Surgery today. 2 p.m.

Dr. Bruce at Wake Med, Cary NC

I'm going to try to update this thread daily until I return to work on 9/12, if things go as planned.

Pre-op weight: 381.2

Max rec. weight: 425, 8/2015

At start of liver diet: 405, 7/24

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Surgery today. 2 p.m.

Dr. Bruce at Wake Med, Cary NC

I'm going to try to update this thread daily until I return to work on 9/12, if things go as planned.

Pre-op weight: 381.2

Max rec. weight: 425, 8/2015

At start of liver diet: 405, 7/24

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Good luck today! I think you have a good idea updating this thread and keeping yourself accountable. I am blogging in a different app about my daily Vitamins intake and have a main goal to take my vitamins continuously for 30 days and shorter goals for 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, and 4 weeks. Hope your surgery goes well and you recover without any complications.

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@@Vombatidae I am excited to see how things go for you. I saw my surgeon for my initial consult this week, intending to go for GB, but he suggested a DS instead, so I am intent on learning as much as I can!

I pray that God will move the hands of all Dr and that every decision is guide by his holy spirit and the surgery is a great success and that the recovery process is Smooth transition and easy so be blessed and encouraged

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Good luck on your surgery and check back with us when you are on the other side.

Hope it went well.

In recovery. A little hard to focus on tasks. Pain is under control. Feel like I need to pee, but can't.

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In recovery. A little hard to focus on tasks. Pain is under control. Feel like I need to pee, but can't.

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Don't worry it will come. The anesthesia can create brain fog. They had to catheterize me for the first day and then I wasn't until later on the second day that I could pee on my own. Your whole body is trying to wake up slowly. I'm glad you are doing well. Tomorrow should be better.

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Glad you can though the surgery be comfortable ,relax and be patient with yourself ....thanks for the update

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In recovery. A little hard to focus on tasks. Pain is under control. Feel like I need to pee, but can't.

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Radiology did the barium leak test about an hour ago, things looked fine. They insisted I drink more Fluid than my new stomach capacity. Major cramping. This is when the nurse decides to distract me by talking about Italian food. Sigh. But I am now allowed to sip tiny cups of Water. After 37 hours of not being allowed to even rinse and spit, this is wonderfull.

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Lots of walking yesterday and today.About 300 yds, x8. Had some minor issues w/cramping, so keeping me another night. Did have a runny BM; that helped. I was dreading that, glad to have it behind me, as it were. (TMI? too bad, you are in the wrong thread.)

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Good to hear you're doing okay. Keep up the good work

I stayed 5 days instead of 4. Had a slight fever. It's better they're being safe than sorry with you. Good on them.

Discharged, now staying in hotel across the street. Only 35 miles to home, but this gives me a little more rest before I take on the kids.

Standing, sitting, etc. Are m uch easier today.

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Home today, it's been busy. No pain meds at all today, there are twinges but nothing too serious. Been dealing with drain management and Lovenox injections. Not a big deal, but a nuisance I wasn't expecting. Kids did actually did some work around the house, so that's a bonus. Finding it tough to get enough Water and Protein in, but doing my best.

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Home today, it's been busy. No pain meds at all today, there are twinges but nothing too serious. Been dealing with drain management and Lovenox injections. Not a big deal, but a nuisance I wasn't expecting. Kids did actually did some work around the house, so that's a bonus. Finding it tough to get enough Water and Protein in, but doing my best.

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So glad to hear ur healing well. My fist week or so was kinda rough, and I only had the intestinal portion done. I element now though that the body does adapt to all the changes over time, so things do seem to kinda magically get better. Keep up the good work!

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