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ceow

By ceow, in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums

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ceow    7

ceow
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I am in the waiting room at Emory Hospital-Atlanta. I am so hungry! Will be in the best sleep ever in a little while. I'm anxious about this. I have had mult abdominal surgeries and was never really nervous. I had an illness a yr. ago and was in the hospital. I was coded because I went into renal & respiratory failure. That worries me now, but more than anything, my oldest daughter is pregnant with our first grand baby, a boy. That has been the center of my thoughts for the last few months. Will check in afterwards. Good luck and prayers for me, please!

Carol

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asantiago    89

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Hello Carol

Best of luck and be positive and say a prayer before you go under and don't worry! Everything will be great and look towards the bright side of everything. You are in the best hands and please try not to get anxious before going in. It's hard at times but look forward all the great things that is on happen. Best of luck and keep me posted after you done and ready to go on forum. I am very happy for you ???????.

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orionburn    1,024

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Good luck! Hope everything goes smoothly and you have a good recovery.

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asantiago    89

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Aww don't worry. At least you found this site and we are all here for you as myself. We all here to support one another. ?

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mjfx2    31

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Good Luck Carol! You are going to do great! :)

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GmaDiana    81

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Praying for your successful surgery.Beginning of your new life.

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Jazzle    34

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Prayers for you and a wish for a speedy recovery

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BgR72    113

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Prayers from me to you.



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doingit4me2017    93

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Best of luck, prayers for a speedy recovery


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ceow    7

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I had my surgery Tues 2/21. Went home late Friday night. Back in under urgent admit Saturday. Congestive heart failure with pneumonitis! I began hallucinating couldn't catch my breath and in unbearable pain because I was unable to take pill or liquid meds and unable to keep an ice chip down. Mon. 27. I want to feel good again. I know this was an informed decision. I have worked in health field for my entire life. Not sure what I could have done differently. I probably won't post again for a while.


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strengthin#ers    195

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I had my surgery Tues 2/21. Went home late Friday night. Back in under urgent admit Saturday. Congestive heart failure with pneumonitis! I began hallucinating couldn't catch my breath and in unbearable pain because I was unable to take pill or liquid meds and unable to keep an ice chip down. Mon. 27. I want to feel good again. I know this was an informed decision. I have worked in health field for my entire life. Not sure what I could have done differently. I probably won't post again for a while.




My prayers are with you and you keep praying. God will do what he said he will do. Just keep the Faith and believe!!!!!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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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.

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