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SweetCryss    27

SweetCryss
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Oh no!! @sandisleeve. I have to have a hernia repair. That makes it worst? How bad was recovery?

I had a hernia repair and I have to say my surgery was not bad AT ALL! I think it is different with everyone, with a wide array of variables. Some people don't like surgery and it will just be horrible regardless, some people's pain tolerance is very different and some people's surgery recovery is just down right awful. Try not to base your expectations on others experience. Use it as a tool of Preparedness but not as a crutch for fearfulness. You got this!!!!

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SweetCryss    27

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hair fall out is no joke -- I cut 85% off at 3 months out and still fall out at almost 6 months out now. Im getting over 100g of Protein daily and take all of my Vitamins. You have to sip and walk like its your full time job to prevent dehydration and Constipation. Trust me I learned the very hard way. I had surprise hiatal hernia repair pain from hell. Things do get better but its not easy for everyone -- I'm on Instagram @Sleever1212. Good luck!!

Yes Lawd constipation is something out of this WORLD. Absolutely NO JOKE. O LORD, a have story out of this world that not everyone can appreciate, but I know my fellow sleevers can! Please drink your fluids and get moving around. The best advice EVER!!!

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LIL RED    62

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Preach!!!! I just had a bad experience today. I didn't get all my fluids and there was hell to pay.

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msfitn2014    248

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So now that I have had my Pre-op (3 weeks before surgery) I'm more nervous then ever. He told me about the hair falling out, when I asked him how long I'd be out of work he says it depends, some people have went back to work after 3 days. I'm really. He feels like I'm not going to have issues, he's says it's not to far off from when I had my gallbladder removed as far as pain goes. My biggest fear is the whole sipping and drinking and making sure I get all my Protein and Fluid intake in... am I alone on this? Has anyone had these fearing going into surgery?

@brandynewtrina

Please dont worry yourself to death!!

I have had a baby, my gallbladder removed 2001, lapband 2005 had the lapband removed and sleeved 2014....my biggest pain was the contactions from the baby!! My slowest recovery was from gallbladder removal! Lapband surgery and sleeve surgery were a PIECE OF CAKE!! My dr took me off 3 weeks to heal but honestly i felt normal at 3 days and was doing my normal routines at 3 days! Yu will be fine, think positive and try not to worry abt it!!

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McLuvin    2

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@brandynewtrina

Please dont worry yourself to death!!

I have had a baby, my gallbladder removed 2001, lapband 2005 had the lapband removed and sleeved 2014....my biggest pain was the contactions from the baby!! My slowest recovery was from gallbladder removal! Lapband surgery and sleeve surgery were a PIECE OF CAKE!! My dr took me off 3 weeks to heal but honestly i felt normal at 3 days and was doing my normal routines at 3 days! Yu will be fine, think positive and try not to worry abt it!!

I was sleeved on May 29th, with my hubby. I am day 4 and back to normal. I also had a hernia repair. I will admit the first two days, I was cussing my hubby out, it didnt seem like the pain was going to end. We walked day one. I think that helped. Up to 2 miles today. Dont worry, it does get better, trust me.

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sandisleeve    563

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Oh no!! @sandisleeve. I have to have a hernia repair. That makes it worst? How bad was recovery?

I think mine was bad because of the type it was esophageal you can google it -- felt like 6 bricks lodged in my chest -- roxicet and dilaudid did help but it was tough for a good month and even now I'm on meds carafate nexium Pepcid cause of all the painful tugging sensation

I have spoken to other people who ha different types of hernias repaired and they were perfectly ok post op

Vsg was my first and only major surgery to date

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itsreallyK    23

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I am now on soft foods week three yay but I'm scared to start chewing, I have a sample food list just want to know how was it for people who first started on the soft foods. Any suggestions, did you feel the fullness quick?

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SweetCryss    27

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I am now on soft foods week three yay but I'm scared to start chewing, I have a sample food list just want to know how was it for people who first started on the soft foods. Any suggestions, did you feel the fullness quick?

Scrambled eggs witha little bit of cheese and smoked turkey (sandwich meat)

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msfitn2014    248

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@@BrandNewTrina

I had my surgery in Dallas with the BArker Bariatrics and my gf had hers with dr Carlton and she liked him and is doing fine....he didn't require her to stay over night at the Richardson surgery center but my dr require everyone to stay over night...you can inbox me if you have any questions and if I can help I will. thanks, everyone has been scared and full of questions...we all fear the unknown because we are human :)

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Destiny Star    15

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Hello Everyone!!!!

Do we have anyone from new jersery on here? I am a newbie waiting on appointment with surgeon an I have a couple of questions.

Jersey here! Welcome :-)

Thanks.... I don't really know how to work this . Lol

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Destiny Star    15

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Hello Everyone!!!!

Do we have anyone from new jersery on here? I am a newbie waiting on appointment with surgeon an I have a couple of questions.

Jersey here! Welcome :-)

Thanks.... I don't really know how to work this . Lol

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Destiny Star    15

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Hello!!!!

I'm a newbie. Is there anyone from jersey on here? I'm waiting on my 1st appt with the surgeon. I've enjoyed reading all of your stories .... Keep up the good work !!!!

I'm from jersey in the oranges

Cool.... Did you have you surgery yet?

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Destiny Star    15

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Hello!!!!

I'm a newbie. Is there anyone from jersey on here? I'm waiting on my 1st appt with the surgeon. I've enjoyed reading all of your stories .... Keep up the good work !!!!

I'm from jersey in the oranges

Cool.... Did you have you surgery yet?

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itsreallyK    23

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Hi all I am officially three weeks out and today I felt physical hunger for the first time and its scary because I have read that people with the sleeve never feel physical hunger. So I am nervous about my success already. Can anybody chime in, did your hunger come back, is this normal, I actually left my dietician a message today!!!

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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.

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