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vsghector    9

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Hey everyone ,

My name is Hector I'm 24 years old and my starting weight was 350 pounds, My goal weight I want to be at is 200 pounds. Just got the gastric sleeve done Tuesday May 6th 2014, Everything went we'll stayed in the hospital overnight on till Wednesday and got discharged at 9pm at night. I'm two days out of surgery , I'm current weight is 343 pounds now since the surgery. I'm in a lil pain on my left side of my stomach area and have a lot of gas in my chest area.

If you has any questions feel free to ask ..

Thank you

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NewSetOfCurves    1,555

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Congrats on your surgery and on everything going well and on 7 pounds down in 3 days!!! I wish you continued success :D

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Divadee35    47

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Thank you

I'm freshly sleeved May 7, I used gas x strips for gas! They dissolve on your tongue!

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Congrats! The gas will get better in time. It's all a journey. So strap I'm and get ready for a awesome life changing ride. This is a tool so understand what your body is telling you. All things in its time. It actually could take a few months to be so called normal but again so worth it!! Best of luck to you!! Enjoy your new life!!

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vsghector    9

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I'm freshly sleeved May 7, I used gas x strips for gas! They dissolve on your tongue!

Thanks for the heads up. The gas is no joke , I'm buy that ASAP.

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vsghector    9

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Congrats! The gas will get better in time. It's all a journey. So strap I'm and get ready for a awesome life changing ride. This is a tool so understand what your body is telling you. All things in its time. It actually could take a few months to be so called normal but again so worth it!! Best of luck to you!! Enjoy your new life!!

Thank you , I can't wait to have a health life .

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Heating pads work for the gas! I lived with my heating pad that first week and a half! The left side pain is normal, too. It is where the biggest incision is made due to it being the area where they pull out all that stomach :o , but it too will go away in due time ;) .

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vsghector    9

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Heating pads work for the gas! I lived with my heating pad that first week and a half! The left side pain is normal, too. It is where the biggest incision is made due to it being the area where they pull out all that stomach :o , but it too will go away in due time ;) .

Thanks for all the advise

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If you go to this site (my doctor's web page)

http://www.lonestarsurgical.com/nutrition/#nutrition

you will find (towards the very bottom of the page) PDF files with the nutritional guidelines his patients follow. There is a lot of other good info and print outs as well. Hope this helps!

Edited by Curvy

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Hang in there I was done may 1 of 2013. I am 135 lbs down and I am healthy! No more type II meds or other supplemental ones! You can too get back your life

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