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Cheryl_S    16

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I'm supposed to go to a concert tomorrow. My husband bought the tickets a long time ago but I'm worried about being able to walk from the parking lot all the way to the seat at 5 days post op. What do you guys think?

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DevilBlueDress    189

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I'm supposed to go to a concert tomorrow. My husband bought the tickets a long time ago but I'm worried about being able to walk from the parking lot all the way to the seat at 5 days post op. What do you guys think?

Could he drop you off at the entrance and pick you up at the end?

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Cheryl_S    16

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Could he drop you off at the entrance and pick you up at the end?

Duh! (smacks forehead). Don't know why I didn't think of that!! Thanks a lot Molly!

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Nate140    7

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Anyone else have a September 23rd surgery date? I'm kinda looking to compare some results........

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Cheryl_S    16

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Anyone else have a September 23rd surgery date? I'm kinda looking to compare some results........

I know there is a September post op group. You should prob check there.

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Cheryl_S    16

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I've been having upper back pain. Do you think it's gas?

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Mid West    99

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It could be but I also noticed upper back pain and realised it was because I was standing, sitting and sleeping differently since the op. Kinda protecting my tummy with my back bent. Just a thought. Now when I feel it, I just lay flat til it goes after a few mins.

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bcsilverstar    7

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I'm at 2 wks and feeling quite different than before. I know my pouch has stepped into a new healed phase. My pouch is more sensitive to quantity, I can tell when I've swallowed to much. My appetite is lacking. I don't want anything, at all. I struggle to get fluids in and have failed 2 days straight to get all Protein in. The thought of puréed food makes me gag, and taking a bite of it makes me vomit. I'm hoping that this to shall pass and it's normal.

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Harleychic13    11

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Hi all, my surgery was 10/15. Came home on 10/16. All was good. Yesterday I had a massive headache and bought some Tylenol liquid pain reliever. I also tried a tiny bit of yogurt and tiny bit of strained cream Soup. Well , all hell broke loose, I have had diarrhea all day today and have chills. Struggling to get my Water down and the thought of anything else makes me gag. Help!

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Mid West    99

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I'm at 2 wks and feeling quite different than before. I know my pouch has stepped into a new healed phase. My pouch is more sensitive to quantity' date=' I can tell when I've swallowed to much. My appetite is lacking. I don't want anything, at all. I struggle to get fluids in and have failed 2 days straight to get all Protein in. The thought of puréed food makes me gag, and taking a bite of it makes me vomit. I'm hoping that this to shall pass and it's normal.[/quote']

I know what you mean. I'm on day 10 and the thought of four more days of liquid then two more weeks of slightly thicker liquids then two weeks of purée makes me gag too!

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Mid West    99

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Hi all' date=' my surgery was 10/15. Came home on 10/16. All was good. Yesterday I had a massive headache and bought some Tylenol liquid pain reliever. I also tried a tiny bit of yogurt and tiny bit of strained cream Soup. Well , all hell broke loose, I have had diarrhea all day today and have chills. Struggling to get my Water down and the thought of anything else makes me gag. Help![/quote']

Could you have experienced your first dumping syndrome? It sounds like it. Was there sugar in the liquid pain meds? I've heard someone have the same reaction before.

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pumpkin73    21

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I'm on day 10 post op and I feel miserable. I wasn't able to get my drain taken out on Friday. The nurse said I still had too much Fluid. Just when the gas pain went away, it came back but worse when i started Protein Shakes. Had several diarrhea episodes and I don't have an appetite. I'm back to clear fluids. The pain in my chest is just depressing. I'm trying to stay positive and remember that I had lapband removal, hiatal repair and the bypass in one surgery. I pray this will be better this week.

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Harleychic13    11

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I thought that it could be dumping because the Tylenol has high fructose in it. But would that cause diarrhea all day? Won't be taking that again.

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    • Alisa_S

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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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