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Hello Everyone, I just had my pre-op tests yesterday and it was a long grueling day but well worth it. By that I mean: a gastroscopy which was one long nap filled with images of Johnny Depp. Then it was on to the EKG Machine, blood and urine tests, ultrasounds etc. My big say is July 18th and although that is only about 2 weeks away, the day cannot come fast enough like many of you have shared. Best of luck everyone! :):D :tongue2:

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This was my biggest fear! I tolerate pain well' date=' but I'm a biggggg baby with nausea. They gave me a pill before surgery, they told me it was the same anti nausea med that they gave chemotherapy patients. I'm 3 days post op and haven't been nauseous once![/quote']

Wow I hope they give me something like that cause I fear being nausious too! I think I will ask my surgeon that question on my final visit with him on the 23rd

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Glad to hear everything was fine I hear that nausea is a common effect after surgery. Did they give you anything for the nausea?

They gave me Zofran which helped. I am one of those freaky people who don't do well on any kinds of meds especially when put under. Since home on Tuesday my surgery on Monday I only take one pain med at night no nausea pill haven't needed it. Doing well and will be glad to have staples removed Tuesday although ouch!!!

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Mine is also on the 22nd!!! I can't wait to get surgery and being off work at the same time!

That's how I feel. Can't wait to see the 22nd and have some time off. Lol

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Wow I hope they give me something like that cause I fear being nausious too! I think I will ask my surgeon that question on my final visit with him on the 23rd

I plan to ask for that during admission. I also told them in pre testing I don't do we'll coming out from surgery from those I've had in the past.

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They gave me Zofran which helped. I am one of those freaky people who don't do well on any kinds of meds especially when put under. Since home on Tuesday my surgery on Monday I only take one pain med at night no nausea pill haven't needed it. Doing well and will be glad to have staples removed Tuesday although ouch!!!

Was yours an open surgery for your sleeve?

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I plan to ask for that during admission. I also told them in pre testing I don't do we'll coming out from surgery from those I've had in the past.

I told everyone! I told my surgeon, I told them when they were prepping for surgery, I even told the anesthesiologist and nurse in the operating room! I told them to blast me with a full arsenal of anti nausea meds even if I didn't feel nauseous. Whatever it was worked! I took the pill about a hour before surgery, and then got a shot of phenagran (sp?) every 8 hours until the next morning. I never felt one bit of nausea!!

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Was yours an open surgery for your sleeve?

No I have 6 incisions. My stay was roughly 24 hours. I was told nausea is normal with all bariatric surgeries.

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No I have 6 incisions. My stay was roughly 24 hours.

Oh wow. That's cool. Most folks were getting the strips. All surgeons are different. All the best on your recovery keep us updated.

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I am July 23rd I Start my liquid diet Tuesday and am so nervous!

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I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 Monday morning...the liquid diet has kicked my tail but now I know what to expect after surgery

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I having surgery on July 18 and I now am very nerves, scared, and anxious all at that same time. I feel like if I cry I will not be able to stop. Does anyone else feel this way or its just me?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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