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Thanks everyone I really appreciate support of people who'd gone through this.

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I had alot of regret too. Pain, tired, weak, and can't eat. The Protein shakes are not my favorite. I am still struggle with the new stomach. But I am reading the others comments about getting better. I really hope it does. 10/13 sleeved btw

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It gets a little better every 8 hours. I didn't have a great time at the hospital, and even the week following surgery. Keep in mind your taking your body, which is mostly healthy, and abruptly creating a problem to heal. Your body will be confused. Just take it 8 hours at a time.

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Ask for an antiemetic to fight the nausea! If they won't prescribe anything (and they should- I can't imagine they'd want you vomiting at this point!), once you are home get some motion sickness medication. My surgeon prescribed 25mg chewable meclizine for me to take at home if I felt nauseous (and I know you can purchase this OTC at Walmart, Target, etc). It worked wonders (and it's chewable)!

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I did get nausea meds but my surgeon says since I had scar tissue from my band before, my esophagus is swollen like my stomach so yeah, I'm miserable.

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Get off the pain pump and onto liquid pain med ASAP. I didn't realize how sick it was making me. I felt so sick the first 2-3 days and was so scared I was never going to feel good again. Then day 3 much much better. I am almost 3 weeks out and on puréed foods now and so happy I did this. Hang in there.

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Get off the pain pump and onto liquid pain med ASAP. I didn't realize how sick it was making me. I felt so sick the first 2-3 days and was so scared I was never going to feel good again. Then day 3 much much better. I am almost 3 weeks out and on puréed foods now and so happy I did this. Hang in there.

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I had a raging headache the whole time I was on that damn pain pump! I had to beg for then to stop it and give me Tylenol for the headache! At that point the headache was making me more miserable than anything!

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That little pain pump made me a happy little bundle of newly carved up flesh. LOL
Seriously, I had a timer on my phone that went off every 8 minutes to remind me that "YO! ROB! Get your happy juice flowing again!"

Joking aside, it's a process. The first few days can be rough as your body tries to get used to what just happened to it. Rest, fluids, meds. You'll come out the other side!

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I never had a pain pump. I was lucky enough not to need it. Each of us have different experiences.

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For most of us every day is better than the day before.

You have gone through, not only a huge physical change but also the huge mental aspect of 'all of this'.

You CAN do this.

Kate :)

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Repeat after me, "It will get better. It will get better. It will get better." You are in the thick of it right now. I regretted my surgery right afterwards and pined after a big plate of nachos. Almost a year out and I am in the best health of my life. It will get better.

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Get off the pain pump and onto liquid pain med ASAP. I didn't realize how sick it was making me. I felt so sick the first 2-3 days and was so scared I was never going to feel good again. Then day 3 much much better. I am almost 3 weeks out and on puréed foods now and so happy I did this. Hang in there.

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Wow, I was never on pain pump and I feel like I'm recovering well. As soon as I got up to use the restroom and walk, I was given the liquid pain meds. I was discharged the following day.

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Despite 6 months of prep on the third day post op I had a sudden flash that doing this was insane, that I am insane and my world was never going to right it's self.

That was just a week ago. Thing look much different already.

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