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Your hospital should have everything! Bariatric surgery is becoming a big industry so the nurses are being trained to better understand WLS patients and their after surgery needs. I have been so impressed! !

I visited a sleever yesterday and she had SoBe Water, regular Water, Jello and the nurses supply sugar free throat lozenges for any sore throats or dry mouth.

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I think the day after surgery is easier as far as dry mouth goes, but the day of surgery is tough when you are nil-by-mouth and you've been awake since midday!

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Hello! I'm on the 15th at Alexian Bros in Hoffman Estates (outside Chicago)

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Home from surgery. They kept me in 2extra nights as my drain was still draining. Surprised by th amount of post op pain from th wind. On th mend now

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Dec 16th!

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I'm coming all late to the party but, anyway. Hello, everyone I'm a newbie who has been lurking for a while. I was sleeved on 12/11/15.

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Dec 31 Houston, Texas

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December 17 for my DH and I. We are in Wilmington, Delaware. On the liquid diet now, has not been too bad so far!

I just saw that you and your hubby did the surgery together like my husband and I did. We were the 16th. How are you both doing?

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We are doing good, a quick trip to the ER last Monday for kidney stones for hubby, but doing well. Getting used to the stomach/esophagus spasms when you take too big of a bite/sip of something. Completely bored with the liquid diet! Have tried some scrambled eggs, which went down ok, in small servings. Hubby is down about 55 lbs and at least 3 sizes in jeans since we started this journey, I have lost about 48, but don't see the change in my clothes so far. How are you both doing?

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That's great! Good job to both of you. I've been great since surgery. No pain or nausea, just light gas and reflux from a hiatal hernia repair. Fluids go down pretty good, but still falling a little short on Proteins. But I'm almost right at the minimums, so not too bad. Hubby has had terrible nausea since surgery. We're on day 3 in the hospital now. They went ahead and admitted him to get the nausea under control and fill him with fluids. He's doing well now though. Hopefully going home soon. Docs say unfortunately this just happens with a small percentage of people and it'll take down time. I'm down 38 lbs from my high weight before PreOp diet and hubby is down over 60 lbs. He's a big guy though at 6'7". Those darn guys lose like crazy! Lol. Best wishes to you both! People thought we were crazy to do it together, but I think it's the best way!

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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

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    • 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

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