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Hi This is Ron wife Sherry. . I wanted to post on here to you guys it was very important to him that I post to you guys so I wanted to make sure I didn't forget.

He has gone thru the surgery and the day after he was doing great but started throwing up that night so they did a cat scan to see why and he had a kink in the intestine so they took him back to surgery and fixed that however while in surgery not sure if it was the 1st or 2nd surgery but he got sick while in surgery and tried to throw up but couldn't with the tu e down his throat and it went back down into his lungs this is called aspiration. It is very serious condition where the acids from the stomach contents can burn and damage the lungs which is what happened. He was taken to another hospital for a few hours then flown to the university of Maryland shock tram unit (LUNG UNIT) he has been on a machine that pumps blood thru his lungs to help heal his lungs . And is on oxygen to help him breathe. He is in very serious condition however we are hopeful that he will recover.But it will take time we are not sure how long .so if you don't hear from him that is why..if you have any questions please email me at slyliston2000@yahoo.Com as I won't see any posts here to tell you how he is doing and I'm not sure who all he was friends with and please pray for him that he gets thru this ty all so much for the support you all gave him during his research of his surgery and helping him prepare for it :)

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@@395Ron Oh my goodness, He has been one of the most supportive person to us! Praying for healing & strength & that he doesn't suffer through all this! Sending hugs & prayers to you Sherry to be able to handle all that you two are going through!!! Let him know his bariatric pal family is thinking about him & praying for him!!!

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@@395Ron, I KNOW at some point you are going to be well enough to read this. You will get through this. You will conquer this. You will heal completely and you will thrive. You have so many people pulling for you, praying for you, treating for you, and holding you up. We've got you.

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Hi This is Ron wife Sherry. . I wanted to post on here to you guys it was very important to him that I post to you guys so I wanted to make sure I didn't forget.

He has gone thru the surgery and the day after he was doing great but started throwing up that night so they did a cat scan to see why and he had a kink in the intestine so they took him back to surgery and fixed that however while in surgery not sure if it was the 1st or 2nd surgery but he got sick while in surgery and tried to throw up but couldn't with the tu e down his throat and it went back down into his lungs this is called aspiration. It is very serious condition where the acids from the stomach contents can burn and damage the lungs which is what happened. He was taken to another hospital for a few hours then flown to the university of Maryland shock tram unit (LUNG UNIT) he has been on a machine that pumps blood thru his lungs to help heal his lungs . And is on oxygen to help him breathe. He is in very serious condition however we are hopeful that he will recover.But it will take time we are not sure how long .so if you don't hear from him that is why..if you have any questions please email me at slyliston2000@yahoo.Com as I won't see any posts here to tell you how he is doing and I'm not sure who all he was friends with and please pray for him that he gets thru this ty all so much for the support you all gave him during his research of his surgery and helping him prepare for it :)

I am praying! Prayers for a quick recovery Ron!!

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@@395Ron I simple came here to say I had my surgery and in spite of the lack of post, did indeed live. It was a half tongue in cheek post. Wishing you all the best, and a rapid recovery.

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@@395Ron I am praying big for strength, healing and a huge turn around in your situation. I am so sorry you are going through this. Sherry thank you so much for letting us know. Ron is a huge contributor on this forum. We wish you all the best during this time.

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@@395Ron Prayers and good thoughts for a speedy recovery. Get well my friend!

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@@ChunkyChocolate Walk walk walk walk walk. Cough cough cough cough . Bring all the drainage up and get rid of it. I did not follow that advice and it landed me three extra,days in the hospital with Fluid on my lungs

So sorry, @edie09371… are you home now? I've gotten lost in the posts, so I am sorry if I missed that part…

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@jananae84 Good for you how exciting How are you feeling Is it getting easier to get the food in?

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@@395Ron praying for you and keeping your family in my thoughts as well .

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@@395Ron and family. Ron is and will remain in all my prayers. I believe he will overcome this and be so successful in his journey.

@@60&goin4it and @@irishaggie

I believe I am finally back on track! It was a pretty rough go for a few days but today has been a much better day. I have managed to get about 45 grams of Protein in so far but having more trouble with Water. The bloat is awful. I swear I can feel Fluid backing up my throat. I know I need to be moving around more but have created a "nest" in my living room and tend to stay there a lot. Do you both have Facebook? I tend to be on there a lot and would love to keep up with you both there as well!! My facebook is Edie Smith Steer edie091371@yahoo.com

How are you both doing?

@ the rest of our October family. Sorry I fell off the radar. I suppose it was a little harder process then I thought it would be. I hope you are all wonderful and I hope you each are finding your way successfully thru your journeys.

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@@ChunkyChocolate Walk walk walk walk walk. Cough cough cough cough . Bring all the drainage up and get rid of it. I did not follow that advice and it landed me three extra,days in the hospital with Fluid on my lungs

How did you figure out you had fluid on your lungs

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@365ron.. Praying for you.

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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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