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Heatherr

By Heatherr, in The Gals' Room

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Heatherr    149

Heatherr
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I'm due to get aunt flo right around surgery day. Is it possible I could skip it because of anesthesia and dieting? My cramps and pain can be horrific to the point that I cannot sit, walk or function and the nurse told me to take Tylenol for menstrual pain. Seriously? This is one of the main reasons I went with the sleeve - so I COULD take NSAIDS. There has to be something they can give me until my sleeve is healed enough, right? I just don't think those who have never had issues with their period get how dibilitating it can be. Taking Tylenol would be like suggesting a band aid on open heart surgery. And this is coming from a woman who has had 5 natural child births with the shortest labor being 10.5 hours. I can take pain, but I'm not sure I want to be awake and endure how I know it can be with just Tylenol.

Also, I have a very heavy flow, how is that going to go? I'm going to have to ask the nurse to change my pads, really? I wear a super plus tampon and an overnight pad at night and still leak all over the first couple days. Ugh. It's just Murphy's Law that it would have to be now.

Thoughts, suggestions?

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SuperMom    33

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Feeling your pain....had Tom and cramps from hell the night before my surgery...and you can't eat or drink after midnight so nothing....ugggg.....and no motrin for 2 weeks before so they were awful.....they make you wear a pad to surgery then back in room you can wear whatever. Good news is liquid lortab and morphine wipe those cramps right away....so if you were worried about pain don't be!!!

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CaliforniaJenn    0

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I was supposed to have mine as well but I think the pre-dieting and surgery shocked the hell out of my system and I skipped the whole thing. No cramps and no flow. I'm sure I'll pay for it next month but I was so grateful to not have to deal with it.

The silver lining for you might be that you'll already be on painkillers so maybe you won't feel the cramps?

Even if your period shows up, just remember that those nurses have probably dealt with everything so you won't be a shock to them. But I'm hoping it's very easy for you!

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SeattleSue    25

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I started the day before!! I was totally freaked-out and included it in part of my story (it's the first entry in my blog). I was in Mexico with an IV in my right hand...this couldn't have been a worse scenario for me...

Anyway, the pre-op diet and the surgery TOTALLY shocked the bod and it stopped...little spotting. 3 weeks later, I'm spotting again...but I think the low-cal diet is messing with me. Doesn't mean I haven't had a case of PMS hahahaha

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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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      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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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