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Me too!!!!! =\ I'm gonna do it' date=' and I'm hoping for the very best! You aren't alone In these thoughts![/quote']

 

What day is your surgery? I'm the 25th

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March 8. Arriving march 7! :)

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March 8. Arriving march 7! :)

 

Awesome well I'll be sure to let you know how it goes (:

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I was wondering when and where do Dr. Gracias patients get their drains removed. Also once at hotel does a dr. Check on you or who is there for his patients in case you need more meds. Basically what's the after care like once you get to hotel. Just rest rest rest and walking????

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I was wondering when and where do Dr. Gracias patients get their drains removed. Also once at hotel does a dr. Check on you or who is there for his patients in case you need more meds. Basically what's the after care like once you get to hotel. Just rest rest rest and walking????

 

Great question

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Really good question!! I was wondering the same, especially about the drain.

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I was wondering when and where do Dr. Gracias patients get their drains removed. Also once at hotel does a dr. Check on you or who is there for his patients in case you need more meds. Basically what's the after care like once you get to hotel. Just rest rest rest and walking????

The drain is removed the day u are discharged from the hospital. They will give you meds to take with you for pain, antibiotics, and acid reflux. The day before you are scheduled to leave Tijuana. They will come to remove your staples. They will also give you instructions for how to care for your wounds. There isn't anyone at the hotel with you as far as medical goes. But it's really not needed. I personally felt great and did lots of walking. If you do need some sort of help or advice you can have the hotel call them at the hospital for you.

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The drain is removed the day u are discharged from the hospital. They will give you meds to take with you for pain' date=' antibiotics, and acid reflux. The day before you are scheduled to leave Tijuana. They will come to remove your staples. They will also give you instructions for how to care for your wounds. There isn't anyone at the hotel with you as far as medical goes. But it's really not needed. I personally felt great and did lots of walking. If you do need some sort of help or advice you can have the hotel call them at the hospital for you.[/quote']

 

 

 

Thanks for the informative response. :) which hurts more staples being removed or the drain? Just the thought of the drain gives me the chills. Totally dreading it:(

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Thanks for the informative response. :) which hurts more staples being removed or the drain? Just the thought of the drain gives me the chills. Totally dreading it:(

Neither of them hurts while being removed. The drain feels very weird but doesn't hurt. I honestly only had pain the day of surgery and the day after. Every other day since has been getting better and better. My pain was only during the time I had the drain.

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Yup' date=' great question cindy! Waiting for reply too[/quote']

I answered this question ^^^

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Thanks Sade. I just realized I subscribe to your youtube blog. Love waiting on your weekly update. I am sure I will have more questions. So dont go anywhere!!!! :)

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Thanks Sade. I just realized I subscribe to your youtube blog. Love waiting on your weekly update. I am sure I will have more questions. So dont go anywhere!!!! :)

Lol well thank you for subscribing. And I won't go anywhere. Ask away I like to talk.

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I'm at the Marriott :)) my surgery with dr. Garcia is tomorrow!!!!!!!

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I'm at the Marriott :)) my surgery with dr. Garcia is tomorrow!!!!!!!

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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

        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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        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.

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