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Is anyone else still in a lit of pain and worn out feeling? I am only 2 weeks post op, but my sister says most people are feeling better by now. I am trying to find out if maybe I should go to the doc or is it normal? I am walking fine, but it hurts to get up and down, and can't bend from side to side.

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Everyone is different. I will be two weeks out on Monday, and i am still in the recliner. I don't take pain pills but I can feel it when I turn a certain way. It's normal, you just had major surgery! Everyday will get better!

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Has anyones emotions gone crazy yet? I am happy one minute and crying the next. It probably doesn't help that it's the time of the month and I miss my husband terribly. (He is deployed) I am a total wreck! I am almost 2 weeks out.

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Like Kcamp said, everyone is different. I'm also 2 weeks out and still in pain. I feel faint when cooking or taking a shower. I guess it's the heat. I've seen that some people are like this for several weeks.

Just remember, you are recovering from a major surgery. Take care of yourself and listen to your body. You know how you feel.

I hope you have a speedy recovery. : )

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Has anyones emotions gone crazy yet? I am happy one minute and crying the next. It probably doesn't help that it's the time of the month and I miss my husband terribly. (He is deployed) I am a total wreck! I am almost 2 weeks out.

I'm a basket case!! I cried like a baby the other day because a man on tv was wishing his mother a Happy 90th Birthday. I was like oh, his mom is 90...WAH! Lol. It's crazy how emotional we become. I warned my family to overlook me.

You're a strong woman to go through this while your husband is deployed. He may not recognize you when he comes home. : )

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Has anyones emotions gone crazy yet? I am happy one minute and crying the next. It probably doesn't help that it's the time of the month and I miss my husband terribly. (He is deployed) I am a total wreck! I am almost 2 weeks out.

I'm a basket case!! I cried like a baby the other day because a man on tv was wishing his mother a Happy 90th Birthday. I was like oh, his mom is 90...WAH! Lol. It's crazy how emotional we become. I warned my family to overlook me.

You're a strong woman to go through this while your husband is deployed. He may not recognize you when he comes home. : )

He will be home in about 2 months. He already knows the only thing that he is going to see for the time being is my face when we video chat. I am going to buy a sexy dress and hopes that he walks right past me. I just wanna blow him away. I just hope the emotional roller coaster gets easier to handle lol

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Don't worry I am an emotional wreck too. Cried the other day while I was talking to my daughter about how people need privacy. Just started bawling told her to ignore my tears, but seeing mommy cry made her cry. Big hot mess now!!!! My sister was like that after her surgery for a few months, but it went away.

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Gas X strips were and are a godsend for post op gas pains this week. I HIGHLY recommend them!

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I tried to swallow my Vitamins today for the first time. I cut them in half at home and stuck them in my purse to take at my sons swimming lesson. Oh my word they got stuck good and proper! What pain!! I thought I would puke and pass out at the same time:(! I tried walking around no luck then I stuck my finger down my throat and only a bit came up but at least I started feeling a bit better! I will definitely continue grinding them up for a few weeks yet!! Damn horse pills! I just wanna sleep now but I still have along drive once swimming is done!

You may want to try the gummy vitamins. They go down well, plus its like getting a treat...lol

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He will be home in about 2 months. He already knows the only thing that he is going to see for the time being is my face when we video chat. I am going to buy a sexy dress and hopes that he walks right past me. I just wanna blow him away. I just hope the emotional roller coaster gets easier to handle lol

I am 3 weeks post op and am an emotional wreck. I cry at everything..commercials, tv shows, songs. I broke down in the hospital to the PA because they werent walking me...wouldnt put the abdominal binder on...I was so emotional. When does it stop?

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I was told not to eat Gummy Vitamins. I got stuck swallowing my Calcium pills. My girlfriend picked up some liquid for me yesterday! I can't wait to try it. The other Vitamin I have trouble with is my prenatal Vitamin that I take every morning I can't swallow it whole yet so I semi smash it but it tastes like pure iron! Yuk! I put it as far back in my mouth as possible and then swig some Water. Hoping in another month or 2 I can swallow the entire pill.

Down 2 lbs this week :(.

Have a great week everyone!!

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Good afternoon, I have my first follow up appt today. Knock on wood, the only issues I have had thus far is elevated blood pressure which was fixed by a medication adjustment also ever since I had my surgery my blood sugar has been pretty low, this morning it was 69 I will speak to the doc about this today. I hope you're all doing well!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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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