Prices and surgeons in European please

[perforce 243]

Take something for dry mouth (a mouth spray or gel) and some wet wipes with you. I couldn't shower for a day or two after and wet wipes made life much easier. I also got some pyjamas and some joggers to go home with that have that yoga style 'roll top' waistband? Very comfortable and it means you can roll the waist back so it's not resting on your incisions. Sainsbury's do some pairs that are comfy and quite cheap, other supermarkets may do too.

Edited February 6, 2016 by perforce

[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

I Defo get a mouth spray and the pj bottoms

I bought my chewable vitamins today

And windeze lol

I shall pop in sainsburys

How you feeling today ?

When you coming home ?

[perforce 243]

I leave hospital tomorrow, stay in a hotel for a night and fly back on Monday.

I have some Vitamin sprays for at home, but actually the hospital has been giving me my acid blocker in pill form, as well as my sleeping pill, so as long as it's not too big and you're careful not to gulp Water to swallow them, it seems to be fine? I got some great travel toiletries from Sainsbury's because air france charges for checked luggage so I didn't want to be check anything in, but it meant I could only have liquids in that clear plastic bag so I had to downsize.

Depending on if you're robbie or kaitlyn you may want to bring sanitary pads and tampons, surgery can mess with your cycle so it shows up unexpectedly. I was expecting mine, but had to wear a tampon in surgery. If you're robbie, sorry for the TMI.

[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

Hi

I kaitlyn

I was going to take them , as think I due on when I there anyway . I can't seem to find a hair and nail Vitamin in a chew for either ? Any suggestions

I been looking everywhere for small toiletries . I Defo going to sainsburys now ????

Not heard of vitamin spray ! I have bought chew ones !!

I won't arrive in Poland till 11 pm . So you think they take me straight to hotel or hospital ?

Please let me tell you , you have been a god send with all your info.

How long you taking of work ? If you don't mind me asking ?

[perforce 243]

I finished my last work contract just before the new year and I decided not to look for a new one until after I had done this. I didn't want to put the pressure of long haul travel on myself until I was comfortable with solid food etc. Of course, now I may be going back into education so it's moot, but I'm not working right now.

Boots have small ones as well, but sainsbury's were good for travel sized. They also sold empty travel sized containers for about 50p each if you wanted to fill them with your regular stuff from home. The spray I found on Amazon, my surgery company suggested it. After I'm done I'll just go back to pills though now I know I can take them with no trouble. I've never seen biotine (hair and nail) in chewable so you may just have to wait until you're ok with pills. The tesco brand mulitvitamin has it in, but I'm not sure if the levels would be high enough for you.

I'm not sure as to your hotel or hospital, you'll have to check what they say. If it's hotel check that they know you are checking in late so they don't think you're a no-show.

[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

Morning

Great thanks , I off work for 2 weeks . I just play it by ear thou . I going to sainsburys today . To get pjs and small toiletries . Yes I prob go straight to hotel . I be shattered by then anyway .

Have a safe journey home tomorrow .

[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

Hope you don't mind me asking . Do you need to lose a lot of weight ? I am 6 stone over weight . I am

[perforce 243]

When I started preop I was 122kg (19.2 stone) so I have a good 60-ish kg to lose (9.4st-sh). You can follow it on my tracker as I make progress (hopefully).

With the work thing, even if I worked in the UK it wasn't so much the pain I was worried about as the fact that you frequently have no energy until you hit solid food, so I thought lasting the day at work might be too challenging. Everyone reacts differently though.

Edited February 7, 2016 by perforce

[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

Ok Defo do that

How you do the tracker ?

What do I type in ?

At moment I 17 st 6 lbs

[perforce 243]

I use my fitness pal right now, I like the fact that it has an app and you can scan barcodes rather than enter every food, but it will refuse to close out your day (post to your timeline) if you are under 1000 calories, which is annoying me a bit. I'd like a good tracker specialised for bariatric patients if I can find one, but if not MFP tells me my grams for my nutrients and that will do.

[SassyNanny 311]

Hi there! I'm in USA. I get my chewable Biotin from costco. Try Amazon if you don't have one. I wasn't allowed Vitamins until the one month point of healing. I'm curious if you are having the surgery without the big incision? Some of the European posts talk about incision drains. I have 5 inch long incision scars on my belly. One is in my belly button. They closed them with surgical glue. I woke up with no stitches, no bloody oozing and no bandages. It was pretty amazing.

Best wishes on your surgery.

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[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

Hi

I have stitches . Orr thanks I look now for the Biotin

How are you now after the surgery ? You doing ok ?

[perforce 243]

Hi there! I'm in USA. I get my chewable Biotin from costco. Try Amazon if you don't have one. I wasn't allowed Vitamins until the one month point of healing. I'm curious if you are having the surgery without the big incision? Some of the European posts talk about incision drains. I have 5 inch long incision scars on my belly. One is in my belly button. They closed them with surgical glue. I woke up with no stitches, no bloody oozing and no bandages. It was pretty amazing.

Best wishes on your surgery.

I had stitches and a drain, but big incision (the one they took the stomach from) is about 2-3 inches long, the other 3 are quite little.

[robbie&kaitlyn 24]

But you well are you ?

You walking around and everything are you ?

[perforce 243]

I'm fine, taking a flight tomorrow and given that I have to do through CDG I'll be have a mile or two to walk between terminals.