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Surgery Date: April 17th. Would anyone like to be my surgery buddy?

Hi Everyone! I'm having gastric bypass on April 17th. Would anyone like to be my buddy? Someone understanding but strict would be super helpful for me! Starting to feel a little nervous. Thank you!

~Shannon

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I'm having gastric bypass rny on April 19th. I need a surgery buddy too! Want to be surgery buddies?


@SheaLilu @Tina Rosas hello ladies I'm having surgery 4/11 let's keep in touch. This will be a revision for me from sleeve to RNY. I START. Y 1 week liquid diet on the 4th and starting to collect the chewable vitamins I will need post surgery and other things I need for my liquid diet next week.

[mention=315548]SheaLilu[/mention] [mention=315749]Tina Rosas [/mention] hello ladies I'm having surgery 4/11 let's keep in touch. This will be a revision for me from sleeve to RNY. I START. Y 1 week liquid diet on the 4th and starting to collect the chewable Vitamins I will need post surgery and other things I need for my liquid diet next week.

Sounds great! Want my email?


Hi there Carley. Yes we all hate it but you certainly will get through it. Message me your email address and I'm going to try to send an email to link is all together. I start liquid diet next Tuesday ??

Hi Everyone! I'm having gastric bypass on April 17th. Would anyone like to be my buddy? Someone understanding but strict would be super helpful for me! Starting to feel a little nervous. Thank you!
~Shannon


Sure. I would. We can help each other along the way. Let me know what you need. Im there for you.


Hi Ladies! I'm April 17th also... and so is LighterMe. Maybe we could have our own smaller support group. I'd love to join with you. I need as many folks as possible cheering me on :) Probably everyone does! Happy Friday!

@alligus @LighterMe Hello Ladies WELCOME!! Congrats on your upcoming journeys. I see Alligus dates is Aoril 17th, when's yours LighterMe? We are definitely here to cheer each other on.

Hi ladies,
I just had my surgery on Tuesday, March 28th. All went perfectly well. I am now home recovering. You guys will be just fine. Just make sure you follow all of your doctors orders and take your 2 weeks liquid diet very seriously because you do not want to risk damaging your liver or your doctor cancelling your surgery. Many blessings to you all. It's a TOUGH journey, but it will all be worth it.


Hi mzdiva31 and returntome,

I promise you both will do just fine. I am 6 days post op today and I am already feeling myself again. I actually cleaned the whole house today. Of course not as fast or as perfect as I wanted too. But, I did it. I felt like I made the wrong decision the first few days after surgery. However, today I had such a great day, that I am happy I made this choice. Just know that you will get very emotional and cry periodically on a daily basis. Sleeping was the hardest for me. I never sleep on my back, so the past few days have been a challenge for me because clearly I couldn't sleep on my stomach or side. So I had to sleep on my couch sitting on a few pillows so I wouldn't be too low because it would hurt to sit and get up. I am still craving fatty foods. My doctor told me that will only last for about two weeks. However, I was not interested in eating them. If that makes sense. I stacked up on baby food, farina, and Crystal light. Those were my to go to. But it would take me two days to finish one little bottle of baby food. Water was so hard to go down. But you have to take sips to stay hydrated BECAUSE YOU DO NOT WANT TO GO BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO DEHYDRATION. We are all here for you guys. Just let us know how we can help you through your journey.

Dear Team April 17 --

This time next week our new life will be beginning! I pray we all have easy surgeries and recoveries!

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