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

It just keeps getting more real with each passing day. Just this one last week of preop diet and then surgery day-4/27. I'm a little worried about just what it is going to feel like for me since the last surgery I had was when I was 6 yrs old- tonsillectomy! Best wishes to all those before me and best of luck to those who have theirs on the same day and those after!!! :)

Anybody out there had the sleeve and gone home the same day? Mine is with Nicholson Clinic in Dallas and it's a day surgery. Would love to hear experiences of those who had the surgery and went home same day...

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I'm on day 4 of the liquid diet too! The first 2 days were hard, but it's smooth sailing now. But trying to drink @ least 64 oz of water is the hard part for me.

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.

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

THANK YOU !!!!!

:rolleyes:

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@@banksdea

Good Luck tomorrow!!

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.

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

@@ASLEEVE4ME2015

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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