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January 2015 Buddy Group anyone?

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Murphysraven    1

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My sleeve surgery is tomorrow at Puget Sound Surgical Center with Dr. Billings. I'd love to connect with other starting their journey or long time sleevers for support.

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sothere    15

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Hello Hello.....Congrats to all of you who have moved forward with your surgeries this past week. I am 3 days and counting - 24th. Starting to get a bit scared. Can anyone tell me about this GAS situation - is there anything that we can do in advance to prevent it - or is this the result of the gas they place in us during surgery? Why all the nausea and vomiting - if nothing is going in? I am a newbie, self -pay, foreign country - please respond when able. Thanks

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sachimom    8

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Sachimom thank you so much for the suggestions! Interesting info about the generic vs name brand as I bought the generic to save a couple bucks. And, Your vegetable stew sounds so yummy I think I may make that too! I made chicken lasagna for my family last night along with a birthday cake for my daughter and everything smelled so delicious!

You are so welcome, and if I were you, I'd pick out some chicken. A little noodle, and blend and strain with broth for your own mini lasagna. All my food looks pretty much the same, but amazed how it still tastes like what it is, lol.

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sachimom    8

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My sleeve surgery is tomorrow at Puget Sound Surgical Center with Dr. Billings. I'd love to connect with other starting their journey or long time sleevers for support.

Best wishes, and sending hopes for an easy recovery! -Sachi

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sachimom    8

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Hello Hello.....Congrats to all of you who have moved forward with your surgeries this past week. I am 3 days and counting - 24th. Starting to get a bit scared. Can anyone tell me about this GAS situation - is there anything that we can do in advance to prevent it - or is this the result of the gas they place in us during surgery? Why all the nausea and vomiting - if nothing is going in? I am a newbie, self -pay, foreign country - please respond when able. Thanks

I don't think you should worry too much. The experience is so different for everyone, I personally had very little gas, and only vomited once. It was a little bile, hardly anything. There was definitely some nausea, but the pain meds allowed me to sleep during those times, and feel much better upon waking. I did try and walk as soon as I was allowed, and I've heard that helps dispel the gas pumped in for the surgery. I'll hope that you have an easy time in recovery. Rest as much as you can, and try to relax. Best Wishes - S

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Michelle D. Clark    5

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Hi! I'm 5 days post op and doing pretty well. I'm not getting the suggested amount of liquid or Protein in tho. I'm on Clear Liquids till Thursday then I graduate to pureed food. I'm soooo hungry I can't wait. Only complaint is I can't get comfortable anywhere to sleep. So I get about 3 hrs a night. Grrrr! Hugs to all and good luck!

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amyecpa    33

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Jan 28th as well super excited and nervous on the three of my liquid diet

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I'm the 28th also. No pre-op diet. Getting very nervous.

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PaulaleeB    88

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Hello Hello.....Congrats to all of you who have moved forward with your surgeries this past week. I am 3 days and counting - 24th. Starting to get a bit scared. Can anyone tell me about this GAS situation - is there anything that we can do in advance to prevent it - or is this the result of the gas they place in us during surgery? Why all the nausea and vomiting - if nothing is going in? I am a newbie, self -pay, foreign country - please respond when able. Thanks

Hi sothere,

I'm sure you will get many replies that will give you their experience with gas problems. But, you might be lucky like me and not have the gas/nausea/and vomiting. When I was out of recovery the nurses had me up and walking every 1-2 hrs. I was sore from one of my incisions but the walking took care of the gas. My doc had put an anti nausea patch behind my ear. I only had a short wave of nausea that passed quickly.

So my message is expect the best and be ready to deal with the challenges.

Don't forget walk, walk, walk. And be ready to love your sleeve! Good Luck.

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TXcounselor    12

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I didn't have any nausea or vomiting. I took an anti-nausea pill 3 hours bf surgery (prescribed) and had a nausea patch behind my ear the first 3 days. Also, dissolvable Zofran was prescribed in case I needed it, which I didn't.

The trapped gas was BAD. Gas X strips, walking, heating pad, and having someone burp you like a baby but harder where the has pain is.

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Ashy76    3

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I am also a January sleever, my date was 1/12/15 and this is my first post! So happy to find this site and all the great advice/support it provides.

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GingerDiane    34

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I don't think you should worry too much. The experience is so different for everyone, I personally had very little gas, and only vomited once. It was a little bile, hardly anything. There was definitely some nausea, but the pain meds allowed me to sleep during those times, and feel much better upon waking. I did try and walk as soon as I was allowed, and I've heard that helps dispel the gas pumped in for the surgery. I'll hope that you have an easy time in recovery. Rest as much as you can, and try to relax. Best Wishes - S

last time I had Laprascopic proceedure ...I didnt have too much gas..but the nurses are fully aware we need to expel it once in recovery..I remember a day after and still bloated up..i felt pain..so i thought Id sit up..as I did this i belched so loud everyone looked around haha I kept apologising but the Nurses were very happy..as they said its a hood sign to here these sounds as ut shows all the gases are leaving and believe me DONT HOLD BACK...nurses are used to this aswell as Drs..they want to hear these noises ...so BURP away..the more you do the better you feel. Oh and most importantly if you feel the urge to be "flatulant" then just do it...youll feel so much better than trying to hold back and the pain getting worse. I go in next week (28th) and getting excited.

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GingerDiane    34

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I'm the 28th also. No pre-op diet. Getting very nervous.

wiw youre lucky with no pre op liquid diet..Good luck..we are all here for you!

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sothere    15

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Mañana is the big day fellow sleevers.... Excited

Update Monday!!!!

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kaylekat    13

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Hi! I'm scheduled for January 28th with Dr. Richard Nguyen in San Jose, CA. I'm so excited and nervous :)

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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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