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Surgery Nov 9th

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kinkymoo    20

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Wondering how all the 11/9's are doing???

I think I'm doing ok. Having difficulty getting everything I need down, yet I have my appetite back already. I'm only taking painkillers occasionally, and if I'm careful I can sleep on my side or stomach at night, and experience no discomfort until I try to change positions. I'm getting some pain of gas trapped in my stomach when I eat. Burping eases that. The omeprazole seems to help a lot. I woke up with heartburn last night and had to take it to help.

It feels like I haven't had anything done. I feel no restriction on the liquids, which my doc says is normal, and won't be felt until I start solid foods. I miss eggs.

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net0girl    13

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I had my surgery Nov9th. Did anyones surgeon say anything about bowell movements or what were can take to have one?

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all4him    25

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I was supposed to do a full week in Clear Liquids, but I have had a couple of Protein Shakes and some yummy Tomato Soup. The Protein is not my sleeve's friend yet. Lots of broth and room temp Water.

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all4him    25

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My surgery was Nov 9th in Omaha, NE. Things have been going fairly well. My pain has skyrocketed in the last 2 days though. I am also sweating profusely everytime I sleep. Is that normal? I'm trying very hard to get my protien and clear liquids in. Popcicles are my friend every time I have to take pain meds. Anyone else experiencing these things? And my tummy is super bruised on my left side. Icing it to try lower the swelling.

I would definitely call your surgeon. May just be several things happening, better safe than sorry. Praying for you!! Keep in touch!!

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all4him    25

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I had my surgery Nov9th. Did anyones surgeon say anything about bowell movements or what were can take to have one?

I don't have anything in my paperwork. Seen several things on the forums. The pain meds work against you in that Dept. :( I would call ask because some of the laxatives etc are hard on your stomach. I think the Protein Shake had the opposite reaction on me. :/ But IDK...

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kinkymoo    20

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I had my surgery Nov9th. Did anyones surgeon say anything about bowell movements or what were can take to have one?

My doc said no less than every 3 days. Pain killers will mess with that, so I only take those if I really need them. Take sugar free milk of magnesia to help. I didn't have a bm for a few days after surgery. The MoM broke the seal.

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mimidanadrt2    12

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  • @queencity, where are you having surgery? Who is your surgeon?My surgery is 11/09 at CMC--Mercy with Dr Kuwada from Carolina Weight Management.
I am here in Charlotte, my surgeon is dr. Vollianger ( southeast bariatrics) with novant health. What time is your surgery? Mine is at 10 am?

How did your surgery go with Dr. Voellinger? He is doing my surgery Monday the 14th at Presbyterian Medical Center.

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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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      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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      1. summerseeker

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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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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