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Got My Date! January 6. Anyone else on or around that date?



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Surgery update Day 1: All went well. Band was removed with a bit of a challenge (accession) and sleeved. Had a great deal of pain initially in recovery. But it's been managed well since. Taking in lots of ice chips, 1 popsicle, sips of broth (once it cools I don't want it anymore), 3oz of cranberry juice while in recovery. Overall, I feel pretty good, surprisingly, like 10 times better than my Band surgery in 2007. Probably being released today at noon.

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Just got my date today, and I'm not very far behind you all, January 19th :) @@Fallinstar Good Luck today!

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Well, I am 2nd day post op and feel like crap. I am shaking and it feels like there are bricks building on top of one another from my neck down to my stomach. This is rough. I knew it would be but no c section or hysterectomy I had felt this bad. Trying to think positive. I will write more later. Good luck to all of you out there.

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Had surgery on 6 jan 15 i feel okay just have a lot of gas rumbling in my tummy ive been walking walking just a little tired also will keep yall posted

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Postop Day 3.Yesterday was rough, but today is better. My mom came over and got me on a plan with meds and liquids. Went walking with the hubby as well. Neck pain has subsided, but the headache is the worst.

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Third day in hospital and am hoping to go home this afternoon. Had some pretty painful moments yesterday and there were tears as I questioned why i did this to myself! It'll all be worth it, right?!

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Awwww glad I wasn't the only one who had a few bumps on the recovery path. Mon after surgery I was in recovery till 6am then on my way to my room the motion got me so nauseous that I started to vomit. Gave to a patch and zorfon and still no help. Just slept then Tuesday did a shallow test n threw that back up so couldn't finish so. Wasn't given and liquids cuz kept throwing up. Gave me a suppository for the nausea, helped a little. Repeat the test last night n still threw it up but better reading. No leaks! Possitium was low so had to get three bags last night. Much better today. Drinking broth and G2 n they gave me my scripts for when I go home.

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Day 4- still quite sore. Walking as much as possible. Not getting all my fluids in. Stomach is constantly gurgilling. Right arm right above elbow is painful off and on. I am trying to stay positive. I don't regret doing it, just wish it would hurry up and heal. Tried not to get too descriptive but here is the two main cuts of 5. The one on the right is the most painful. That is the one they pulled my stomach through. post-238176-0-35356200-1420827425_thumb.jpg

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Anyone else having issues with things tasting weird? Even Water has a funky aftertaste.

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Day 4 Post-op...still sore too. Itching and achy where staples are. Right side hurts a great deal. Based on fallinstar, may be caused by stomach pulled through that side. I had a regretful moment day before yesterday, but since then I've been pretty good. Got my hair and nails fine yesterday. Today I went shopping (Costco/Sams Club/regular grocery store). After 3 hours I began to feel tired. Fatigued after 4 hours of being out. Resting now. Had 16 oz Protein Shake, a Jello cup, Crystal light, 1tbsp hummus, 1/4 c cottage cheese without any issues. broth for dinner tonight.

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Water feels weird on my stomach, but other than that things taste fine.

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I am finding out that the sugar free Jello and Popsicles that I loved so much is toooo sweet now. The New Whey Protein Shots taste twice as bad. Water and chicken broth is what I am living off of. Had a small episode earlier with getting faint but was over in just a few minutes. Think it must have been a drop in my sugar. Bp was fine.

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@ - I couldn't imagine going shopping now especially for 4 hours. I don't have staples, he used glue to close me up. And cottage cheese is off limits for two more weeks for me....does anyone have the gurgling feeling in their esophagus and stomach every time they eat or drink anything? It is so getting on my nerves.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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