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Anyone for August 2020
How you doing Mellie! Hope you post an update on how it went for everyone good luck!?
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Anyone for August 2020
Congrats you made to other side! Hows the first few days going?
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Anyone for August 2020
Have many apmt coming up anyone else and covid could mean cancellations as state is going back in shut down mode
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Lost it all
Well how is it going r u doing well?
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VSG in September
Im doing bypass aug 28 in america covid willing but wanted to wish you luck
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MAY-JUNE-JULY 2020 BYPASSERS UNITE!! Veterans Welcome too!
Meow here is an article on limb lengths https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00464-002-8933-4 i sAw you mentioned it earlier
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EGD experiences
The first egd i had a decade ago was in texas and i was awake for it. The second one i had for wls that hospital makes everyone sleep. I had to stay an extra hour in observation due to being more high risk (apnea). I tasted reflux right after. I took a nap when i got home that day. IV was in top of hand and had a weird bruise under there for days. Its scary its a trial practice run because its quick like 5-10 minutes unconscious versus 1-2 hours for surgery
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Anyone for August 2020
I think alot of us feel this way lol
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Anyone for August 2020
Hey hope things went well!
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Postop without narcotic pain meds
Thats a great program lucky. Some of us have apnea for which the opiods r contradicted due to even more airway relaxation. Infact some patients in the beginning who had weightloss surgery w apnea would die in their sleep after. Now most places seem to not allow the opiod after surgery due to airway collapse. I also concur with the lady questioning the use of celebrex .. though its a gentler nsaid its still an nsaid and thus ulcers could potentially be a problem at the staple line w nsaid use. Tylenol has the safest but is it really the safest for those of us w fatty liver. Use what you need and have available to you. Im going to try w just tylenol
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Two weeks post op, large incision is burning
Its common to get an incision hernia (20% ish do) also if it puffs up could be a keloid. Contact doctor.. and don’t come to stranger on internet first. First call doctor ?⚕️
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No BiPAP in Recovery room. Terrible experience.
I have apap. There are two schools of thought on post op care both raise some valid points. However, the apnea patients with a machine that can actually take a breath for them should definitely have their equipment in my opinion. There is some concern post op about pap use and Extra air going into the pouch that can cause complications. Apnea patients are more high risk and need extra care and not the one size fits all for every apnea patient. Recovery has its own protocols usually and most doctors are just borrowing time in a hospitals surgery room for the procedure so hospital policy trumps im going to take my pap with me and hope it works out. Of all the things that couldve went wrong you came out golden cause sleep apnea is high risk for surgery complication so take some comfort in that
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Add Genepro to Chicken Broth?
Genepro was actually sued and genepro lost in regards to that high of protein in a little scoop. You can google it if you want to know more. I haven’t tried the powder i just read about the lawsuit. Just know you are probably only getting half of the 30. However, some people swear by it. I also have the containers for meal prep. I will be using a mandatory post op bariatric advantage shake kit at first though. After that premier protein probably
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Do you miss the social parts?
There is a lady on youtube called weightloss at any age wlaa she recommends alot of tips for post op such as your own mug for social events.
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Shopped Post Op Diet Plans
tarotcardreader replied to Officially Not Fatty Matty's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&AI wouldn’t take the advice of anyone here regarding altering post surgery rules because they are not doctors. Logically though if your surgeon gives all his patients the same eating plans it makes things more simple to analyze when complications do occur. After surgery there is inflammation not just from cutting but also anesthesia. There are many reasons you start on liquids almost everywhere that I have read. Do not trust forum posters guesses with your life. Ask your doctor why they do it the way they do it
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August 2020 Surgery
I am scheduled for 8/28/20. So far i like premier proteins caramel and their chocolate. However post op i use a kit from bariatric advantage that is mandatory part of the program.
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Nutrition Appointments
Thats good. I dont think nutrition apmts ever end though. My surgery is the 28, another nutrition apmt the 14 after i finished the other nutrition apmts lol
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Covid Test!
Easy peasy lots of watery eye. I did one for egd and am doing another the 26 before surgery the 28