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4/27--it's about to get real! Day surgery?

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kdawgsmom    16

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Day 4 of preop diet complete. Down 7.6 lbs!

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spiritfilled    32

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I'm in Houston to and I have my first appointment on May 4 at the Davis clinic at I 10 and Gessner. I too had a tonsillectomy at age 3.

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PALUBA 7    1

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Good luck to all of you who are having their surgery this week I am 12 days postop I was in the hospital for two days just very sore I also had ahernia repair I'm 52 and always on the run seems to be holding me back a little bit I am already down 15 pounds very happy about that can't wait to store puréed foods the highlight of my life

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kdawgsmom    16

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@LMJ2BSLEEVED Good luck tomorrow!!!

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LMJSLEEVED    8

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@@kdawgsmom

THANK YOU !!!!!

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LMJSLEEVED    8

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@@banksdea

Good Luck tomorrow!!

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Lori H    5

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Good luck everyone!! Gotta be at the hospital by 11 for 1 o'clock surgery....hope everything is smooth sailing tomorrow for ya'll!!!!!

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ASLEEVE4ME2015    23

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I have never heard of anyone leaving on the same day. Most recipients stay two days and if there is

a problem it can be up to a week. Will you have someone with you at home? I wouldn't advise being

alone that first and second day. Everyone that I know who has had the surgery stayed two to four

days. They actually did really well and had hardly no pain and you will probably be just like them

and it will be a walk in the park. Hope all goes well for you and good luck.

my doctors also do one day if surgery is early in the morning.

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KC VSG    46

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Woo hoo today is your day! Let us know how it goes :-)

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scamp662    15

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Tomorrow is my consultation with my surgeon, Dr. Robert Marvin. I will keep you all posted as I would like to keep in touch with my Houston buddies. I actually live North of Houston off 59. Prayers for all. We will be successful. I read something yesterday that kind of rang a bell with me. Change is difficult but not to change could be fatal. Everything you want is on the other side of fear.

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LMJSLEEVED    8

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I have never heard of anyone leaving on the same day. Most recipients stay two days and if there is

a problem it can be up to a week. Will you have someone with you at home? I wouldn't advise being

alone that first and second day. Everyone that I know who has had the surgery stayed two to four

days. They actually did really well and had hardly no pain and you will probably be just like them

and it will be a walk in the park. Hope all goes well for you and good luck.

my doctors also do one day if surgery is early in the morning.

@banksdea Well, my surgery ended up being around 2:30. Got there at noon and I was leaving around 7 pm.

I think I did well, and NOW I know what the pain is like--I just had the hardest time imagining what it would be like since I've had no major surgery since I was yrs old and had my tonsils out. I've been burping like crazy and when I drink liquids, especially plain Water, I have the sensation that I normally would get when I had an empty stomach and drank water- I guess an acidy stomach. So I took pepsid and I think it helped some My stomach seems to flutter or spasm every once in awhile and getting out of bed or bending down like to pick something up from the floor--whew, what a challenge! Walking has been what has relieved the gas the most. This afternoon I've had a low grade fever. Just keeping a watch on it bc I sure don't want it to get up high. Hoping, hoping it just stays low grade or goes away!

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