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AndrewAZ    43

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I have my surgery scheduled for April 19th at honor health of Scottsdale with Dr. Swain as surgeon if anyone needs a buddy 36 male if that matters. I live in Gilbert

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Pistolkisstal    17

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Phx here too and had Dr. Swain as my surgeon. Mine was on April 3rd. Been doing ok for the most part . One month class is next week.


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AndrewAZ    43

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Phx here too and had Dr. Swain as my surgeon. Mine was on April 3rd. Been doing ok for the most part . One month class is next week.




Very nice glad to see another person local and with the same surgeon. How did your reintroduction to real food go at a week? I tried a slice of turkey lunch meat and could barely get it down and felt horrible all night



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Very nice glad to see another person local and with the same surgeon. How did your reintroduction to real food go at a week? I tried a slice of turkey lunch meat and could barely get it down and felt horrible all night




Turkey slice went down fine at week 1 it hurt a little bit but I took really small bites. Tried chicken on Easter just had like two bites and that didn't go down well at all. tuna really wasn't great for me either. Yesterday for some reason I was really feeling uneasy in the tummy and threw up both my lunch and my dinner. Only thing I find that doesn't hurt going down at all really is the cottage cheese which I've been trying to have at least once a day. Getting tired of the protien drinks though.. bleh.


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AndrewAZ    43

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Turkey slice went down fine at week 1 it hurt a little bit but I took really small bites. Tried chicken on Easter just had like two bites and that didn't go down well at all. tuna really wasn't great for me either. Yesterday for some reason I was really feeling uneasy in the tummy and threw up both my lunch and my dinner. Only thing I find that doesn't hurt going down at all really is the cottage cheese which I've been trying to have at least once a day. Getting tired of the protien drinks though.. bleh.



Good deal well if you ever want to talk hit me up on Facebook if you have one messenger is so much more convenient then messages or posting to the board www.facebook.com/busakillerzx14 once I'm cleared I will Prob be setting up something workout wise that whoever wants can join.... I have a nice bike path that goes for miles by me.



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B.Annie    290

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5 hours ago, Michelle.... said:

I live in Prescott as well. I'm getting surgery in Falstaff tho. Surgery date is June 8th!

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