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SarahM76    30

SarahM76
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So. My surg date got moved UP to Aug 1.

I really would like to know if it is allowed to wear some sort of bra post op? I hate the thought of people in my room and just letting the girls out...

I know i prob wont even give a rat's behind after surgery, but for whatever reason, its been on the brain today.

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Cervidae    2,389

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I had an incision just below my left breast, and ooooooh man, I can't even imagine putting a bra on, let alone a constricting sports bra, while feeling that fresh incision and all the gas pain that travels up to your neck and shoulders. If the docs are okay with it, it's still going to be an "as tolerated" thing, and I'm betting you won't want to tolerate that pain and discomfort. But hey, you never know, maybe you'll be one of those rare people who woke up after surgery, started walking laps with ease, and felt great. Here's hoping! Good luck to you! :)

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MsMiniMe    24

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I also had an incision below my left breast and did not put on a bra until I left the hospital. Strangely, sometimes after I eat I feel a lot of pressure from the band around the bottom a bra (even though the bra is not tight). It's great incentive not to over eat!

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mercedes620    39

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I didn't feel like a bra right after surgery but the next day when I was released I did put on my cozy bra from Walmart. I think it was around $7 or $8 bucks. I also have an incision under my left breast it's nothing like a sports bra super super soft and for me just enough to not feel like my breast are just everywhere. I had gastric bypass on June 27th.

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MCE1205    47

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I've never heard of a belly band so I had to google it. I would consult your surgeon if it would be ok. I hAd very little discomfort post surgery and never had to use prescribed pain meds. Good luck to you and congrats!

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akmarsh    5

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They wouldn't let me put a sports bra on during my stay, but I did out one on for the ride home as I was dying to get covered up. The closest incision I have is in the middle about 2 inches from my bra line, so it's not an issue at all.

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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

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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.

        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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