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November RNY Buddies!

xoxo.xtina

By xoxo.xtina, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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xoxo.xtina    4

xoxo.xtina
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Hey everyone!

My surgery date is coming up soon (Nov 9th) and I'm looking for anyone else that's having surgery around the same time. I'd love to have some surgery buddies to text/message throughout the process. I don't really use FB but I'm on Instagram (same name) if anyone wants to be friends there!

As a bonus if there's anyone that's also pre-op in Chicago, I'd love to chat. I'm going through Northwestern Memorial with Dr. Fronza.

Thanks!

Christina

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krodtek    6

krodtek
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I really can't wait to do this. I really want my diabetes to go away and lose weight in the process to be a more healthier person

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krodtek    6

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So I had my RNY surgery nov 9th was feeling really out of it the first day the second day was a bit better but still in a lot of pain(which I really wasn't ready for) I had to ask for dilaudid every 4 hours but my dr ordered it for every 2 which was good. The constant interruption in the hospital was relentless between vitals, meds, liquid food, and ambulating. It was not a really restful atmosphere. By the third day I couldn't take the pain anymore but I didn't want to continue to take the dilaudid, but I had too cause the pain was to great. Then I woke up feeling a lot better and actually went home on Percocet which I only took 3 pills. So today being my 4th day out of surgery the pain is a bit better I'm taking my 2 Protien shakes plus Water and I was able to squeeze in a chicken Beth Soup. I was able to go for my walk do 10 mins that's all I could handle right now. My blood sugars have been less than 128 so I haven't needed any meds yet. I see my endocrinologist in two weeks with all my numbers and she will decided what meds if any I would need. Pray for me cause I'm really really sore.

Ellapearl how have u been feeling?

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ljf61    7

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Had my surgery Nov 7 feeling great except no BM. But very bloated. Wondering if too much sodium in broths. Any ideas anyone.

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krodtek    6

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I just had a visit from my friend and she told me the pain could be from the hiatal hernia repair. I'm waiting to have my first BM too. I'm happy that u feel great

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marieac2    85

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Today I started my 14 day Optifast liquid diet in preparation of my by-pass surgery Nov. 28! I am so excited to begin this chapter of my life!

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    • Alisa_S

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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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