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Good idea to take them at bedtime because getting sleep is so important to healing. You could always take Tylenol during the day. Maybe call and ask how many you can really take because I believe it may be more often than stated on the packaging if directed by a doctor. But if the pain is seriously not controlled except with the pain RX I would let them know that as well. You don’t want to take them to just take them but they do make them for a reason. The pain should get just a little better each day though. Fingers crossed you are feeling much better soon.

I would definitely be certain to tell my surgeon about this prior to the surgery day. They may want to consider bypass instead. Sometimes they go ahead with sleeve but a lot of times they choose bypass. I am not sure how they determine medically but they are the ones to trust to help make the decision. As for the mean time try sleeping propped up on a bunch of pillows or a bed wedge. They sell them at medical supply but they also have them on Amazon. Staying in a more upright position should help.

We’re you told to avoid citric acid or something. I use the crystal light drink mixes but if I had to guess they contain citric acid. I haven’t looked.

Ooh good idea. My nutritionist gave me samples of bariatric advantage that my surgeon recommended. I later showed them the literature for the pro care health and they said those were fine as well but the bariatric advantage was convenient immediately post op because the multivitamin is chewable and so is the calcium.

I take the pro care health one a day. They don’t make me nauseous (I drink a full shake every morning and then take it). They are reasonably priced and truly one a day. Like liveaboard15 said though it’s really a matter of finding one that works for you. I didn’t use a straw until about 6 months out I got a smoothie out and didn’t think about it having a straw. It was fine. Didn’t cause any issues so now I use one all the time.

I didn’t have surgery with Carrum but can tell you that the length of time the process takes is dictated mostly by the insurance company. Some require a 3 or 6 month weight loss attempt where a doctor weighs you every month. Also most require a psyc evaluation and you may also have to do some medical tests to determine you are fit for surgery to name a few of the common requirements. Beyond that, it will just depend on how busy your doctor is. Once I had completed my requirements it was about a month till my surgery.

I wouldn’t keep vaping even zero nicotine. You may pass the test I’m honestly not sure but even the zero nicotine can cause issues during surgery I have heard. Not worth having complications. Plus it’s really freeing to not have to worry about bringing a vape and juice and charging it all the time. All of that you don’t realize what a pain it is until you quit and are free of doing all that.

I take my multivitamin whenever I wake up (as long as you wake up before 10) and i take my calcium at 12 and 3. I have a recurring alarm set on my phone for the calcium because if I am out and about I will totally forget it. I take calcium in pill form but I have a few chewable ones in my purse in case I am out and don’t have a drink handy. I had some left over from immediately post op when I used to take them so I just use them for that now.

Great idea and if you are like me and only know how to make a huge pot and the only one that likes it consider “Souper Cubes” to freeze the rest. They are basically giant ice cube molds but then you can put them in ziplocks and they fit so nicely in the freezer.

In terms of fluids if you talk to your surgeon they should be able to arrange for you to get fluids as an out patient. Perhaps they can just schedule this ahead given your situation. I only needed to go one time and I was able to drink the full 64 ounces shortly after surgery but not everyone gets there that quickly (it depends on swelling I think). i was also told no gummies. I did the bariatric advantage chewable multivitamin just after surgery but switched to the capsules the next month or so. Everyone is different on this too but I was swallowing small pills on the hospital the day after surgery so I had no issues with the capsules.

Hello and welcome. My Number one most important piece of advice is that this is your journey and it will be unique. We are all here to cheer you on and support you but your experience will be different from ours and that’s perfectly fine. Trust your team and trust the process. It works.

Seems so obvious but try putting glass on water on night table and drink throughout the night.

Yes that is the correct word.

I would add start as soon as possible. The longer you are free from the habit the better. You will be going through more changes during the pre op and post op diets and ideally you will be over the vaping thing totally by then.

I was going to recommend lowering the nicotine as well. That’s how I did it. By the time you are fine vaping zero you have kicked the nicotine and just have to quit the habit. For that dumm dumm lollipops or sugar free popsicles if you are on pre op diet will keep your hands and mouth busy.

It was commercials that got me most post surgery. I didn’t have a lot of food apps though. Post op I would watch Netflix which helped a little bit of course they still eat on the shows so you can’t really totally avoid seeing tempting food.

Exercise is important to your overall health of course and it helps to keep the weight off down the road but it’s not imperative for weight loss. You should be able to get out and do a little bit as the weight begins to come off but it’s honestly more about your diet in the beginning anyways. You may need to walk some to get the gas out but you can do that with the aid of another person or a cane or walker, whatever is necessary. I actually didn’t have any gas. I walked anyways because it was the protocol but I never did have gas so not everyone does.

As others have mentioned, you don’t necessarily have to eat more volume to get more calories in. You can work with your nutritionist to get in more healthy fats such as avocado, nuts, dressings, oils, etc. If you have trouble with that, though the shakes would be a good option as well.

It really should resolve shortly. I think for most people it’s more like a few weeks or a month. Of course I have seen some it lasted a little longer.

I had a deductible and co insurance and they asked me “if I would like to take care of it beforehand.” I’m guessing if I said no they would’ve expected some sort of payment arrangement before. That being said the same hospital called my husband less than 48 hours after he left the ER to set up a payment arrangement for their estimated charges. They hadn’t even billed the insurance yet and I said I’d rather wait till he get the bill because I believe their estimate was wrong. They were fine with my waiting. If I had to guess, they are most likely going to want at least an agreement to what you are going to pay and when.

That is so awesome. I know we all get fitter and healthier but I love to hear when people literally get off of medications. This surgery literally changes lives.

I didn’t have any incision pain but I would think it would resolve after a few months at least. two years out if I still had pain I would be asking my dr to make sure that everything healed correctly (have they mentioned it at their followup visits?). I have been hanging out around here for over a year and I haven’t heard of anyone else mention pain that far out I don’t think. Maybe others will say differently but It can’t hurt to give a quick call and make sure that’s typical or at least mention at their next follow up.

Congratulations on your surgery date. Yea I literally woke up early that day and counted down the hours and then minutes. Your almost there.

Yea it goes by faster than you think. There is actually quite a bit to learn if you want to be well prepared in advance so hang out here and ask lots of questions.

I was thin when I met my husband and have gained and lost many times throughout our marriage so he pretty much already knew what to expect. But my marriage hasn’t changed since surgery.