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Surgery tomorrow 10/28

BamaNurse

By BamaNurse, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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BamaNurse    16

BamaNurse
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I am having my sleeve done tomorrow and I am struggling with the clear liquid diet already and it's only 8:50 in the morning. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. Hoping everything goes well.

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Polara    66

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I know you can do it! My surgery isn't until December 9th, so I haven't experienced it myself...but I have faith in you that you will be able to come through this with flying colours!

Good luck, I hope you have a smooth surgery and a speedy recovery! :D

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queencity    62

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I am having my sleeve done tomorrow and I am struggling with the clear liquid diet already and it's only 8:50 in the morning. I am so nervous and excited at the same time. Hoping everything goes well.

lucky you! One more day and i have 12 more to go :( . I would try to distract myself maybe go to the mall and look at the clothes that you will want to wear once you are at your goal weight, or read a book. Good luck on your surgery tomorrow

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The Candidate    3,215

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You'll be fine! Congrats!

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jjod    197

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The clear liquid diet was one of the worst parts. It will pass quickly.

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reree6898    1,164

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Hope all went well for you today. The first few weeks may be rough but keep in mind it will go by quickly and you will be back to feeling more normal again soon. I was sleeved a month ago today and time has flown by.

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jjod    197

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How are you doing BamaNurse?

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BamaNurse    16

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I had the sleeve along with an umbilical hernia repair. I'm not gonna lie and say I'm not in pain. I'm hurting! The nausea hasn't been as bad as I thought it would. I have actually drank quite a bit. Ice chips have been my friend. Should start drinking my Protein Shake soon and if I can tolerate it then I can go home z!

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jjod    197

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Great news. I had to switch from Isopure to Nektar clear Protein Drinks. Drinking the Isopure was torture.

Do you feel like you were kicked in the guts? Do you have any liquid Vicodin? It works well but tastes like NyQuil. Hard to get down but necessary.

Are you going home today?

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BamaNurse    16

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I have some liquid norco. And as far as the pain surgical pain goes, it's not that bad. These darn gas pains are killing me. As I sit here awake, so early in the morning, I am reminded of a song with a slight revision of the lyrics. To the tune of "Gimme Three Steps" by Lynard Skynard. As I sit here in bed, with gas pains so bad. I'm a shakin like a leaf on a tree. Oh gimme three steps, gimme the steps mister, just to pass some and not hurt so bad.

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Dub    10,022

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I have some liquid norco. And as far as the pain surgical pain goes, it's not that bad. These darn gas pains are killing me. As I sit here awake, so early in the morning, I am reminded of a song with a slight revision of the lyrics. To the tune of "Gimme Three Steps" by Lynard Skynard. As I sit here in bed, with gas pains so bad. I'm a shakin like a leaf on a tree. Oh gimme three steps, gimme the steps mister, just to pass some and not hurt so bad.

:)

Love Skynrd. Had some blasting on my Marshall Bluetooth speaker in the kitchen yesterday while cooking for my family.

I had my sleeve and umbilical hernia repair (3rd time) on Oct 13, 2015.

Pain will become much improved really soon. You've got more to deal with than the average sleeve surgery. Stay on top of the pain by dosing on schedule.

You may need to ask your surgeon for additional pain meds, too. Mine only gave me the standard sleeve amount. The hernia pain was on another level, however.

You'll feel much, much better by day 5......... I promise.

Best wishes.

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Dub    10,022

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Welcome to the Loser's Bench !!!!!!!!!!!!

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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
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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.

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