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My doctor also gave me a abdominal binder and it helps sooooo much when walking, cough/deep breathing, and using my incentive spirometer. Walking helps so much!!! My doctor gave me a leg bag for my catheter so its not noticable while Im in the public. I slept 8 hours straight last night (oh it felt so good) I havent tried to conquer our stairs in our house...slept in our recliner but it was so much better than getting woke up all the time by vital signs and assessments!!! So glad Im home sweet home! Thinking of you all and keeping you in my prayers!!

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I had my surgery on the 10th... I am in pain... Most of the time it's not bad but ohhh man I woke up with awful pain right now and I hate the loritab taste :( how long until people started feeling better?? This is my first surgery ever so I really didn't know what I was getting myself into... I still cry and wish I could have been successful losing weight without surgery hopefully soon ill feel better and be glad for what I've just done

It gets better. After the first week you should have improvement. I'm 10 days post op and pain is minimal.

Lisa :-) surgery date: Dec. 4th, 2012

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I agree with the lady who had the 3 csections, they are not easy, but if i had to choose any type of stomach surgery again it would be this, my two csections, broke me down, just thinking about them is making my rny ache...:-(

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Do you have glue closing incisions? Your may be allergic to it if you do. Call doctor!

Yes I have glue. When I saw him wed I told him about itching but it wasn't as severe then. He said to use benadryl cream.

Lisa :-) surgery date: Dec. 4th, 2012

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I am just thrilled with how we are all doing for December surgeries. I know some have had some bumps but I am praying for each of us that we will continue to heal and feel better every day.

I do believe I would have to slap somebody if they came up to me today and said anything about this surgery being the easy way out.

Wishing us all the best of Fridays

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I was given liquid acetaminophen/hydrocodone.

Lisa :-) surgery date: Dec. 4th' date=' 2012[/quote']

Acetaminophine hydrocodone is whee I had in liquid form - works but tastes awful

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And I'm sure there are those struggling and hating me for how easy it's going for me but I also hope I'm inspiring some of the up and comers that its not really that bad is totally do it again

I totally agree with you! I am 10 days out and am feeling really good, overall. I was worried about the whole lifestyle change and food issues and so far, nothing has materialized and I am on pureed. I sip, chew, get my Protein, Vitamins and (well) still working on the stamina... Exercise will be the next thing to step up but having had initial bleeding issues I am just taking it slower!

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My doctor also gave me a abdominal binder and it helps sooooo much when walking' date=' cough/deep breathing, and using my incentive spirometer. Walking helps so much!!! My doctor gave me a leg bag for my catheter so its not noticable while Im in the public. I slept 8 hours straight last night (oh it felt so good) I havent tried to conquer our stairs in our house...slept in our recliner but it was so much better than getting woke upcathetwr all the time by vital signs and assessments!!! So glad Im home sweet home! Thinking of you all and keeping you in my prayers!![/quote']

Why do you have to have a catheter after your our of the hospital?

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I am just thrilled with how we are all doing for December surgeries. I know some have had some bumps but I am praying for each of us that we will continue to heal and feel better every day.

I do believe I would have to slap somebody if they came up to me today and said anything about this surgery being the easy way out.

Wishing us all the best of Fridays

Lol.

Lisa :-) surgery date: Dec. 4th, 2012

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It gets better. After the first week you should have improvement. I'm 10 days post op and pain is minimal.

Lisa :-) surgery date: Dec. 4th' date=' 2012[/quote']

Thank you for sharing! I needed some encoragement!!

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I had my surgery 12/10 and I am still in some pain. I am better during the day, but when I woke up this morning I need a little help getting up and need some pain meds right away. This morning I was very sore. I am happy my weight is finally back to were I started prior to surgery at 269, but my doctor told me they give a lot of fluids which will increase my weight some, but by the second week I will see a good loss, so I am holding him to that, lol. Now if I can stop getting on the scale daily. Anyone else with this problem? We should set a day to weigh in or something, lol.

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Why do you have to have a catheter after your our of the hospital?

My bladder didnt wake up from the anesthesia....they called it acute urinary retention. I get it out this next Thursday.

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I had my surgery 12/10 and I am still in some pain. I am better during the day, but when I woke up this morning I need a little help getting up and need some pain meds right away. This morning I was very sore. I am happy my weight is finally back to were I started prior to surgery at 269, but my doctor told me they give a lot of fluids which will increase my weight some, but by the second week I will see a good loss, so I am holding him to that, lol. Now if I can stop getting on the scale daily. Anyone else with this problem? We should set a day to weigh in or something, lol.

I gained almost 10lbs in Water weight but my bladder didnt want to wake up so they kept giving me bolus's of Fluid hoping that would wake it up but it didnt. Since they put the catheter back in me, I have had lots of urine output and I have almost lost all of my water weight. Usually they give lactated ringers before, during, and after surgery and it is bad about causing edema. I can tell a big difference in how much water weight I have lost because I have had to tighten my abdominal binder a couple times since yesterday.

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I gained 10 lbs also but I'm forcing myself to stay off the scale except for Mondays I got a little scale obsessed preop and I don't wanna be that way anymore

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I had my surgery 12/10 and I am still in some pain. I am better during the day' date=' but when I woke up this morning I need a little help getting up and need some pain meds right away. This morning I was very sore. I am happy my weight is finally back to were I started prior to surgery at 269, but my doctor told me they give a lot of fluids which will increase my weight some, but by the second week I will see a good loss, so I am holding him to that, lol. Now if I can stop getting on the scale daily. Anyone else with this problem? We should set a day to weigh in or something, lol.[/quote']

I'm still scale obsessed. Weigh every morning. I gained weight after sure too. Took a week for it to come off.

Lisa :-) surgery date: Dec. 4th, 2012

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