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Everything went well; I was ready to get up and walk two hours post-op, but they had me wait 5 hours. The discomfort (aka pain) was manageable and truly not a problem. They offered me pain meds and I took them. I'm up sitting in a chair now, with a foot-stool and working on Sudoku and Priscilla Shirer's The Resolution for Women. Good stuff.

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Great job!!! Walk, walk, walk,...it really does help so much!

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Wonderful news! A great start to a fantastic new life!

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Wonderful! It continues to get easier as the days go by. I also think Priscilla Shirer's books are full of wisdom, about to start Armor of God. Wishing you continued speedy recovery.

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That is great!! love to hear from people that have very recently had the surgery. I am having this on 10/19 so getting closer and love to hear about how people are feeling right after. thank you!! God bless..

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Hi! I had my surgery 9/21, and I'm so happy I did! I was given a patch for nausea, and some pain medication, but only had to take that a few days. I gained 6.5 pounds in the hospital from all the fluids I was getting, but that's off now plus 3 more! I'm looking forward to getting new clothes soon, and/or wearing some of the smaller sizes I have in my closet. Good luck to everyone, we're on an awesome journey!!

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Update - it's now 3 days post-op and I'm doing well. I'm down 12 pounds since my weigh-in 2 days before surgery and I'm already feeling better. The pain has subsided and is now just a dull ache. I'm sipping Water all day and have made Gelatin using sugar-free fruit juice, gelatin packets and Protein Powder. I just nibble one square at a time. No hunger pangs whatsoever (yay), but I know it's important to get Protein and nutrients, so I also opened 3 WLS Vitamin capsules and poured them into a glass and mixed it with about 2-3 ounces of water and sipped it (it was awful!) lol ran fevers of 99.1 to 99.5 for 3 days (perfectly normal since body is healing 5 incision points plus the stomach), but now temp has stabilized and is normal. Incision areas are all healing well, swelling is down (but not gone); I'm still being very careful. My doc recommended I not be alone for at least 1 week after surgery so I have someone here at all times, just to be one the safe side. All-in-all - I think it went well and I think I'm doing exceptionally well!

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    • ChunkCat

      I have no clue where to upload this, so I'll put it here. This is pre-op vs the morning of my 6 month appointment! In office I weight 232, that's 88 lbs down since my highest weight, 75 lbs since my surgery weight! I can't believe this jacket fit... I am smaller now than the last time I was this size which the surgeon found really amusing. He's happy with where I am in my weight loss and estimates I'll be around 200 lbs by my 1 year anniversary! My lowest weight as an adult is 195, so that's pretty damn exciting to think I'll be near that at a year. Everything from there will be unknown territory!!

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        You look amazing!!! 😻 you have been killing it!

      2. NickelChip

        Congratulations! You're making excellent progress and looking amazing!

      3. BabySpoons

        So proud of you Cat. Getting into those smaller size clothes is half the fun isn't it?. Keep up the good work!!!!

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