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I should be having my surgery in about an hour. I know the next few days/months will be tough, but I'm still excited.

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Good luck ladylee823! My advice is even if you don't feel like it, walk as much as possible in the hospital. It will make pain management so much easier

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I should be having my surgery in about an hour. I know the next few days/months will be tough, but I'm still excited.

Congratulations! It will be a little rough at first, but the best advice you could get would be to walk ASAP. It helped my recovery a lot I believe.

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I got sleeved on june 30 and everything went exceptionally well. Was off pain. Meds a couple hours after surgery. Walked 1/4 mile every 4 hours in the hospital. Was back to the gym 2 days after surgery. I thankfully wasn't effected by lack of energy. In fact now that im 4 weeks post op I feel more tired. 2 weeks post op I was down 12 pounds. I was back to work a week and a half after surgery. I'm afraid I'm not losing weight though. And some days it's hard keeping food down.

I had my Surgery on Jul 18th. Lost only 10 pounds since Post Op. The scale is stuck for the past three days.

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Ok help! ! Had surgery yesterday am. Gas pain is sooo bad. & 1oz Water hurts going down. Normal help how long will this last?

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Walk walk walk,,.. and make those sips tiny tiny... I could only wet my tounge and drip down for almost half day... it will get there...but every drip counts!

Ask your doc about Gas X strips.

Ok help! ! Had surgery yesterday am. Gas pain is sooo bad. & 1oz Water hurts going down. Normal help how long will this last?

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Thanks im going to ask my nurse about strips. And im trying to walk but I will do it more frequently! Thanks I needed a pep talk. This part is awful.

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Ok help! ! Had surgery yesterday am. Gas pain is sooo bad. & 1oz Water hurts going down. Normal help how long will this last?

Try drinking warm or room temp water/fluids it may go down easier.

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Thank you! where do I get Isopure from and do it have a smell cause that's one of the problems I've been having is says its unflavored and then it taste like crap and smells like crap

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Walk walk walk,,.. and make those sips tiny tiny... I could only wet my tounge and drip down for almost half day... it will first there...but every drip counts!

A reflusk your doc about Gas X strips.

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Do they have strips for the reflux ive been having real bad reflux I've so weak and tired I haven't even been able to get on my phone I mean so weak and of course my doc needs to reschedule my first post op and I need help I'm having a hard time getting and keeping anything down

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I get it at target. 1.7 pound container is $20 and usually on sale. I tried eas and Unjury and couldn't get past the smell let alone the taste.

OK where do I get that I haven't had any shakes or anything cause it makes me sick

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Must tell you that Isopure has the nick name of ISOPUKE... jus sayin'... IT is at GNC.< /p>

Thank you! where do I get isopure from and do it have a smell cause that's one of the problems I've been having is says its unflavored and then it taste like crap and smells like crap

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