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Had a bad night last night! I just broke down as the rest of the family was eating something different that smelled delicious! I went to get my dinner and started crying. My dad who has had the surgery asked me what was wrong... I said "I am just tired of eating the same things everyday. It's just so boring!" He has also had the surgery done and reassured me that the fist 3 weeks are the hardest and once I start adding more foods I won't even notice. I am so glad I have my parents to help guide me in this.

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I know how your feeling hun. Try and change up ur liquids as much as possible, it will make a difference. Its great that u can lool at ur dad for encouragement. Just remember this is just the beginning and its always a lil difficult in the beginning but it gets easier and thr results will show and you'll feel amazing! Hang in there jules!! :-)

surgery date - Apr 5th/2013 9am

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Gas pains are so bad. Gettibg up in half an hour to start walking

Hope ur gas pains get better for u vanna!

surgery date - Apr 5th/2013 9am

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Home from the hospital. I'm feeling very sore. We had some issues with pain meds last night. Different nurses did different things. Inw said walk as much as possible and another said don't walk becausecyou heaetrate

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Home from the hospital. I'm feeling very sore. We had some issues with pain meds last night. Different nurses did different things. Inw said walk as much as possible and another said don't walk becausecyou heartrate is too high. I ended up not walking and got a lot of pain and came down with a fever. They got this under control and to my surprise sent me home. I am feeling better at home though. Being in control of my own care. I was not allowed to have anything to eat or drink the day of surgery. They did not bring me Water or chicken broth until about three pm yesterday. By then I was in pain due to them switching me from morphine to tramadol, I did not eat anything. I ended up having maybe eight oz of water last night and have had maybe 16oz of water today. I sleep most of the time.

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Gas pains are so bad. Gettibg up in half an hour to start walking

That was fast glad your doing good

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I know how your feeling hun. Try and change up ur liquids as much as possible' date=' it will make a difference. Its great that u can lool at ur dad for encouragement. Just remember this is just the beginning and its always a lil difficult in the beginning but it gets easier and thr results will show and you'll feel amazing! Hang in there jules!! :-)

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Thanks MissTiff I am trying to keep things changed as much as possible. I just want things to go by a little faster! But on the plus side... Down 12lbs in less then a week! ????

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Had a bad night last night! I just broke down as the rest of the family was eating something different that smelled delicious! I went to get my dinner and started crying. My dad who has had the surgery asked me what was wrong... I said "I am just tired of eating the same things everyday. It's just so boring!" He has also had the surgery done and reassured me that the fist 3 weeks are the hardest and once I start adding more foods I won't even notice. I am so glad I have my parents to help guide me in this.

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I have had a good cry myself...it is a big adjustment. We just have to keep looking at the big picture. I am 1 week out today and this has been a much better day! Hang in there!

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Well I finally made it home. It's so nice to be in my own space. Catheter came out today, which wasn't too bad. I couldn't feel the drain tube coming out at all either--I was surprised. I walked a whole bunch today at the hospital to fend off boredom. The soreness in my tummy is slowly going away. I have 5 incision sites as well as the one from the JP drain. very little bruising noted. I did take one dose of liquid Lortab when I got home, but I don't feel like I need to take another one yet.

Unfortunately I did gain about 8 pounds in the hospital, I guess from the IV fluids. Hopefully that will go away quickly.

I have been having no trouble at all getting my liquids in...I hope I'm not doing anything wrong.

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I am having to take the lortab every three hours. I have very bad bruising around my incisions and very extreme gas pains. I have been trying to do anything to get the gas down but nothin is helping...

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I am having to take the lortab every three hours. I have very bad bruising around my incisions and very extreme gas pains. I have been trying to do anything to get the gas down but nothin is helping...

:( hope you feel better soon!

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Hello everyone' date=' I made it to the post op group yay! Just a quick update on how I'm feeling. The pain is very tolerable, I actually found gallbladde surgery worse. Had my surgery friday morning and today was my hardest day. Not the pain tho...the nausea. Omg <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> I was crying and found myself regretting my decision to have this done. After alot of graval and zofran I was much better and I don't regret this at all. Everyones healing process is different and I have to remember that and remind myself that a few days of pain and nausea is worth the life change and happier healthier me. I'm home now resting and walking. My kids are ginornous helps! And the pain meds my Dr gave me are helping so much with everything. Hope everyone post op is doing extremely well and look forward to everyones success :-)

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I am so happy for you. You seem to be getting back on your feet and on your way. Good to hear. I had gallbladder surgery about 5 years ago and it was rough. My surgery for Rny is 4/18 and my surgeon said gallbladder surgery is worse recovery wise. So I feel pretty about the Rny. Chin up! You got this!

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I have never been so happy to see a poached egg in my entire life!! I'm finding that I'm handling soft Proteins better than my shakes. Phew <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

HW 296 - SW 266.3 - CW ???

You crack me up!

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Okay so i got to the hospital at 5am' date=' and checked in. Then they took me to the Pre-op area where I got my IV started and hooked up to lactated ringers and antibiotics. Then I met the Nurse anesthetist, operating room nurse, and anesthesiologist. Each of them reviewed my medical history with me, asked about allergies and such. my doctor came in and said hi. Then they gave me some sedation and took me into the OR. I woke up in recovery and had been there for about an hour and a half. My pulse ox and BP were continually monitored. I initially had some mild pain, about a 4 or 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. I have a morphine pump which I pressed every five minutes or so. When my room was ready they wheeled me there and my Mom was waiting for me. my mom is a retired OR nurse so she and my floor nurse chit chatted for a while which was a bit annoying cause couldn't follow the conversation due to the morphine. After Mom left, I dozed on and off since then. I am not needing to push the morphine pump for pain. I only have a slight soreness now. I have a catheter in and IV still. I just asked if I would be able to remove the catheter and go for a walk, but the doc wants me on bed rest today. No Water or ice chips or anything until tomorrow afteR my EGD <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' /> but they did let me brush my teeth thank goodness! My mouth is so dry. I am so happy to be on the Losers Bench!![/quote']

I am so happy for you! Thank you for your posting. Your details are like reading a great novel...lol. Mine is 4/18 so I'm hanging on to your every word! Do you know how long your surgery was?

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I am having to take the lortab every three hours. I have very bad bruising around my incisions and very extreme gas pains. I have been trying to do anything to get the gas down but nothin is helping...

They gave me suppositories. I also had horrible gas and some bruising. I promise, it will work

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Losers bench!! Wow! It's my first post for post oppers. I can't believe I'm here. Well it sounds like everyone is doing well. I will be going home most likely tonight. I'm up and walking and drinking my 2 tablespoons every 15 minutes. Well congrats to everyone on this side! Glad to be here.

I'm so jealous lol I'm happy for you and so happy you are recovering fabulously! ????

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