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Shelly

By Shelly, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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Shelly    3

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Hi I am New to the site . Just looking for support. My surgery will be scheduled for august.

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Rachael Rivera-Hectus    1

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My surgery will be in September! I am nervous too, but also really excited.

What are you most nervous about? For me I am most nervous about the pain post-op.

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americas_suiteheart    53

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I had surgery last Thursday . I was in Walmart today walking just fine ! The gas pain is what really hurts the most ! I had virtually no pain from the surgery ! Just the horrid gas ( still have it) !

Congrats ! You soon will be on the losers bench ! You are almost there !!

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Shelly    3

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My surgery will be in September! I am nervous too' date=' but also really excited.

What are you most nervous about? For me I am most nervous about the pain post-op.[/quote']

I am very nervous about the pain because I not sure if it will be done Lap or open. I am told the recovery is longer for the open procedure. I still learning how to use this app

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kyletx06    3

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I, too am new this site. I'm getting scared about the pain. Mine is scheduled for August 14th. I am a wuss when it comes to pain!

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Tracym1107    47

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I never had any pain medicine at all. Honestly had no pain. I had some soreness when getting up but that went away in a few days. I know everyone is different but don't stress over the pain....even if you have any it will be over quick! Best of luck!

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Shelly    3

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I, too am new this site. I'm getting scared about the pain. Mine is scheduled for August 14th. I am a wuss when it comes to pain!

Hi, You appear to be as nervous as I am. I would like to add you as a friend. I donot have my exact date yet but I have class this afternoon and my last class is Aug 1st. I preparing my family at this stage for what to come. :rolleyes:

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kyletx06    3

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Hi' date=' You appear to be as nervous as I am. I would like to add you as a friend. I donot have my exact date yet but I have class this afternoon and my last class is Aug 1st. I preparing my family at this stage for what to come. :rolleyes:[/quote']

For sure. I've told my family and friends. My anxiety was on high, but I got through that. The roughest part is that I'm paying for it. My insurance has some stupid clause that I don't qualify. But I need this. I'm tired of being inactive due to my weight. I want my life back!

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Shelly    3

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For sure. I've told my family and friends. My anxiety was on high, but I got through that. The roughest part is that I'm paying for it. My insurance has some stupid clause that I don't qualify. But I need this. I'm tired of being inactive due to my weight. I want my life back!

:blink: wow, that has to be very hard . I cannot imagine how much that will set you back. I still paying bills from preop stuff

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kyletx06    3

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:blink: wow' date=' that has to be very hard . I cannot imagine how much that will set you back. I still paying bills from preop stuff[/quote']

Thank God for low interest loans. I guess I'll be more motivated to get and keep the weight off since I'm paying for it.

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babysteps    48

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Thank God for low interest loans. I guess I'll be more motivated to get and keep the weight off since I'm paying for it.

I'm in the same way 25+k but only doing a lone for 10k but feel the same way it's got to be done :) Ty I have a good job :)

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working4shoes    55

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I had to do self pay also...... It's worth every penny!!

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kyletx06    3

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I'm in the same way 25+k but only doing a lone for 10k but feel the same way it's got to be done :) Ty I have a good job :)

I'm a teacher, 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.

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babysteps    48

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I had to do self pay also...... It's worth every penny!!

That's what I think as well I will be setting money aside for skin removal the day my RNY is done lmao ;) one really good thing about self pay a lot less hoops to jump ;) and noone to tell me no! Lol

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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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