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My surgery date was 8/23/23. I had a Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. I have lost 51 lbs in total, since my first Dr. Visit.
I’m still trying to figure out this app .I can never remember how to make a comment or post.

My surgery date was 8/23/23. I had a Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass. I have lost 51 lbs in total, since my first Dr. Visit.
I’m still trying to figure out this app .I can never remember how to make a comment or post.

i'm filthy from gardening so, NO. lol.
but i'll do it later after a shower!
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Ok-- raise your hand if you just tasted your skin ...... LOL I did - nope no bitterness. I do have a wonky sense of smell though .I just noticed that I smell things that I'm not sure are real or not. My taste buds also changed a bit. Now to me - cottage cheese tastes so salty . Maybe it's all connected somehow.

Good job.
Throw the scale away.
Good luck,
Tek

Im positive it was all for you. Please tell me you wore a bikini with a white t-shirt over it and shook the water out of your hair in slow motion.

I can fit in a bathtub. With my spouse.
I can roll over in bed without having to do it in stages.
I can fit into a theater seat, airline seat, any seat.
Horseback riding on vacation with my spouse.
Kayaking on vacation.
Riding bike to work.
Five marathons. Running across the Golden Gate Bridge.

I love these lists! I’m still 52 lbs from goal, but so far I have a whole list:
1. Not feeling like I have to rush home to get into pajamas because it’s the only thing that doesn’t feel like it’s strangling me. Bras just fit better when you arent as fat, who knew.
2. Chairs! Chairs with arms! Flimsy looking chairs! Patio chairs!
3. So much variety in clothes, and I can wear styles I like instead of huge frumpy cardigans over everything. I can thrift now, and shop in pretty much any store.
4. I feel like I have energy and interest in doing things again. I don’t just want to hide out at home and eat all weekend long.
5. Not being terrified of running into someone I knew 10+ years ago in public because of how fat I’d gotten.
6. I can go up the stairs and not die. I can exercise and not feel like I might die. Amazing.
7. I wore a pair of shorts yesterday and they weren’t Bermuda length! And my thighs didn’t start a small fire.
8. I like my facial features so much better now. My eyes look bigger, my jawline actually exists, and I look more like myself.
9. At my heaviest my arms stuck out weird because of the fat, and my legs were always at a weird angle because of fat as well. I can rest my arms by my sides and stand with my feet together.

Collarbones --- I really love my collarbones now. Such a wierd thing to notice, but I didn't have them/they weren't visible for so long.

I can't wait to experience this NSV!

@Betty1971 and being able to tie my shoes without having to hold my breath!

I didn't have any pain at all I didn't even bother opening the bottle of pain pills they sent me home with. The only thing I had, like someone else said, was tightness in my abdominal muscles. I didn't feel it if I was just lying there - or sitting there - or standing there - but when I was transitioning from one position to another, I could feel it - felt like I'd done a bunch of crunches.
pain is really all across the board. Some of us have it, others have little to none. But they'll send you home with something if you do. The pain usually just lasts three or four days if you have it, so you're not likely to need a refill (although I would assume they'd refill it if needed)

I would say 3 or 4 days till the incisions felt alittle better. I did a big grocery shopping on day 6. All I took for pain was a couple shots of liquid tylenol. They also gave me a bottle of liquid oxycodone to take home from the hospital. Never took any - it's still full . Honestly,for me,it was one of the easiest surgeries I've had.

I didn’t really have any pain after surgery other than tightness in my muscles from being in the terrible hospital bed. I took a few muscle relaxers for that and maaaaybe one pain pill a day for 1-2 days. After that, I was fine. My surgery was robotic and apparently that minimizes pain quite a bit.

I’m scheduled for Gastric Bypass on 8/23/23.

Joining this thread because I love tea.
I grew up on Celestial Seasonings (Red Zinger is my all time favorite) but I highly recommend Harney and Sons teas also.