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Count down to DEC 17 surgery date!

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iris26    64

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My surgery is tomorrow at 9am, but have to be at the hospital at 7am. Good luck to everyone and god bless.

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Tbaby    27

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Hello all! The Isopure isnt gritty, it just has an after taste like no other it kinda make your tongue dry. I drink it real fast in 30 cc shots! The apple melon isnt that bad and the rasberry is ok. I wish I could event something to go over your tongue and the drink goes right to your stomach.lol

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Cassie1/21    22

Cassie1/21
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My thoughts and prayers to all of you 'sleevers' today. Good luck to you all!!

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Sadlers1999    169

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Getting nervous.. and this liquid diet is pretty difficult... :-/ But i am so excited for this change.

Good luck to everyone having surgery today. God bless!

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meeganlee    33

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Good luck to everyone having surgery today. God bless!

I has my surgery around 10:30 yesterday@ still sleepy, walking 10 Minutes every hour and about to start liquids. They are saying I might start to hurt when I start the stage 1 liquids. Do far a bit ogle gas pain and my ft throat hurts. Not bad at all so far. I hope all of you 22/17 sleeve ers are well! A major set p in the right direction!!!

Meegan Lee

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Sadlers1999    169

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I has my surgery around 10:30 yesterday@ still sleepy' date=' walking 10 Minutes every hour and about to start liquids. They are saying I might start to hurt when I start the stage 1 liquids. Do far a bit ogle gas pain and my ft throat hurts. Not bad at all so far. I hope all of you 22/17 sleeve ers are well! A major set p in the right direction!!!

Meegan Lee[/quote']

Walking helps me with gas pressure. I don't do it every hour, but I feel pretty good when I do it...except dry mouth.

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meeganlee    33

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Walking helps me with gas pressure. I don't do it every hour, but I feel pretty good when I do it...except dry mouth.

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meeganlee    33

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Walking helps me with gas pressure. I don't do it every hour, but I feel pretty good when I do it...except dry mouth.

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meeganlee    33

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I think I overdid the walking. Just took s n ap and feel better

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Sadlers1999    169

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I think I overdid the walking. Just took s n ap and feel better

I'm home now. How are you doing?

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meeganlee    33

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Much better than I would have thought! I am a bout to go home. Slight sore tummy and my thoat was hurting until they gave me liquid Vic Odin, and now that is fine too. I have done a lot of sleeping and waLking. How are you doing? I hope you are well!

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Sadlers1999    169

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Much better than I would have thought! I am a bout to go home. Slight sore tummy and my thoat was hurting until they gave me liquid Vic Odin' date=' and now that is fine too. I have done a lot of sleeping and waLking. How are you doing? I hope you are well![/quote']

I think I am doing okay. I came home with the following meds: stool softener and Clear Lax, Hydrocodone Bitaartrate and Acetaminophen (liquid) for pain, Ondansetron for nausea, robaxin for muscle spasms. I also have enoxaparin (a blood thinner), because of a family history of blood clots. I feel a little overwhelmed by the meds, the Vitamins, drinking and "eating" liquid foods.

I did not get a lot of sleep last night. I would wake up for meds or to walk every other hour. I don't think I can lay down the normal way in bed. I am a side sleeper, but the thought of being extremely prone with all the incisions in my stomach scares me. I may sleep sitting up in a chair. Also, I have that breathing device to reinflate my lungs. I still haven't powered up to the level the docs want me to attain.

I know the next few days are going to be a big adjustment. Hopefully I can stay hyrdrated, etc.

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Mary6013    6

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Whew! I survived. Now the changes that will be the rest of my life! Overall, I am going ok. My stomach hurts somewhat and my throat really sore. Glad to hear everyone else is going well! keep in touch.

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      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
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      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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