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txbecca    0

txbecca
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Been home about an hour. Got to the hospital at 5am. rolled into surg at 8. home by 2. So far so good.. Pain is manageable thus far, liquids going down ok. Set Dh to get some popsicles as my throat is sore, worse thing was having my IV blow and having to have a second. Got some neat photos of my stomach and band and the barium swallows to bring home with me. Will post them at a later date.. Been up walking a bit.. trying to take a nap now then will walk some more.

Rebecca

banded today Dr. Spiegal:clap2:

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Nancy    0

Nancy
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Glad to hear you're feeling good so far....don't over do it.

Let us know how you're doing.

nancy

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ladyvase    0

ladyvase
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good job.. take care of yourself now more then ever. I was banded on march 1 and felt fine. you will too. good luck

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COLLECTOR    0

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Good luck on your banding. Can I ask what barium swallows are. I get

banded on Friday the 13th, yes Friday the 13th good thing I am not

Superstitious. Getting a little nervous. But excited. Any advise?

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rhinosmama    0

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Boy you must have done great!:clap2:

I am not far behind you just a few weeks. I have to stay overnight one night though because they are also taking out my gallbladder. I guess if that is all I have got going that we will do well. Prayers for a speedy recovery. Oh by the way great name. It is mine too.

Becca(rhinosmama)

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Collector, a barium swallow is an xray. You have to drink this chalk like milkshake and stand up next to the xray machine. They can see the positioning of the band. Good luck with your surgery.

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txbecca    0

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Let's see.. Where to begin. I got home from the hospital around two and I have to tell you I was a nervous wreck for nothing. The most pain I had was from the IV, They had to do it twice cause the first nurse didn't do a good job. I've had no problems getting or keeping liquids down. So far, lots of chicken stock, Jello, juice and popsicles.. and a few ground up darvocets which taste horrendous. I have 5 incisions, which I expected. I can't even feel the port. I not having much of the typical gass pan it was far worse when I had laps for female problems. Only the ocassional twinge if I have to use my stomach muscles to get up. I'm walking all over the house, and even walked down to the corner of the street in this ideous mumu I purchased yesterday. When they weighed be at the hospital I was down to 268 but I think those bed scales arn't accurate, as I was 274 on Tuesday.

Chef Hubby went to the butcher a got beef bones.. (femur sliced) for about $8 and is makeing me some stock.. I don't know if ya'll know this, but Bones boiled to stock make a very Protein rich stock, to have tomorrow, it is very gelantanious when cooled and that is nothing but pure Protein, A lot of people mistake the geletain quality for fat, but it is far from it and has less sodium and tastes way better than the chemical stuff they sell.

The staff at University General was nice, 4star treatment all the way. I think my sense of humour shocked a few of the nurses.. I didn't have any naseua afterwards thanks to medicine. I did have a hard time coming out of anesthesia. I couldn't keep my eyes open, and they scratched my throat pretty bad.. Thank heaven for popsicles, and hot apple cider to sooth it, I'm still pretty hoarse right now. I think I'll stay on the darvocet through the night, so I can rest. I know from my own experience and from what the rest of you have said that tomorrow is the worst day.. I'll keep you posted. Thanks to all of you who sent good vibrations and warm thoughts, I can't begin to tell you how comforting it was to me.

Rebecca

Banded today

Dr. Spiegal/Houston

My goals: Get healthy, get into sz 18 by summer, less than 200 by christmas, and get a tattoo when I reach my goal of a size 12

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Syrah    0

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I am glad you are doing so well!

I was in overnight and frankly, it was heaven. I loved being waited on, having my own TV, my little morphine pump, and being kid-free for a few hours. LOL!

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