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I will say that being a female who carried a significant amount of weight in her abdomen I am glad I lost almost 30lbs pre op.

When you lay on your side in bed that stomach pulls and can be very uncomfortable even with splinting with a pillow. I am glad I had a smaller abdomen thus less pulling ????

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I will say that being a female who carried a significant amount of weight in her abdomen I am glad I lost almost 30lbs pre op.

When you lay on your side in bed that stomach pulls and can be very uncomfortable even with splinting with a pillow. I am glad I had a smaller abdomen thus less pulling ????

Omg, right?!?! I am usually a side or stomach sleeper, but i just cant do it yet. Until that main incision pain goes away. Just the pulling on it is too much even with the compression bandage and the pillow support.

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Major, major sliding going on here on the Losers' Bench!!!! Wonderful!!! :)

Welcome, all you, "losers"!!!! Ha!

It will be great for you to have each other to walk you new path together. Of course, that is on top of all of us folks here on BP.

You've heard the starting pistol fire and you're coming up on the first bend. Go, fillies, go!!!!

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good for you I had a rough rough recovery. Keep walking and sip sip sip sip

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I'm so glad everything went well for you. My surgery is this Tuesday. I hope and pray I will have a recovery similar to yours. Hugs!

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BrnAgn39, I am also having sleeve surgery on Tuesday!

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Iwillbeachitagain, we are surgery twins!

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Woo-hoo!!!

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belching like a guy in a bar downing a few beers.

@@Nurse_Lenora

love the anology!!

sorry i couldn't have been there for you DOS

but..........where were you 4+ years ago

when i could have used some support?? ;)

glad things are moving along well

slowly but surely

as far as belching?

that was YOU i have heard these past couple of days???

KNOCK it OFF!!! LOL

good luck

speedy recovery

kathy

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So I am having surgery tomorrow and I can't get rid of this severe nausea. Fun times! I can't drink anything without gagging. Its my darn Migraine. I need crackers to settle my tummy or I will be puking all day. My bariatric clinic is closed today too so I can't calk and beg them for help. So anyway., I just needed to vent. Maybe I can attempt to nap.

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So I am having surgery tomorrow and I can't get rid of this severe nausea. Fun times! I can't drink anything without gagging. Its my darn Migraine. I need crackers to settle my tummy or I will be puking all day. My bariatric clinic is closed today too so I can't calk and beg them for help. So anyway., I just needed to vent. Maybe I can attempt to nap.

So sorry, I agree about the nap ! I had a migraine the day before surgery also but took some prescription zomig and it was ok

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How's it going, Ladies????

Yes, I'm nosey. I care! :)

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I'm doing extremely well! Thank you!

Back to work tomorrow [emoji4]

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