Lily D

I just had the surgery on the 29th... I woke up crying just bc I woke up to pain and the most extremely dry throat I've ever had. Ice chips have saved me and soothed throat and stomach. I went walking about five times since yesterday to try to alleviate the gas pains in my stomach, mostly left side, all the way up to my left shoulder but the counter effect is my stomach hurts now... I found that holding a pillow to my stomach while walking does help... it won't eliminate the pain but it helps. I can tell once I'm healed I will be very happy and thankful for this procedure. It's going to be life changing and any surgery will cause soreness and some pain right after it's done, but I'm not regretting it at all. Ice chips are my friend. Getting in and out of the bed in my hospital room is my enemy and eventually I found myself resting in the recliner in my hospital room and that was much better on my stomach. I also have a heating pad on my stomach and feel pretty good just resting here... lol but know I've got to get up soon to walk and then be discharged from hospital. Good luck everyone!

That's awesome! I know exactly how you feel. I feel the same. More excited than nervous but I'm ready to start this new journey!

Hey I'm having RNY Gastric Bypass on 11.29.22 (November 29, 2022) and trying to find surgery date twins! We can do this!

We are almost bariatric date twins as I'm getting the RNY on 11/29!

Good luck! That surgery is right around the corner! Let us know how it goes!

Good luck on your upcoming surgery! Yes, this tool is definitely going to help even though for the long run we all have to change majority of our bad habits to keep the weight off. Let us know how it goes!

Nice. I'm scheduled with Dr. Antonetti at the Lexington Medical Center (well not scheduled yet), but after insurance approval I'll be getting scheduled. November 23rd is my anniversary. So, I'll definitely be thinking of you when you have yours done!

It's possible I'll be having my surgery in November 2022 or December 2022. I'm going through the insurance approval steps. (6 months of classes and other required tests) I'll be able to submit to insurance at the end of November and will hear back in October. So, at that point we can schedule with the doctor who is booked out about 2-3 months. I see you're in SC and so am I. So, we could be surgery month buddies or at least close! Good luck!