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Thanks everyone for the helpful comments. Spoke with my doc and he said to drink way more fluids than ive been drinking and to walk a lot. I knew that but the pain meds have been making me very sleepy. I might get my drainage tube out tomorrow instead of friday. I feel that the tube is one thing holding me back a bit...i HATE it. Im getting bored out of my mind staying at home...mom is taking me to the mall today. Other than smelling lots of food, im pumped to get out.

I am having less and less pain where my stomach was removed...mostly horrible gas pain. Doc said the more i walk the better i feel. I have an office job so it shouldnt be a huge deal...i just dont want to be in pain the whole time and pop pain meds all day.

I am 8 days post op and feel pretty good. I just wanted to agree with you on the drain. The drain was the biggest pain and I feel soooo much better after having it taken out this morning. Most of my pain I was having in my abdomen is gone now. I hope it gets better for you! Good luck.

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I am 8 days post op and feel pretty good. I just wanted to agree with you on the drain. The drain was the biggest pain and I feel soooo much better after having it taken out this morning. Most of my pain I was having in my abdomen is gone now. I hope it gets better for you! Good luck.

Man that is something to look forward to! Thank you for the info and im glad you are feeling better. Im SO ready to feel normal again.

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I had the same experience. I thought I was feeling better and on day 5 thought I had turned the good corner. But the next day felt horrible. Trust me it gets better! I am 20 days out today I feel good. Only a little bit of sorness in the incision area (healing). Take it one day and one step at a time. Drink Drink and Walk walk Gas X did wonders for me.

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I had the same experience. I thought I was feeling better and on day 5 thought I had turned the good corner. But the next day felt horrible. Trust me it gets better! I am 20 days out today I feel good. Only a little bit of sorness in the incision area (healing). Take it one day and one step at a time. Drink Drink and Walk walk Gas X did wonders for me.

Glad you are feeling good! I just started taking gas x today...how often did you take it and for about how long?

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Im a week post op still doing liquids with shakes i just wish my drain hole would close :( drain been out since sat afternoon

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Hello...this isnt all horrible but i am feeling quite unmotivated and painful today.

I am 5 days post op and I am feeling abdolutely dreadful. I find myself very worried that I will still be feeling this way on Monday (which is when I must return to work). My worst complaint right now is the stomach pressure (gas' date=' I suppose)...it hurts soo much. I also feel like it may be pain from those lovenox shots that prevent blood clots. The worst parts of the day are the mornings and when Ive sat too long.

I am getting at least 60 grams of Protein a day in and quite a bit of liquid...so that isnt an issue. I also feel sometimes that heart is beating out of my chest (like after you get out of a long hot bath).

Everyone is saying that they feel better each day. At first I thought i was recovering pretty quickly..but now Im getting worried. I may be impatient...im just used to this much pain and i really need some support/advice from the other POST ops out there.

Thanks fo reading my post.[/quote']

Are you taking any meds for diabetes or hbp? I regressed about day 5, but I was taking all my meds and my sugars were too low and so was my bp! I went to see my surgeon and my bp was 92/45! Once all that went up, I perked right up too!

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Im a week post op still doing liquids with shakes i just wish my drain hole would close :( drain been out since sat afternoon

That stinks. Are you having to bandage it up constantly?

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Are you taking any meds for diabetes or hbp? I regressed about day 5' date=' but I was taking all my meds and my sugars were too low and so was my bp! I went to see my surgeon and my bp was 92/45! Once all that went up, I perked right up too![/quote']

Blood pressure checked every day. Not diabetic...told me to watch sugars so i have. I am feeling a bit better....mornings are just the worst though!!!

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That stinks. Are you having to bandage it up constantly?

Its small i have a regular band aide on it so air gets to it...:(

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Its small i have a regular band aide on it so air gets to it...:(

Ah ok. How bad was it....having it pulled. They are pulling mine out this morning.

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I won't lie when they pulled mine out it felt like they punched me in the stomach but it quickly went away. Follow your diet instructions and make sure you always get your Protein as it is a must for good wound healing! Congratulations on your sleeve! I am so happy now and wish I had done this sooner!

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Shew i know i fully expect it. Gonna take a pain pill in a second...was just curious if it was worse than im thinking lol. Congrats to you too! Trying my best not to have too many expectations. As soon as i heal..ready to get active and just to live and enjoy life!

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Its an indecribable feeling didnt hurt

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Its an indecribable feeling didnt hurt

Yea it didnt hurt me a bit...i wouldnt use the word 'incredible' to describe it though. More like 'weird'

Feel like a new woman today, especially after I had that thing removed!

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Indescribable feeling

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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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