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Made it to Mexicali, surgery in the morning

Barbara278

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Lee    19

Lee
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HI Barbara, I'll definitely be praying for you and sending good thoughts your way!

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Barbara278    9

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Thank you all very much for your prayers. They are much needed and appreciated. Yesterday I had a cat scan and another ultra sound. Good thing is that no blood clots are in my lungs. Bad thing is I have a blood clot that goes from my wrist all the way up to my elbow. :( I have another doctors apt today to see how to proceed. It's pretty painful. I haven't been able to exercise at all so my weight loss since surgery has only been 2.5 lbs. I'm hoping that I can start exercising soon with Docs permission. I'll keep you all posted.

Again thanks so much!

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Tiffykins    672

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Barbara, you are definitely in my prayers. I had a superficial blood clot in my leg back in December, and it was so painful.

I was restricted on my activity for almost 3 weeks.

Take care of yourself, and I hope you get good news at your appointment today.

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youknowit    11

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Hang in there, sister! Do they have any idea how or why you got this clot? What can they do to treat it? Thinking of you lots, and hoping you feel much better, soon! :)

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FabBy50    0

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Hey I just had a question for all of you. I have a lump in my arm just past where I had my IV for my surgery. Do you think this is a blood clot? And if so, what should I do? Any advise would be helpful.

Bernadette

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cajun    46

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Barbara,

I am praying that all will be well with you.

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cajun    46

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Hey I just had a question for all of you. I have a lump in my arm just past where I had my IV for my surgery. Do you think this is a blood clot? And if so, what should I do? Any advise would be helpful.

Bernadette

Seek medical attention.

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Lee    19

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Bernadette, ditto on what Cajun said. I wouldn't wait. Get yourself taken care of. Let us know how you're doing please.

Barbara, how are you doing this morning?

I'm sending healing thoughts to you both this morning.

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Barbara278    9

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Hi Everyone!! Thanks so much for your thoughts and comments. I can't tell you how much they lift my spirits. I saw my doctor yesterday. She told me it's not unccommon for people to develope clots from the IV used during surgery. It happens now and then. She said sometimes when an IV is being put in the needle can nick the side of the vein and might cause a clot, but sometimes they just form. She did do some blood work just to make sure that I don't have any clotting issues or underlying problems that we didn't know about before surgery, but she really didn't think that is the issue.

I'm still on large dozes of liquid motrin (800mg 3 times a day) for the next 3 days. I'm still putting hot compresses on my arm 4 to 5 times a day. Yesterday after one of the hot compresses, I noticed all these red blotches all over my arm. (It kinda looks like spots on a leopard, lol) I told my doctor about it and she believes it is breaking up and being disolved into my system which is great. Since doing the hot compresses, I've noticed these blotches every time now, and in different areas...so I think it's working. The swelling has gone way down and the pain is much less. (yah) I think I'm on the mend. The doctor mainly wants me to just make sure that nothing feels worse and that I don't feel pain any further up my arm, which would mean it's moving.

At first I thought I might have done something wrong or not walked enough after surgery, but she assured me that's not the case.

Thank you all for you comments/thoughts and prayers. OH..and I'm down 2 1/2 pounds since yesterday!!!

I'll post more later.

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Barbara278    9

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Hey I just had a question for all of you. I have a lump in my arm just past where I had my IV for my surgery. Do you think this is a blood clot? And if so, what should I do? Any advise would be helpful.

Bernadette

Bernadette,

I would definitely get it looked at. Better safe than sorry. That's how I discovered mine. It could be nothing, but why not be safe and have it looked at.

Let us know what happens.

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Barbara278    9

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Yahoo!

How is your tummy feeling?

Firefly, My tummy is feeling great. If it wouldn't be for this stupid clot, I'd be feeling fantastic. My stomach was a bit sore for a few days after surgery. Swallowing for the first few days was a little weird, because everything is swollen and you have to take little bitty sips. Now that the swelling inside has gone down, it's much easier to drink. My sips are medium and not little bitty ones. I'm getting all my fluids in with no problem. The first couple of days, I do have to admit I felt a little overwhelmed. Just trying to figure out what to drink and how to get my Proteins in got the best of me, but about 3 days into it, things started to click. I've had absolutely no issues with the sleeve at all.

I am so looking forward to moving on to phase two which will be on Friday. :)

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FireFly    0

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Thanks for the update on your tummy. Makes me feel good about going. You are moving right along. I am so excited for you. Now get your arm healed!

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