Good morning! Here's your July 2014 Post Op Bypass Support Group!! Why do I care so much? Because on July 9th I will become of the Bypass Ranks. Yeee!! Yes, I'm excited about it. Shoulda probly did this from day 1 but hindsight in blurry blurry.

Welcome all

Jaysweet98 the preop diet is miserable! I am weak and hungry all the time. I feel like I could eat the walls of my house. Lol. It is truly a mental challenge.

How are you doing?

Jessica.o I am Jealous! I wish that my surgery was tomorrow because I am tired of stressing over it. I will be praying that all goes well tomorrow. Just think about the new you! good luck!

Hey there!!! I'm in the same boat... Need food!!! Haha, but we have to do it and we can!!! 6 days left for me and 7 for u... Stay strong!!!!

6 days left for us all

. How u feeling about it being so close tammie30

I'm so nervous. But yet so excited. My stomach is doing all types of turns ugh it's in knots it hurts lol.. Pre op diet begins on Thursday. It's suppose to be sat.. But I'm making it 2 says early ...

Hi! I am having band to bypass July 7. Been on liquid diet over a week and lost 4 lbs.

IT'S JULY!! Wow it got here really fast!

Anyone having surgery today, God bless and fast healing. Mine is on the 9th... it's so close wow! Tomorrow will be exactly one week.

Woohoo it's JULY!! We are all joining the losers bench at some point this month. Praying for each of you as the month goes on.

It's July! Yay for all of us!! So, I was reading over my paperwork and it says "remove all jewelry" before admission. Ummm...I haven't been able to get my wedding set off in like 7 years. Any ideas? LOL!

<p>IT'S JULY!! Wow it got here really fast!</p> <p> </p> <p>Anyone having surgery today, God bless and fast healing. Mine is on the 9th... it's so close wow! Tomorrow will be exactly one week.</p>

Mine is 6 days away sooooio nervous

IT'S JULY!! Wow it got here really fast!

Anyone having surgery today, God bless and fast healing. Mine is on the 9th... it's so close wow! Tomorrow will be exactly one week.

Mine is 6 days away sooooio nervous

.I feel u Tammy!!! I'm also nervous!!! Will keep us all in prayer!!!!

It's July! Yay for all of us!! So, I was reading over my paperwork and it says "remove all jewelry" before admission. Ummm...I haven't been able to get my wedding set off in like 7 years. Any ideas? LOL!

Oh no!!! Soak hand in ice Water and then coat finger in olive oil? Lol good luck to you. I know theyre serious about that no jewelry stuff.

Sooooexcited. Three weeks to go. Am at surgeons office right now to discuss switch from sleeve to bypass due to gerd. Im almost all researched out and just ready to get it done.

Best of luck to all of you having surgery this week. Xoxo

Hi there! I just found this site & am excited I did!

My surgery is scheduled for 16 July @ 0900 & I start my pre-op diet on July 7th.

I'm so nervous but so ready at the same time.

Nice to "meet" you all!

-Jess

Hi Jess! Congrats on your surgery date. You will find this site to be most helpful. Welcome

I did it!!!

My surgery went well and I've been in the hospital for two nights. My surgery wasn't until 3:15pm so I was recovering well into the night. The abdominal pain was tolerable but I had such pressure on my back! It felt like someone was pushing my spine together from the top and the bottom, i just couldn't get comfortable and no one could tell me what the pain was from. Then my saint of a nurse gave me a Xanax and I was able to relax and snooze a bit. The rest of the night was snoozing off and on, very tolerable. My PA told me the next morning that can be a symptom of gas build up in the abd cavity. My anxiety about the lack of info on the cause had been making it worse.

The second day had its ups and downs. The pain at the surgical sites (I have six incisions) was what I had expected but the gas build up was quite painful. It sat right under my sternum and made it hard to get good deep breaths. It was like a constant pressure on my chest. This waxed and waned for 24 hours but once I got up and walking (and farting a bit) it improved a lot!

Drinking has not been painful for me, neither has taking pills. I will find out today if i get to go home, it will all depend on whether I'm in taking enough liquids orally to maintain hydration without the IV fluids.

Sorry for the long post, i just hadn't felt up to typing until this morning. Thanks again for all the prayers.

JO

Congrats JO so happy for you. Maybe try some Gas X strips or chewable to relieve some of the pressure. Hopefully you get out soon.

Congrads Jess, glad to hear all went well!!! Have a safe recovery and can't wait to hear how the pounds are shedding off later!!!!