Hi everyone!

Just came back from doctor's office and have a October 28th surgery date for Gastric Bypass. This is it, the high diving platform. Knees are trembling.

Anyone else in October? Let's keep in touch as we support each other. We have the pre-op diet and getting mentally ready for this.

LET'S DO IT!

@@freelyme

That's okay, I forget all the time. So 5 days, how are you feeling?

There's like 10 people next week and that's only from this topic

@"Beni". I am ultra paranoid I'll get sick before then, I'm bored of liquids but all in all still pretty excited. Gonna spend the night at a hotel in the hospital the night before. How about you?

I think it's awesome! We have a great group! The support is phenomenal.

I think it's awesome! We have a great group! The support is phenomenal.

yes we do

I picked up my prescriptions yesterday. 2 (?) Different antibiotics that I have to take tomorrow at 2pm, 3pm, and 10pm. And then I have my after surgery liquid Lotab too. Started my crazy fun bowel prep at 5pm. Getting a leg workout up and down the stairs to the bathroom ! ????

be prepared for yeast infection

I'm just ready to go and get it done I silly up and ate a hot dog with ketchup and mustard and some popcorn but I'm not going to cheat anymore I promise

@@Beni you can take them, I'm taking 2 percs, zinc, calcium, multivitamin, stool softener, and iron and prisolec, the iron at a different time though. I think you will be fine. I break it into different times. I take the percs and zinc with prisolec, then 4 hours later I take the multi with calcium and percs, then at night iron, stool softerner and percs. They fit lol, its the water to get them down that fills you up. Talking about stool softener, TMI WARNING*************** when will I poop? It has been like 6 days. When I had my c-section I didn't poop for 14 days!! It was hard and stuck inside of me, I had to take 15 laxatives over a 3 day period and then it was like hell getting that devil out, it was like 15 lbs tmi I'm sorry and then it wouldn't flush, I had a poop that was bigger and harder than the hole itself, I would of died I think if I didn't get it out, my doctor said I should of let the nurse take it out, they break it up inside of you or something because you can't deliver it, it was the worst thing in life, but when it came out I felt pure relief, like I never felt that in my life. My poop was literally stuck in my tunnel just trapped. I put on gloves and used vaseline and dug up in there and felt it, it was a rock. I'm sorry guys it was the worst thing next to the csection, I don't ever want that to happen to me again.

I know my NUt says I am supposed to be able to take this giant pills including my regular multivitamin but I can't help but wonder how can I? My Centrum Vitamins are enormous.

@@Beni forgetaboutit my surgeon recommended I take chewable Flintstones multivitamin with D - Chewable calcium citrate by Twinlabs Vit C and all other pills with I solve in my mouth or I crush them with a can or if a casual open it & pour into warm diet tea.

@@Beni you can take them, I'm taking 2 percs, zinc, calcium, multivitamin, stool softener, and iron and prisolec, the iron at a different time though. I think you will be fine. I break it into different times. I take the percs and zinc with prisolec, then 4 hours later I take the multi with calcium and percs, then at night iron, stool softerner and percs. They fit lol, its the water to get them down that fills you up. Talking about stool softener, TMI WARNING*************** when will I poop? It has been like 6 days. When I had my c-section I didn't poop for 14 days!! It was hard and stuck inside of me, I had to take 15 laxatives over a 3 day period and then it was like hell getting that devil out, it was like 15 lbs tmi I'm sorry and then it wouldn't flush, I had a poop that was bigger and harder than the hole itself, I would of died I think if I didn't get it out, my doctor said I should of let the nurse take it out, they break it up inside of you or something because you can't deliver it, it was the worst thing in life, but when it came out I felt pure relief, like I never felt that in my life. My poop was literally stuck in my tunnel just trapped. I put on gloves and used vaseline and dug up in there and felt it, it was a rock. I'm sorry guys it was the worst thing next to the csection, I don't ever want that to happen to me again.

wow lol but I thought you wasn't suppose to take the multivitamin with the calcium it's suppose to be 2 hours apart because the calcium blocks the iron in the multivitamin or something like that

Sounds fun! At least they can' say you didn't practice your walking

That's for sure!!

@ Bronxmerci. I know your pain.

A had a back injury and was on Percocet for a while. Got so constipated I had to go to emergency room. No one had told me the medicine like stalls your flow to a dead stop. It was one of the most painful experiences of my life. the worst was I still had horrible back pain but that the other issue on top.

I didn't kno the multi had iron! I'm taking iron aside from it uhmmm oops I'm going to ask @@freelyme since my pharmacy and docs are closed.does Multi vitamin have iron? I was precribed separate iron!

Yes, you are supposed to have extra iron besides the multi because menstruating women need extra

Most multivitamins do contain iron, however since it can be toxic to children a lot of chewables don't...it will state it on the bottle if it contains iron. You should be taking the extra iron as our bodies do not readily absorb iron after surgery.

Edited October 19, 201411 yr by freelyme