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Y'all are doing so well! It is amazing how far we've traveled emotionally over the past six months. Authorization to preop diet then surgery and recovery. It is a journey well-worth the effort.

I just completed my second half-day of work. Surgery was Wednesday 8/3. I can do a lot. Doing jerky/fast things like trying to catch something as it falls is stupid... Even an empty rubber made bin weighing almost nothing. No lifting. Testing, decorating, organizing. It can be done. The only concern is not being able to drink enough when distractions present themselves. Actually lost my voice towards the end of my 4 hour shift. The rest was success. Feels good to be so productive.

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Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to let ya'll know that I made it through to the other side. Still in the hospital tonight, but might go home tomorrow. It's been more painful than I had hoped, but at least the nurses have been very sweet. Thanks to you all for your support.

Amy

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Surgery today! Getting ready to leave the house! Nervous and excited!

Tuani

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Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to let ya'll know that I made it through to the other side. Still in the hospital tonight, but might go home tomorrow. It's been more painful than I had hoped, but at least the nurses have been very sweet. Thanks to you all for your support.

Amy

Yes mine is painful too. I'm sleeping all the time, until the Drs and nurses come in and wake me up Lol I'm going home today. Thank God for no complications. They all say I'm doing really well.

Dawnie_doo

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@@Dawnie Doo ... How pretty you look in this picture! Such flawless skin, wow!

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Yeeeesss, this is beautiful post-op pic. I never look this good after surgery...I'm more like a train wreck happened. Lmbo So glad you made it through surgery well.

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Happy surgery day to all having surgery today!

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Ladies...I cried when talking to the APN before I went home. She was giving me all these instructions. So I asked what about all of my meds? When do I start taking those? She said OH NO, you don't have to take any of your normal meds. Everything had been regulated. You hear that? NO DIABETES meds, NO blood pressure meds, NO cholesterol meds!!!! OMG!!!! Listen! If it wasn't for the pain I would've done laps around my floor. Oh did I cry like a big baby!!! Lol I'm about to cry again just thinking about it. God is awesome!

Now this gas...yeah it sucks but I keep walking and I start burping. However my other end seems sealed Lol Oh well. Time to go get my sips. 1 week to go for my post op visit!!!

Dawnie_doo

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I'm in the pre-op and ready to go any minute. My coordinator told me today is the worse day and all up hill after that. I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Last night I got a terrible Migraine and spent the night throwing up bile- as stomach was empty. They gave me Tylenol in my IV so I'm better now. See you on the other side!

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Yeah, the liquid diet lowered my potassium and phosphorus levels. That potassium felt like liquid fire going through my veins. That was my only negative. Now is just a matter of walking and getting those liquids in.

Dawnie_doo

Man that liquid potassium is hot lava. My nurse even halfed it with Water and my arm was still on fire and still numb. I went thru 4 bags of that stuff. After all my suffering it was determined it wasnt helping. Lol. So I then was moved to the giant potassium horse pills. But that too was my only complaint.

It's never too late, until its too late

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Yeah, the liquid diet lowered my potassium and phosphorus levels. That potassium felt like liquid fire going through my veins. That was my only negative. Now is just a matter of walking and getting those liquids in.

Dawnie_doo

Man that liquid potassium is hot lava. My nurse even halfed it with Water and my arm was still on fire and still numb. I went thru 4 bags of that stuff. After all my suffering it was determined it wasnt helping. Lol. So I then was moved to the giant potassium horse pills. But that too was my only complaint.

It's never too late, until its too late

Lol Yessss They were like you're not doing horse pills with that tiny belly lol so true about that lava. I just sat with my eyes closed like okay Jesus. Lol

Dawnie_doo

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Has anyone else just randomly weighed a week after surgery? I went to my obgyn today and of course they weigh you. When I looked at the scale I was shocked. And once she found out that I'd just had surgery last Thursday she was concerned. I assume its not an issue but losing 20lbs in 7 days especially during my healing phase seems like a lot...but perhaps Im ova thinking it.

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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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      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.

        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.

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