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Bmordan    16

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Hey guys!! Today is the big day!! I will be having surgery at 12pm. I was wondering how Long was the surgery and were you about to have someone stay with you in the hospital over night?

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butterfly_gal    151

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Hey guys!! Today is the big day!! I will be having surgery at 12pm. I was wondering how Long was the surgery and were you about to have someone stay with you in the hospital over night?

The doctor said mine took about an hour and a half. I didn't have anyone stay overnight. All I wanted to do was sleep. Be sure to walk and drink! Good luck :)

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AmandaRaeLeo    2,146

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Hey guys!! Today is the big day!! I will be having surgery at 12pm. I was wondering how Long was the surgery and were you about to have someone stay with you in the hospital over night?

Mine was about 2 hours and my mom was with me in Mexicali.

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SmilingEyes    29

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mine was under 1 1/2 hours.. Good luck! Walk and sip!

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Carolina-Girl    28

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A little over an hour and my 15 and 17 year old sons stayed the night.

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SerendipityHappens    1,594

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Mine was about 45 minutes. I could have someone with me in the hospital for my entire stay if I wanted... they bring an extra bed if you have someone staying with you.

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Bmordan    16

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Mine was about 45 minutes. I could have someone with me in the hospital for my entire stay if I wanted... they bring an extra bed if you have someone staying with you.

Well your hospital seems nicer than nice. The nurse that called me Friday to confirm my time for today was kind of rude. I hope someone tells me my mother can stay with me.

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magpie30    187

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mine was about 2 hours, and nobody stayed with me over night. There wouldn't really be much use for them as all you do is sleep, and get up to walk, then sleep more. The nurses are also in a lot to check on you. Unless you really need the support, i'd let your person stay home and get some good rest. They can come see you the next day and stay as long as you want. Good luck today!

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gravedigger    15

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Mine was a little under a hour and my dad stayed with me but I stayed in a hotel and my DR came to see me there all I did was sleep the first night not a lot of pain

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sharonintx    1,275

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Mine took less than an hour and I was by myself the whole time until I went home. I felt pretty good and didn't really need an extra person around that I would have had to talk to:)

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Texasgeo    49

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Mine was about a hour. My mom stayed with me, and made me get up and walk every hour. I think this really helped with my speedy recovery. I was off all pain meds by three days after the surgery. The more you walk the faster you get the gas out of your body cavity.

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newat52    1,613

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Well your hospital seems nicer than nice. The nurse that called me Friday to confirm my time for today was kind of rude. I hope someone tells me my mother can stay with me.

First of all, good luck today and speedy recovery! I second the advice to walk and sip. It's the biggest favor you can do for yourself!

Second, All you need to do is inform them you will have someone staying with you. You tell them, don't let them tell you. Be assertive! :)

My surgery was less than an hour. My hubby stayed with me, was only there one night because I was fine the next day. Somehow, I got parked in a beautiful two room VIP suite! When I was awake and got up to walked, I looked around and asked hubby if they thought I was someone famous?? Still don't know how that happened but I sure wasn't going to ask questions! lol! Was shame to waste it with just me. :)

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LifeBackNye7    44

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Mines was 2hours and 11 mins, however my gallbladder was removed and I also had a hernia repaired. Typically I believe it takes 1.5 hours. My mother is a nurse and she stayed the night with me.

Good Luck with your surgery ;) I am exactly 1 week in front of you.. I had my surgery last Monday 18lbs down so far, no preop diet.

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Bmordan    16

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Thank you all for the love!!! I've already been checked in. I'm nervous and not looking forward to the pain afterwards.

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MrsG    329

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Thank you all for the love!!! I've already been checked in. I'm nervous and not looking forward to the pain afterwards.

Mine was an hour and a half also and my hubby was gonna stay the night but I told him to go sleep in a real bed, I knew he wouldn't get very good sleep there at the hospital with me.

You will do fine! My pain wasn't too bad, ill pray yours isn't either! Have fun! ;)

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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

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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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