Hi.

I'm Deb from N. Carolina. I started this whole process back in August after a visit to my regular doctor. After way too many years of yo-yo dieting and never getting the job done, it's all caught up to me. Now I'm heavier than I've ever been, my BP is on the rise and so is my cholesterol. My arthritis is terrible in my knees and ankles. I retired a couple years ago and I hate it because I can't do any of the things my husband and I talked about doing at this time in our lives. It's time to move forward.....

My surgery is scheduled for Nov.11th. I'm excited and scared at the same time. I'm hoping that others that are getting ready to have their surgery in November might be interested in connecting to create a support group. Let's make this journey together and be there to support one another no matter where we live or what our ages may be.

I've been looking at many of the other discussions and some are great, but I have a hard time keeping up with all of them in different places. I'm wondering if a group like this would make it easier to keep tract of whatever we want to talk about.

What do you think????

I look forward to hearing from folks.

Deb

First day of the two-week pre-op liquid diet and I can't get this out of my head: "Ya know, it's all about the shake, bout that shake...no trouble..."

Hee.

@@TJBab - Good luck today!

I had my surgery Monday (11/10) and spent my first night at home last night. All has gone remarkably well. No real discomfort today and no pain meds. I am able to tolerate the Protein Drinks and some yogurt just fine and liquids are also going in fine. Temperatures don't seem to matter - very cold to very hot & everything in between seems okay. I am very lucky, I think! It's really hard to believe I've just had such a drastic surgery two days ago!

Good afternoon everybody. I had my one week check up. They took my staples out. I was expecting pain, but I didn't even realize she was doing it until she said it was done. My incisions are healing real well. They put "surgical strips" over my incisions, and it feels great having those staples removed. I moving from liquid diet to the full liquids diet, and I'm feeling real good about the decision to do this operation and be in this process. The best is yet to come!!!!! :-) :-). Have a great day November buddies :-)

Hey all surgery was yesterday feeling semi good today no real gas pains just pain when having to move my stomach muscles. Had my xrays this morning just waiting for dr to look at them then i can have something to drink. So right now I am feeling better than I thought i would???? hopefully it stays that way. Good luck to all those that are today.

Hey all surgery was yesterday feeling semi good today no real gas pains just pain when having to move my stomach muscles. Had my xrays this morning just waiting for dr to look at them then i can have something to drink. So right now I am feeling better than I thought i would???? hopefully it stays that way. Good luck to all those that are today.

Good morning TJ. I'm so happy for you!! :-) . Enjoy. It gets better everyday.

How is everyone? Had my surgery on Tuesday afternoon. My doc said it took longer than normal. At this point I'm not sure why. Yesterday was rough. Definitely more pain than I expected. I couldn't keep anything down. Los of zophran for the nausea and in bed most of day. I finally was able to get up and walk a little last night. Im feeling a little better today. I'm up in the chair and the nurse said I can start walking more today. I may be able to go home tomorrow.

I hope everyone else is doing ok. I'll read through all the other posts later this afternoon.

@@Dabliss111114 - I am just a day ahead of you and I can tell you that you will be pleasantly surprised how much better you feel each day! DId you throw up anything you tried to eat or drink? That was my biggest worry so I begged and pleaded constantly for anti-nausea meds so I wouldn't. I didn't - so that was a huge relief. Now I just have lots of gurgling with my bowels starting to shake, rattle & roll!

@@Dabliss111114 - I am just a day ahead of you and I can tell you that you will be pleasantly surprised how much better you feel each day! DId you throw up anything you tried to eat or drink? That was my biggest worry so I begged and pleaded constantly for anti-nausea meds so I wouldn't. I didn't - so that was a huge relief. Now I just have lots of gurgling with my bowels starting to shake, rattle & roll!

Shake, rattle, and roll baby!!! :-). That's the gasman wanting to be released!! :-). You'll be okay. Just keep letting him shake, rattle, roll, and release!!!! :-) :-)

How is everyone? Had my surgery on Tuesday afternoon. My doc said it took longer than normal. At this point I'm not sure why. Yesterday was rough. Definitely more pain than I expected. I couldn't keep anything down. Los of zophran for the nausea and in bed most of day. I finally was able to get up and walk a little last night. Im feeling a little better today. I'm up in the chair and the nurse said I can start walking more today. I may be able to go home tomorrow.

I hope everyone else is doing ok. I'll read through all the other posts later this afternoon.

Dabliss. That's good news!! I agree with Ready2b. Everyday it gets better. Take care....

Home. And confused. In the hospital I would associate shakiness with hunger. Then I started yesterday. Now I have a constant headache. I eat jello (which worked in the hospital) and it's not helping. I've tried broth but that doesn't help for long. Is it menstrual/hormonal? Should I try and advance my diet to soft like cottage cheese or yogurt?

Are you drinking plenty of water. I were told I need like 2L which I only drank 1.5L so hard too

Probably not as much yesterday as i should have. Woke up this morning without the headache. So far so good.

Came home from the hospital last night. The doctor really thought about keeping me until today, but agreed that I'd rest better in my own bed. Apparently during my surgery I gave them a real scare. It seems my blood pressure took a major nosedive and they had to get me stable before they could finish the surgery. I had a better day yesterday and was keeping down a couple oz. liquid s so they let me come home. Today I've been concentrating on getting 2 oz. Of Water and 2 oz. Of Protein down each hour. So far so good. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 2 and 2 per hour. It's amazing how quick I get uncomfortable if I sip even a little too much at one time. Either way I have to work up to the 60 gms of protein and 60 oz. Of water a day by next Tuesday.

How's everyone else doing? I took a shower today and it completely wore me out. Took a 2 hour nap after that. I'm belching and passing a lot of gas, but nothing else. About how long does it take before you poop?

Take care buddies and stay in touch.

Came home from the hospital last night. The doctor really thought about keeping me until today, but agreed that I'd rest better in my own bed. Apparently during my surgery I gave them a real scare. It seems my blood pressure took a major nosedive and they had to get me stable before they could finish the surgery. I had a better day yesterday and was keeping down a couple oz. liquid s so they let me come home. Today I've been concentrating on getting 2 oz. Of Water and 2 oz. Of Protein down each hour. So far so good. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 2 and 2 per hour. It's amazing how quick I get uncomfortable if I sip even a little too much at one time. Either way I have to work up to the 60 gms of protein and 60 oz. Of water a day by next Tuesday.

How's everyone else doing? I took a shower today and it completely wore me out. Took a 2 hour nap after that. I'm belching and passing a lot of gas, but nothing else. About how long does it take before you poop?

Take care buddies and stay in touch.

It sounds like your right on course, as far as my experience. It gets better everyday. The walking helps with the gas, and as I drank more the gas led to loose stools. In fact, anytime you think you are about to pass gas go to the toilet. I got surprised once :-). Take care.

Jeffrey

So glad to be home from my surgery. I am feeling a little better every day, and the liquids are going down easier with each day. I am so glad this part of my journey is over, and now I can move on to the good part. I am glad to hear that everyone else who has had their surgery is doing well.