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Shelly

By Shelly, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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babysteps    48

babysteps
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I'm a teacher' date=' but my hubby has a good job. I told him it was my anniversary gift since the day of the operation is our 13th anniversary. It's costing 19,500.[/quote']

That's one nice anniversary gift lol :) I'm a artist and not married ATM thats not till late 2013 but I will fit in a 8/10 wedding dress not a 22 lmao

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kyletx06    3

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That's one nice anniversary gift lol :) I'm a artist and not married ATM thats not till late 2013 but I will fit in a 8/10 wedding dress not a 22 lmao

Awesome! I hope you get there! My wedding dress was size 6, but the sizes are different. I weighed 112 and my clothes was size 4. My wedding ring hasn't fit for about 10 years now. Forget a new ring, I want this surgery!

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babysteps    48

babysteps
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That ring will fit in no time ;)

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Shrinking Don    365

Shrinking Don
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Good luck to all my insurance is paying all but about $1500 deductible i have left for the year like everyone else i need this and would have done it no matter what the cost was my date is Aug 22nd started the process in november finished the last hoop on July 17th and had a approval and a date 1 wk later

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kyletx06    3

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Good luck to all my insurance is paying all but about 1500 deductible i have left for the year like everyone else i need this and would have done it no matter what the cost was my date is Aug 22nd started the process in november finished the last hoop on July 17th and had a approval and a date 1 wk later

Best of luck to you!

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Ha!    12

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I am 4 days post op and I am sad to say the gas pain for me was a living he!! I looked at my surgeon with tears in my eyes like I had failed because of the nasty gas pain. They took x rays and found a lof of gas has shifted over to my left breast and that was the big deal.

It's so nice to see others not have pain. But it wasn't me : (. As of today day 4 post op my tummy feels like Jello inside. I keep a pillow close by the slight pressure adds comfort. The gas ... Gads I hope it's gone : )

We are all so different going thru this journey to be healthy for ourselves and to be active in society again. We all ROCK!

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Shelly    3

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Sorry to hear you had those post op problems, did that extend your stay in the hospital ?I appreciate you discribing how you felt.

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Ha!    12

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No extra time in hospital even with my heart stopping the day after. : )

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Ha!    12

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:unsure: Alrighty then' date=' wow that just made my heart skip a beat!!![/quote']

I still don't know what to think of it but I do know that they have no idea what caused it. I felt fine. Didn't even know I had any problems till cardio doc came in later that day to tell me. Heck they didn't even call my husband about it. So with all that I will follow up but for now I think it was a fluke.

It's just nice we can share our experiences and then go to have our own. Don't worry things will turn out beautiful inside and out in the long run : )

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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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