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cchristiaens    0

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I am planning on surgery in late feb early march, I have a year old daughter and a husband in the navy, wondering if anyone out there with toddlers have any advice, I think I will need help but afraid to ask other navy wives, they have their own kids to take care of. How long before I can pick up my daughter after surgery? HELP!!!!!

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DanaMomto3    145

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My Dr said 6 weeks.

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staboe30    12

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I am planning on surgery in late feb early march' date=' I have a year old daughter and a husband in the navy, wondering if anyone out there with toddlers have any advice, I think I will need help but afraid to ask other navy wives, they have their own kids to take care of. How long before I can pick up my daughter after surgery? HELP!!!!![/quote']

I have a 22 month old and my doctor said after 4 weeks I can pick him up regularly. Until that point, I can pick him up a couple times a day, if needed.

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AngelaBreeden    7

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I have 2 small children and I am 2 weeks post op. In the past week I have had situations come up where I had to lift my 4 year old and both of there bikes and I was fine. I just make sure I'm careful and lift with my legs like jobs teach you to do.

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cchristiaens    0

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Thank you so very much! Guess I will need help!

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cchristiaens    0

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Trying to figure out diaper changing and nap time! Ahhhh!! :-)

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mariamitani    405

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I have 3 young children, youngest was 2 when I had surgery 3 weeks ago. You will definently need help ,I did because my daughter wanted to be held but I couldnt hold her. My Doc said 6 weeks also, she weighs 30 Lbs so add five lbs each week after surgery (wk one you can lift 5 lbs, week two 10 lbs...).I also froze meals before surgery so it was easier on others and stocked up on mac and cheese , PBJ and got stirofoam cups plates ,bowls,plastic spoons so clean up would be easy. Good luck make sure yor Protein is ready for week 1 that was the hardest part for me( and getting enough liquid in). unjury.com has chicken flavored protein that is allowed in the Clear Liquids stage it tastes pretty good. wish you the best.

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mariamitani    405

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Trying to figure out diaper changing and nap time! Ahhhh!! :-)

I made my daughter get up on the dinning room chair then up on the table and lay down, The table was level to my waist so it made it very easy to change her, Good luck

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flmama    105

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I am planning on surgery in late feb early march' date=' I have a year old daughter and a husband in the navy, wondering if anyone out there with toddlers have any advice, I think I will need help but afraid to ask other navy wives, they have their own kids to take care of. How long before I can pick up my daughter after surgery? HELP!!!!![/quote']

I am planning on flying family out to help for a couple of weeks and then we will be having naptime and playtime and all diaper changes on the floor once I am on my own. The FAQ packet from my surgeon said no lifting kids for 6 weeks.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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    • Alisa_S

      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

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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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