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Monday's the day! 36 hrs and counting!

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itstimealready    180

itstimealready
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So excited this journey is about to begin! This forum has been so encouraging. I love reading about your journey, tips and challenges.

I'm imagining all the ways my life is about to change. I want to set up little rewards along the way other than the HUGE reward of health and beauty. :)

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liannatx    897

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We will be here! Good luck!

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itstimealready    180

itstimealready
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How soon after surgery am I likely to be up driving, running short errands?

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Sophie74656    1,572

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How soon after surgery am I likely to be up driving, running short errands?

everybody's recovery is different so it's hard to say. For me, I had very little pain and a great recovery so I felt comfortable to drive within a few days. But I had so little energy that going to the grocery store really wiped me out and I would fall asleep when I got home

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laylay33    20

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So excited this journey is about to begin! This forum has been so encouraging. I love reading about your journey, tips and challenges.

I'm imagining all the ways my life is about to change. I want to set up little rewards along the way other than the HUGE reward of health and beauty. :)

I'm having my surgery Monday also!!!! I'm ready and nervous all at once!!!! God has us both!!!! He has blessed us with this healthy start!!!! Hopefully we will be able to come on here Monday if we are not in a lot of pain!! Keep me posted has we will both be on the losers bench together!!!!!????????????????????????

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ididit34    91

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I'm having surgery Monday as well. I'm not really nervous but just a little anxious. I'm mostly excited.

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itstimealready    180

itstimealready
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So exciting! Thank you all for being here with me! Seriously, I went to a couple of meetings and got turned off - but the success stories and encouragement here got me where I am today - at the crest of a wave of health! I'm in SoCal. I will be looking for your posts! Good luck - woohoo!

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dede0314    356

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Good luck...i just had my surgery Thursday

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itstimealready    180

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How are you feeling?

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dede0314    356

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I'm doing pretty good... I haven't had any nausea. Haven't really had any incision pains I noticed I only really feel them if I stand for too long. The worst part has been the gas and it's much better today.

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Mistie    201

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I'm Monday, as well! I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am. Since I live 4 hours away, I'm leaving tomorrow for a hotel nearby.

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kimlynn1980    14

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just wanted to jump on and say I'm having my surgery Monday as well!! it was originally scheduled for 930,but they called and said it will be 1030 now....why did they have to push it back an hour?!?! its one more hour I have to wait. but oh, well, ive been pre op so long, another hour wont kill me!! anyway, im both nervous and excited, its not like me to do much for myself, but honestly, by doing this I will be saving my life and it will mean theres more things I can do with/for my husband and daughter!!

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itstimealready    180

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The day by day, play by play info is super helpful and reassuring!

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Dub    10,022

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How soon after surgery am I likely to be up driving, running short errands?

I can only speak from my experiences.

My doc said I could drive as soon as I was free and clear of the pain meds he prescribed.

Honestly the only reason I even took the post-op pain med was due to soreness from an umbilical hernia repair done at the same time as the sleeve.

I continue to have zero trouble from my sleeve surgery. That part was simply breeze.

I drove to my first follow-up appointment on Day 6. I'd been going stir crazy in the house and it felt GREAT to get behind the wheel of my little Nissan truck. I distinctly remember thinking I should have driven sooner.

You are going to have a few smallish incision sites in your abdomen that are going to take a while to heal. I'd be very careful not to be lugging around anything more than 5 lbs.

Yesterday was Day 11 for me and I'd run by a local spot and picked up two gallons of their diet lemonade. I can't stress how heavy those two jugs felt as I carried them from my truck to the kitchen. Crazy scenario as I'm a fairly strong guy.....but have been weak with this dang hernia repair.

If it wasn't for the hernia I'd already be back at work.

You are going to do great.

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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    • Alisa_S

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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. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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

        summerseeker

        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.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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