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Can't believe the day is really here! And to top it off I have lost a total of 16 pounds since the start of this journey!!!!

Good luck to all that like me undergo surgery today :)

Muah ????

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Good luck on your surgery. :) :D ^_^ B) :rolleyes:

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Good luck today!

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@newixan was there one thing that you where not prepared for after the surgery? One thing that maybe you could share? I know when I had laparoscopic surgery before no one told me about the pain you would feel in your shoulder and that why you need to walk to push the gas out otherwise it settles in your shoulder. Keep up the good work!

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Yay, glad things are going well! You went with RNY?!? I'm going to add you as a friend since we are about the same height and weight, I will be having surgery in 44 days!

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sorry I was talking to @newixan because I know she posted in the 5'0" topic.

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@newixan was there one thing that you where not prepared for after the surgery? One thing that maybe you could share? I know when I had laparoscopic surgery before no one told me about the pain you would feel in your shoulder and that why you need to walk to push the gas out otherwise it settles in your shoulder. Keep up the good work!

So there are few things I did not expect after surgery.

1. Pain- the level of pain that I felt on day 1 was absurd! My nurse told my husband that I asked for pain meds every ten minutes...... I was on so much dilaudid that I don't remember that. But I don't doubt it. I have had other laparoscopic surgeries and had no pain. This surgery obviously was not the same. The pain continued thru day 2 & 3. Each day lessened in severity. Day 3 i took no meds (don't like liquids) until when I got home. I cut a narcotic in fourths and swallowed them. Day 4 I did not take meds, except a small anxiety pill to help me sleep. Day 5 is today, I am relatively pain free.

2. Uncomfortable - the level of discomfort was also absurd. I could not ingest liquids for the life of me. If I took 1/10th of a sip, I would feel as though I chugged a gallon of Water. Needless to say, it is very hard to get in sufficient amounts of liquid when you wake up feeling like u drank all of the oceans water! ????

3. Bloated-ness! --ugh! I looked like I was 6 months pregnant for the 1st 4 days of this process. I was so bloated that my lower abdomen hurt from just hanging. Very sore n sensitive.

4. The muscle aches: I had laparoscopic surg before and knew that the gas that is used to inflate your stomach cavity can cause the muscle aches that usually radiate to the shoulders. In spite of knowing this. I wasn't ready to feel this pain in the entire torso front and back! I attribute much of my excessive dilaudid requests to this pain. I got up once the day of my surgery to walk. I got up 5 times in day 2, by day 3 the pain was minimal but I still did my laps around the hospital floor.... Just in case!

But the GOOD NEWS is that everyday IT GETS BETTER! All the pain, bloating, & discomfort starts to diminish at the same rate.

Today is day 5 for me, and I am feeling fabulous!!!!!

NO REGRETS!!!!! ????

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Great job, keep getting your Protein and liquids in, and be strong!

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Thank you so much for sharing that information, I'm happy everything went pretty well for you.

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