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SandyM    1,956

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Good job. I did well without pain meds. I took a dose the first night just to make sure I didn't wake up hurting, after that none. The gas is the biggest issue, but walk it off. Take it nice and slow. You'll get there. The first week is the hardest.

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Danni-doinit4me    140

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Congratulations on your surgery!!! Keep the faith!!! Walk as much as tolerated and follow all your instructions. Don't push through the stages too soon!! :)

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Purple_82    12

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Yay!!!! Me too! I had my surgery yesterday as well. I'm doing quite well, but I am having gas issues and a bit of reflux issues. Can't wait to drink something either. At that point I'll be able to use the Gas X strips.

Nurse just brought me some meds for nausea. She reminded me that day two may be the worse and that's probably why my issues started flaring up during the night bc yesterday was a piece of cake.

Excited about what's ahead for us!!

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Evelyn2    6

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I was sleeved yesterday too. I was up walking an hour after recovery with no pain. Thought it all would be a breeze. Lol! Then came last night and the gas pains from hell. I have never prayed for a burp harder in my life!

Today the overall pain is better but I get a gas bubble after every sip I take no matter what it I drink.

Has this happened to anyone else? I don't know if the sips are causing the gas bubbles or if the sips are they're releasing the gas leftover from the surgery. But either way...OUCH!

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amyf1    0

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I was also sleeved on Tuesday.... band to sleeve revision. Some discomfort/pain, some nausea, and def hard to get in liquids, but overall not too bad. I also burp after every sip. I hear day 3-6 are the roughest, so let's hang in there. We got this! Hope everybody has a smooth recovery!

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yolicious1    64

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Yesterday turned out to be a horrible day for me. HORRIBLE!!! However today is much MUCH better!! Thank God!!!

Hope you're feeling better Purple! I'm really sore, but only when I do too much do I feel it. I'm ready to go to the next food stage, but It's a 2 week post op wait for me.

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Purple_82    12

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Hope you're feeling better Purple! I'm really sore, but only when I do too much do I feel it. I'm ready to go to the next food stage, but It's a 2 week post op wait for me.

Yolicious1 - I'm doing much better now! Haven't had a rough time since. Not getting in much Protein but I'm sure once I get to the next phase next week when I can eat eggs etc I'll be able to do much better.

How are you? How much walking/water are you getting in?

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yolicious1    64

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I've been playing my Wii sports games and weighing and tracking on Wii fit. It's just more interesting to me. One of my girlfriends encouraged me to use the pain meds to help get fluids in. I did for a short while and I drink better. I'm still learning the ''sip slow" routine. There's pain in my chest when I forget. I really am ready for food. Sick to death of these shakes. Thinking of scrambling an egg with a very small amount of cheese since I'm doing so well. I'm afraid though. Post op appt isn't until Wed. Glad you're doing better, Purple!

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SandyM    1,956

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I've been playing my Wii sports games and weighing and tracking on Wii fit. It's just more interesting to me. One of my girlfriends encouraged me to use the pain meds to help get fluids in. I did for a short while and I drink better. I'm still learning the ''sip slow" routine. There's pain in my chest when I forget. I really am ready for food. Sick to death of these shakes. Thinking of scrambling an egg with a very small amount of cheese since I'm doing so well. I'm afraid though. Post op appt isn't until Wed. Glad you're doing better, Purple!

Just be sure to follow your docs instructions

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Purple_82    12

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I've been playing my Wii sports games and weighing and tracking on Wii fit. It's just more interesting to me. One of my girlfriends encouraged me to use the pain meds to help get fluids in. I did for a short while and I drink better. I'm still learning the ''sip slow" routine. There's pain in my chest when I forget. I really am ready for food. Sick to death of these shakes. Thinking of scrambling an egg with a very small amount of cheese since I'm doing so well. I'm afraid though. Post op appt isn't until Wed. Glad you're doing better, Purple!

I should dust off my Wii Fit as well. I've been wanting the Zumba game for a while, may have to get it.

And yes!!!! I would give my right arm to have an egg right now!!!!!! I have about 5 more days before I can technically have one according to the manual they gave. Once the 30th comes I'll definitely be having eggs!!!!

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Tammylb    174

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I was so excited to have scramble eggs but not those egg beaters I had a real egg softly scrambled with a little milk at 2 weeks post surg chewed it extra good! Then had tuna . But I still drink a shake every morning

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yolicious1    64

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I was so excited to have scramble eggs but not those egg beaters I had a real egg softly scrambled with a little milk at 2 weeks post surg chewed it extra good! Then had tuna . But I still drink a shake every morning

Have you experienced any problems with eating, Tammy?

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      It's been 10 long years! Here is my VSG weight loss surgiversary update..
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    • Aunty Mamo

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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