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titan05

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titan05    174

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Surgery at 7am, came out of surgery at 8:30. Doc said everything went well. Pain was primarily gas I believe. I refused pain killer about and hour ago at 4pm. I have slept most of the day but got up and used the bathroom and walked down the hall earlier. I have already 12 oz of Water and a sugar free Popsicle. Sitting up in the recliner watching TV in my room about to use bathroom and walk again. Pain was earlier but already subsiding, gas pain way worse than the soreness . I feel fortunate I would be happy to share my experience or answer questions!

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DeLiGhTfUlLy DeTeRmInEd    45

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I haven't had mine done, since I have one more Dr. appt and all other requirements. Then my paperwork will be sent for approval. Can't wait!! I hope it goes as well as yours has.

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thinner-me    160

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I'm waiting on final approval from the insurance also! Oh how I wish I could say I had my surgery! Congrats and good luck as you move forward on this journey!! Sounds like it is off to a great start!

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Bndtoslv    292

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Surgery at 7am, came out of surgery at 8:30. Doc said everything went well. Pain was primarily gas I believe. I refused pain killer about and hour ago at 4pm. I have slept most of the day but got up and used the bathroom and walked down the hall earlier. I have already 12 oz of Water and a sugar free Popsicle. Sitting up in the recliner watching TV in my room about to use bathroom and walk again. Pain was earlier but already subsiding, gas pain way worse than the soreness . I feel fortunate I would be happy to share my experience or answer questions!

Great! How would you compare with band surgery?

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titan05    174

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A little more gas than I had with band , but less soreness. Its way easier to get around, in and out of chair and bed. I just used the bathroom and walked for about 5 minutes.

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Bndtoslv    292

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Great! Glad to hear you are doing so well!

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ShrinkingPeach    1,291

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Glad to hear things went smoothly and you are doing so well!

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RNsleever715    117

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Awesome! Wishing you a speedy recovery!

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angbutler0712    30

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I had my Lapland removal, hernia repair and vsg all completed on 7/2. Honestly.. The pain was almost as intense as child birth. I can say that the majority of the pain came from the CO2 that was pumped into my chest cavity for surgery.

I am now 3 days out and still in quite a bit of pain. 6-7 on a scale of 1-10.

The intensity of the pain has blindsided me. After having the Lapland put in on 11/2011, I expected this surgery to be similar. Oh.. I was so wrong.

After discussing the pain with my surgeon the day after, he explained that Lapland to sleeve patients definitely have a little bit more of a recovery time. He said I had moderated to severe scar tissue and that is also contributing to the pain.

All I can do is take it day by day.

It's not like this for everyone. The things that helped me the most with the gas pain, WALKING, WALKING and WALKING and deep breathing exercises.

I wish you all luck! I'm excited now that the pain is becoming more manageable and to start focusing on my nutrition and results. :-)

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Julzzz    9

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I had my sleeve yesterday and feel great! I had my band removed, hernia repaired and I feel very little pain. The only issue I had was I couldn't urinate after the surgery. We kept waiting - they sent me home with a catheter that I had removed today. Also, I gained 7 lbs since yesterday. A little discouraging but it must be due to all the fluids they gave.

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DeLiGhTfUlLy DeTeRmInEd    45

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Thinner - Me I had my last appt. And received my approval call today. Lokks like the time is getting closer. I'm very excited!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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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        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.

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        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.

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