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I've had a horrible productive cough since thurs night and been running a low grade fever since yesterday. Called my surgeon and he says nothing sounds related to the surgery but more like I've caught something. Possibly bronchitis or pneumonia. Figured $20 copay is worth making sure my lungs are clear. A little paranoid that all this coughing will cause a leak. Anyone know if this is possible? Feeling super week. Only getting in about 1/2 c Tom Soup mixed with Water and about 32 oz water with apple juice added a day since Friday. Can't keep milk stuff down so my Protein shoes are making me gag.

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How far out are you? It has been said on here the staple line is sealed in most everyone by day 21. Did your surgeon seemed concerned?

I am glad u r getting checked out please keep us posted. Pray it is just a bug of some sort.

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Make sure to tell the urgent care you feel dehydrated too and maybe they can get you some fluids. I hope it isn't surgery related.

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I am only 12 DPO. My surgeon didnt seem concerned that it was sleeve related. I was just swabbed to check for the flu and the doc that saw me said my lungs sound likecrap. He said the flu and bad chest colds are bad right now so he wanted to make sure. I suppose if itstheflu I get tamiflu but either way he want me on albuterol. Do u know if this is okay to use? I would guess so since I've read of a lot of people having asthma who have vsg

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It sounds like you and I were sleeved the same day and I have had coughing and sneezing as well but not where I felt I needed to be seen by dr. It hurts and I too was worried about doing damage but it's probably really unlikely. I am getting a lot more in than you though so maybe it's due to your illness. I am able to get most of my fluids and Protein in. Hope you're feeling better soon and I'm sure the albuterol is absolutely fine.

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No flu but have either bronchitis or pneumonia or possibly both. He gave me a liquid antibiotic, a cough Syrup for nighttime and albuterol. Hopefully that helps fast. Really nice guy. I told him I had just had vsg and he was very positive about it. I am a lower bmi so I've had lots of "input" from people who have no idea what I've gone through being fat for the last 15 years

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I was coughing up gunk for like 3 days after surgery- I didn't have a cold or anything- the dr's office told me it's normal after being somewhat inactive for awhile. I didn't get a whole lot of walking in- I slept almost the whole time I was in there- could not stay awake! I also caught a lil something a few days after I got home and coughed quite a bit- and I am OK.

-Kendra

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    • Alisa_S

      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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    • Alisa_S

      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.

        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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