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dmh102

By dmh102, in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A

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Allieg8tor    85

Allieg8tor
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How is it sleeping on your side? Im a huge side sleeper and have been wondering if I would be able to sleep comfrotably once I got home.

It hurts sometimes but it works sometimes too.

My incisions are different than they were on the video though. There's only 4 incisions and they're all really high up, horizontally across. One on the end is a little lower than the others, and I think that's where my port is, but I'm unsure. I have to be really careful when I lay down, and I still prefer sleeping up, but sometimes, I've found, sleeping like I'm use to, on my back or on my stomach, has proven to help alleviate some of the gas.

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cynnew    13

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I'm two days out from surgery and I'm feeling great! I've also had little to no gas pain but I've stayed on top of the gas-x strips. I was surprised to only have 3 incisions and I'm not having problems laying on my side. Good luck everyone and I hope you all have great experiences.

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MzEboni912    177

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Today is a lot better than yesterday! Not much gas pain left' date=' and out of four incisions, only the ones on the ends really hurt. Mine are all in a horizontal line. I think I know which one the port is behind because it's always sore there, no matter what, but I don't feel very ill or in a ton of pain, and I'm actually feeling pretty good overall.[/quote']

Glad to hear things are going well. Hope you'll keep me posted. Can you put me on your friend list so I can keep getting your posts.

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Ktigger92    30

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Had my Pre Admission Testing done today - two weeks from today! Can't come fast enough.

Manda you and I must have the same banding date 10/17. I also did my pre op stuff today and while there I got an email from my surgeons office that they got my insurance approval today!!

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Gary John    49

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only three more days of liquid diet but can be worst i suppose Oct 7 my day it it coming fast good thing i will not have to return back to work until 11/1 even tho sounds like a lot of missing work it only be 11 working days for me :)

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StacyK    11

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My surgery was yesterday. I won't lie...the first day was rough. to no incision pain but my stomach area below my ribs hurts quite a bit. Stayed overnight in the hospital. Have been trying to drink plenty but feel nauseated when I drink too fast. Only vomited once but got phenergan which helped. Woke up this morning feeling TONS better. Still some nagging pain around my upper belly and diaphragm but the nausea is much better and I feel more human. :) walking the halls and ready to go home!

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MzEboni912    177

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Going for mine on Saturday!!

Hope all goes well.

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MzEboni912    177

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Going for mine on Saturday!!

Hope all goes well.

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cynnew    13

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My surgery was yesterday. I won't lie...the first day was rough. to no incision pain but my stomach area below my ribs hurts quite a bit. Stayed overnight in the hospital. Have been trying to drink plenty but feel nauseated when I drink too fast. Only vomited once but got phenergan which helped. Woke up this morning feeling TONS better. Still some nagging pain around my upper belly and diaphragm but the nausea is much better and I feel more human. :) walking the halls and ready to go home!

I hope you get to feeling better quickly!

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kphoping    47

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Im finally scheduled for Oct 25th! I start the liquid diet on Sunday. Hoping I can do this and praying for no headaches.

There will be headaches in the beginning of the pre op diet but nothing Tylenol can't help. After the first three days it's not as bad. Good luck with the diet and surgery . I am getting banded on the 9th.

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funreader2002    0

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well its not official yet because my surgeons out of town until the 14th but the scheduler told me to count on the 25th for my surgery! i wanted it on the 14th but that's okay because i'll have a little longer to continue to get used to the pre-diet. good luck to all those that have surgery this month.

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MzEboni912    177

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I hope you get to feeling better quickly!

I hope you feel better.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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